1962 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1962 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler did not run for re-election to a third term in office. Democratic U.S. Representative Daniel Brewster won the re-election to succeed him easily over Republican U.S. Representative Edward Tylor Miller.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- James P. Gleason, former legislative assistant to Senators Richard Nixon and William F. Knowland
- Henry J. Laque Jr., perennial candidate
- Edward Tylor Miller, U.S. Representative from Easton
- Harry L. Simms, real estate broker[1]
Withdrew
[edit]- Herman L. Mills, former Mayor of Hagerstown[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward Tylor Miller | 43,437 | 48.15% | |
| Republican | James P. Gleason | 34,523 | 38.27% | |
| Republican | Harry L. Simms | 7,689 | 8.52% | |
| Republican | Henry J. Laque, Jr. | 4,565 | 5.06% | |
| Total votes | 90,214 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Daniel Brewster, U.S. Representative from Reisterstown
- Elbert M. Byrd Jr., professor of government at the University of Maryland
- Andrew J. Easter, perennial candidate
- Herbert J. Hoover, Civil Engineer, Rockville, MD
- Blair Lee III, Delegate from Montgomery County and scion of the Lee family
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Brewster | 182,272 | 52.18% | |
| Democratic | Blair Lee III | 100,915 | 28.89% | |
| Democratic | Elbert M. Byrd, Jr. | 32,147 | 9.20% | |
| Democratic | Herbert J. Hoover | 19,719 | 5.65% | |
| Democratic | Andrew J. Easter | 14,276 | 4.09% | |
| Total votes | 349,329 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Brewster | 439,723 | 62.03% | |||
| Republican | Edward Tylor Miller | 269,131 | 37.97% | |||
| Total votes | 708,854 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Daniel Brewster Democratic | Edward Tylor Miller Republican Other | Margin | Total Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 10090 | 44.97% | 12348 | 55.03% | -2258 | -10.06% | 22438 |
| Anne Arundel | 25522 | 61.41% | 16036 | 38.59% | 9486 | 22.83% | 41558 |
| Baltimore (City) | 439723 | 62.03% | 269131 | 37.97% | 170592 | 24.07% | 708854 |
| Baltimore (County) | 92742 | 67.38% | 44889 | 32.62% | 47853 | 34.77% | 137631 |
| Calvert | 2306 | 62.31% | 1395 | 37.69% | 911 | 24.61% | 3701 |
| Caroline | 2083 | 46.34% | 2412 | 53.66% | -329 | -7.32% | 4495 |
| Carroll | 6719 | 53.30% | 5888 | 46.70% | 831 | 6.59% | 12607 |
| Cecil | 4921 | 51.77% | 4584 | 48.23% | 337 | 3.55% | 9505 |
| Charles | 4009 | 50.32% | 3958 | 49.68% | 51 | 0.64% | 7967 |
| Dorchester | 4073 | 56.84% | 3093 | 43.16% | 980 | 13.68% | 7166 |
| Frederick | 9234 | 54.68% | 7652 | 45.32% | 1582 | 9.37% | 16886 |
| Garrett | 2080 | 37.69% | 3438 | 62.31% | -1358 | -24.61% | 5518 |
| Harford | 9139 | 62.94% | 5381 | 37.06% | 3758 | 25.88% | 14520 |
| Howard | 5397 | 54.26% | 4550 | 45.74% | 847 | 8.52% | 9947 |
| Kent | 2538 | 50.29% | 2509 | 49.71% | 29 | 0.57% | 5047 |
| Montgomery | 49323 | 50.61% | 48139 | 49.39% | 1184 | 1.21% | 97462 |
| Prince George's | 44248 | 62.55% | 26489 | 37.45% | 17759 | 25.11% | 70737 |
| Queen Anne's | 2752 | 55.62% | 2196 | 44.38% | 556 | 11.24% | 4948 |
| St. Mary's | 3550 | 72.39% | 1354 | 27.61% | 2196 | 44.78% | 4904 |
| Somerset | 2946 | 51.29% | 2798 | 48.71% | 148 | 2.58% | 5744 |
| Talbot | 2461 | 37.57% | 4090 | 62.43% | -1629 | -24.87% | 6551 |
| Washington | 12339 | 53.97% | 10525 | 46.03% | 1814 | 7.93% | 22864 |
| Wicomico | 5523 | 49.78% | 5571 | 50.22% | -48 | -0.43% | 11094 |
| Worcester | 2601 | 55.72% | 2067 | 44.28% | 534 | 11.44% | 4668 |
| Total | 746319 | 60.34% | 490493 | 39.66% | 255826 | 20.68% | 1236812 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (County)
- Carroll
- Cecil
- Charles
- Dorchester
- Frederick
- Harford
- Howard
- Kent
- Montgomery
- Somerset
- Washington
- Worcester
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Carper, Elise. "Maryland GOP Race Left to Scull, Small". The Washington Post. March 6, 1962. p. A1.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0171, Page 0466 - Maryland Manual, 1963-64". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 466. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 15 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0171, Page 0465 - Maryland Manual, 1963-64". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 465. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 15 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0171, Page 0445 - Maryland Manual, 1963-64". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 445. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "1962 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
