1980 United States Senate election in Maryland

1980 United States Senate election in Maryland

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Nominee Charles Mathias Edward T. Conroy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 850,970 435,118 Percentage 66.17% 33.83%

County results Mathias:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Charles Mathias Republican Elected U.S. Senator Charles Mathias Republican

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The 1980 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1980.

Incumbent Republican U.S Senator Charles Mathias won re-election to a third term in a landslide, defeating Democratic State Senator Edward T. Conroy.

As of 2022, this is the last time the Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in Maryland. It is also the last time a Republican won Prince George's County and the city of Baltimore in a statewide election.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Roscoe Bartlett
• John M. Brennan
• Jack Fortune Holden
• Charles Mathias, incumbent Senator
• V. Dallas Merrell
• Gerald G. Warren

Results[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Frank J. Broschart, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1972
• Edward T. Conroy, State Senator from Bowie
• Mello Cottone
• Victor Crawford, State Senator from Silver Spring
• Robert L. Douglass, State Senator from Baltimore
• John A. Kennedy
• Dennis C. McCoy, Delegate from Baltimore
• R. Spencer Oliver, Chief of Staff of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
• David E. Shaw
• Kurt Summers
• Richard J. Taranto
• James A. Young

Results[]

General election[]

Results[]

1980 United States Senate election in Maryland^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles Mathias (Incumbent)	850,970	66.17%	8.84
	Democratic	Edward T. Conroy	435,118	33.83%	8.84
Total votes			1,286,088	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also[]

• 1980 United States Senate elections

References[]

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