1940 United States Senate election in Maryland
Nominee
George L. P. Radcliffe
Harry Nice
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
394,239
203,912
Percentage
64.74%
33.48%
U.S. senator before election
George L. P. Radcliffe
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
George L. P. Radcliffe
Democratic
The 1940 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1940.
Incumbent Democratic Senator George L. P. Radcliffe was re-elected to a second term in office, fending off an intra-party challenge from businessman Howard Bruce and easily winning the general election over Republican ex-Governor Harry Nice .
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Howard Bruce, Baltimore County industrialist
Vincent L. Gierttoski
George L. P. Radcliffe , incumbent Senator since 1935
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
William Frederick Broening , former Mayor of Baltimore from 1919–23 and 1927–31
Harry Nice , former Governor of Maryland from 1935 to 1939
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
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