1926 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1926 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ovington Weller ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was beaten badly by Democratic U.S. Representative Millard Tydings of Havre de Grace.
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November 2, 1926
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 County results Weller: 50â60% 60â70% Tydings: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- John Philip Hill, U.S. Representative from Baltimore
- Ovington Weller, incumbent Senator since 1921
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ovington Weller (inc.) | 39,760 | 52.01% | |
| Republican | John Philip Hill | 36,687 | 47.99% | |
| Total votes | 76,447 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Millard Tydings | 195,410 | 57.51% | |||
| Republican | Ovington Weller (inc.) | 140,695 | 41.41% | |||
| Socialist | William A. Toole | 3,659 | 1.08% | |||
| Total votes | 339,764 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county
| County | Millard E. Tydings
Democratic |
Ovington E. Weller
Republican |
William A. Toole
Socialist |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 6249 | 40.37% | 8964 | 57.90% | 268 | 1.73% | -2715 | -17.54% | 15481 |
| Anne Arundel | 6276 | 55.69% | 4911 | 43.58% | 82 | 0.73% | 1365 | 12.11% | 11269 |
| Baltimore (City) | 94047 | 62.23% | 54827 | 36.28% | 2245 | 1.49% | 39220 | 25.95% | 151119 |
| Baltimore (County) | 14581 | 63.23% | 8283 | 35.92% | 198 | 0.86% | 6298 | 27.31% | 23062 |
| Calvert | 1281 | 46.72% | 1444 | 52.66% | 17 | 0.62% | -163 | -5.94% | 2742 |
| Caroline | 2760 | 56.01% | 2141 | 43.45% | 27 | 0.55% | 619 | 12.56% | 4928 |
| Carroll | 5230 | 51.68% | 4848 | 47.91% | 42 | 0.42% | 382 | 3.77% | 10120 |
| Cecil | 3634 | 55.45% | 2862 | 43.67% | 58 | 0.88% | 772 | 11.78% | 6554 |
| Charles | 1257 | 39.16% | 1937 | 60.34% | 16 | 0.50% | -680 | -21.18% | 3210 |
| Dorchester | 3685 | 51.83% | 3380 | 47.54% | 45 | 0.63% | 305 | 4.29% | 7110 |
| Frederick | 7769 | 49.12% | 7954 | 50.29% | 93 | 0.59% | -185 | -1.17% | 15816 |
| Garrett | 1182 | 32.46% | 2419 | 66.44% | 40 | 1.10% | -1237 | -33.97% | 3641 |
| Harford | 4847 | 61.04% | 3048 | 38.38% | 46 | 0.58% | 1799 | 22.65% | 7941 |
| Howard | 3294 | 60.41% | 2120 | 38.88% | 39 | 0.72% | 1174 | 21.53% | 5453 |
| Kent | 2819 | 60.21% | 1843 | 39.36% | 20 | 0.43% | 976 | 20.85% | 4682 |
| Montgomery | 6632 | 53.95% | 5589 | 45.46% | 72 | 0.59% | 1043 | 8.48% | 12293 |
| Prince George's | 6098 | 54.49% | 4989 | 44.58% | 105 | 0.94% | 1109 | 9.91% | 11192 |
| Queen Anne's | 2936 | 70.58% | 1211 | 29.11% | 13 | 0.31% | 1725 | 41.47% | 4160 |
| St. Mary's | 1980 | 58.18% | 1398 | 41.08% | 25 | 0.73% | 582 | 17.10% | 3403 |
| Somerset | 2618 | 45.36% | 3139 | 54.38% | 15 | 0.26% | -521 | -9.03% | 5772 |
| Talbot | 3028 | 59.09% | 2075 | 40.50% | 21 | 0.41% | 953 | 18.60% | 5124 |
| Washington | 5689 | 46.32% | 6480 | 52.76% | 112 | 0.91% | -791 | -6.44% | 12281 |
| Wicomico | 4312 | 59.17% | 2948 | 40.45% | 28 | 0.38% | 1364 | 18.72% | 7288 |
| Worcester | 3206 | 72.48% | 1185 | 26.79% | 32 | 0.72% | 2021 | 45.69% | 4423 |
| Total | 195410 | 57.63% | 139995 | 41.29% | 3659 | 1.08% | 55415 | 16.34% | 339064 |