1934 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1934 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1934.
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November 5, 1934
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 County results Radcliffe: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% France: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough did not seek re-election to a second term in office, preferring to run for Governor of Maryland again. In the open race to succeed him, Democratic Maryland Secretary of State George L. P. Radcliffe defeated former Senator Joseph I. France.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Joseph I. France, former U.S. Senator from 1917 to 1923
- John Philip Hill, U.S. Representative from Baltimore
- C. Wilbur Miller
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph I. France | 34,644 | 38.70% | |
| Republican | John Philip Hill | 28,032 | 31.31% | |
| Republican | C. Wilbur Miller | 26,855 | 30.00% | |
| Total votes | 89,531 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- William Milnes Maloy, candidate for governor in 1926
- George L. P. Radcliffe, Maryland Secretary of State
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George L. P. Radcliffe | 150,072 | 71.44% | |
| Democratic | William Milnes Maloy | 59,989 | 28.56% | |
| Total votes | 210,061 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George L. P. Radcliffe | 264,279 | 56.10% |  10.86 | ||
| Republican | Joseph I. France | 197,643 | 41.95% |  12.10 | ||
| Socialist | Elisabeth Gilman | 6,067 | 1.29% | 0.86 | ||
| Labor | Ada Smith Lang | 1,935 | 0.41% | 0.12 | ||
| Communist | Samuel Gale | 1,188 | 0.25% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 607,626 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county
| County | George L. P. Radcliffe
Democratic |
Joseph I. France
Republican |
Elisabeth Gilman
Socialist |
Ada Smith Lang
Labor |
Samuel Gale
Communist |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 10397 | 43.39% | 12758 | 53.25% | 535 | 2.23% | 54 | 0.23% | 215 | 0.90% | -2361 | -9.85% | 23959 |
| Anne Arundel | 8887 | 54.07% | 7280 | 44.29% | 184 | 1.12% | 32 | 0.19% | 53 | 0.32% | 1607 | 9.78% | 16436 |
| Baltimore (City) | 122522 | 59.36% | 78413 | 37.99% | 4101 | 1.99% | 567 | 0.27% | 809 | 0.39% | 44109 | 21.37% | 206412 |
| Baltimore (County) | 23317 | 58.72% | 15818 | 39.83% | 413 | 1.04% | 48 | 1.04% | 114 | 0.29% | 7499 | 18.88% | 39710 |
| Calvert | 1664 | 46.98% | 1854 | 52.34% | 10 | 0.28% | 8 | 0.23% | 6 | 0.17% | -190 | -5.36% | 3542 |
| Caroline | 3325 | 59.58% | 2202 | 39.46% | 11 | 0.20% | 25 | 0.45% | 18 | 0.32% | 1123 | 20.12% | 5581 |
| Carroll | 5823 | 46.37% | 6606 | 52.60% | 56 | 0.45% | 23 | 0.18% | 50 | 0.40% | 783 | 6.24% | 12558 |
| Cecil | 3891 | 45.33% | 4624 | 53.87% | 21 | 0.24% | 17 | 0.20% | 31 | 0.36% | -733 | -8.54% | 8584 |
| Charles | 1699 | 44.29% | 2111 | 55.03% | 6 | 0.16% | 7 | 0.18% | 13 | 0.34% | -412 | -10.74% | 3836 |
| Dorchester | 5058 | 63.06% | 2925 | 36.47% | 9 | 0.11% | 11 | 0.14% | 18 | 0.22% | -2133 | -26.59% | 8021 |
| Frederick | 9325 | 49.66% | 9166 | 48.82% | 122 | 0.65% | 52 | 0.28% | 111 | 0.59% | 159 | 0.85% | 18776 |
| Garrett | 1700 | 33.21% | 3216 | 62.82% | 102 | 1.99% | 36 | 0.70% | 65 | 1.27% | -1516 | -29.62% | 5119 |
| Harford | 5665 | 55.30% | 4485 | 43.78% | 49 | 0.48% | 16 | 0.16% | 29 | 0.28% | 1180 | 11.52% | 10244 |
| Howard | 3771 | 60.52% | 2399 | 38.50% | 20 | 0.32% | 21 | 0.34% | 20 | 0.32% | 1372 | 22.02% | 6231 |
| Kent | 2831 | 56.67% | 2134 | 42.71% | 9 | 0.18% | 10 | 0.20% | 12 | 0.24% | 697 | 13.95% | 4996 |
| Montgomery | 12024 | 56.45% | 9041 | 42.45% | 119 | 0.56% | 48 | 0.23% | 68 | 0.32% | 2983 | 14.00% | 21300 |
| Prince George's | 10646 | 59.21% | 7089 | 39.43% | 88 | 0.49% | 52 | 0.29% | 105 | 0.58% | 3557 | 19.78% | 17980 |
| Queen Anne's | 3081 | 67.82% | 1423 | 31.32% | 9 | 0.20% | 21 | 0.46% | 9 | 0.20% | 1658 | 36.50% | 4543 |
| St. Mary's | 2204 | 51.97% | 1978 | 46.64% | 15 | 0.35% | 21 | 0.50% | 23 | 0.54% | -226 | -5.33% | 4241 |
| Somerset | 3657 | 51.57% | 3378 | 47.63% | 13 | 0.18% | 23 | 0.32% | 21 | 0.30% | 279 | 3.93% | 7092 |
| Talbot | 3688 | 56.92% | 2761 | 42.61% | 10 | 0.15% | 9 | 0.14% | 11 | 0.17% | 927 | 14.31% | 6479 |
| Washington | 9570 | 49.21% | 9617 | 49.45% | 141 | 0.73% | 40 | 0.21% | 78 | 0.40% | 47 | 0.24% | 19446 |
| Wicomico | 5832 | 59.72% | 3843 | 39.35% | 16 | 0.16% | 30 | 0.31% | 44 | 0.45% | 1989 | 20.37% | 9765 |
| Worcester | 3702 | 59.13% | 2522 | 40.28% | 8 | 0.13% | 17 | 0.27% | 12 | 0.19% | 1180 | 18.85% | 6261 |
| Total | 262750 | 55.77% | 199172 | 42.28% | 6067 | 1.29% | 1188 | 0.25% | 1935 | 0.41% | 63578 | 13.50% | 471112 |