1968 United States Senate election in Maryland
Nominee
Charles Mathias
Daniel Brewster
George P. Mahoney
Party
Republican
Democratic
American Independent
Popular vote
541,893
443,667
148,467
Percentage
47.79%
39.12%
13.09%
County resultsMathias: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Brewster: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election
Daniel Brewster
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Charles Mathias Jr.
Republican
The 1968 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Brewster ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative Charles Mathias .
Mathias may have benefited from the campaign of George P. Mahoney , the 1966 Democratic nominee for Governor of Maryland, who ran on the George Wallace American Independent ticket and garnered a significant chunk of the vote.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Daniel Brewster , incumbent Senator since 1963
Wayne Gilchrist Finch, Baltimore patent lawyer
Richard R. Howes
Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, Timonium surgeon
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Charles Mathias , U.S. Representative from Frederick
Harry L. Simms, candidate for Senate in 1962
Paul F. Wattay
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1968 United States Senate elections
References [ ]
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