1964 United States Senate election in Maryland

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1964 United States Senate election in Maryland

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Nominee Joseph D. Tydings James Glenn Beall
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 678,649 402,393
Percentage 62.78% 37.22%

1964 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg
County results
Tydings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Beall:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election

James Glenn Beall
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Joseph D. Tydings
Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Republican Senator James Glenn Beall ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democratic former State Representative Joseph D. Tydings in a landslide.

Tydings was the adopted son of former Senator Millard Tydings.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • William A. Albaugh
  • James Glenn Beall, incumbent senator
  • James P. Gleason, candidate for Senate in 1962 and former assistant to Senators Richard Nixon and William F. Knowland
  • Henry J. Lague, Jr., perennial candidate

Results[]

1964 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Glenn Beall (incumbent) 68,930 59.79%
Republican James P. Gleason 35,645 30.92%
Republican William A. Albaugh 8,352 7.24%
Republican Henry J. Lague 2,370 2.06%
Total votes 115,297 100.00%

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Morgan L. Amiamo, perennial candidate
  • Louis L. Goldstein, Maryland Comptroller
  • John J. Harbaugh
  • Joseph D. Tydings, former State Representative and son of former Senator Millard Tydings

Results[]

1964 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph D. Tydings 279,564 59.08%
Democratic Louis L. Goldstein 155,086 32.77%
Democratic John J. Harbaugh 22,665 4.79%
Democratic Morgan Amiamo 15,921 3.36%
Total votes 473,236 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph D. Tydings 678,649 62.78% Increase13.96
Republican James Glenn Beall (incumbent) 402,393 37.22% Decrease13.96
Total votes 752,073 100.00%

See also[]

  • 1964 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ "MD US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. ^ "MD US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "MD US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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