1950 United States Senate election in Maryland
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The 1950 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Millard Tydings ran for a fifth term in office, but was defeated by Republican John Marshall Butler.
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November 7, 1950
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 County results Butler: 50–60% 60–70% Tydings: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- John A. Meyer, former U.S. Representative from Baltimore
- Hugh J. Monaghan II
- Millard Tydings, incumbent Senator since 1927
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Millard Tydings (inc.) | 172,577 | 66.30% | |
| Democratic | Hugh J. Monaghan II | 47,718 | 18.33% | |
| Democratic | John A. Meyer | 40,015 | 15.37% | |
| Total votes | 260,310 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- John Marshall Butler, Baltimore attorney
- D. John Markey, former University of Maryland football coach and candidate for Senate in 1946
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Marshall Butler | 32,902 | 48.61% | |
| Republican | D. John Markey | 34,791 | 51.40% | |
| Total votes | 47,136 | 100.00% | ||
Although Markey received more raw votes than Butler, Butler received the highest unit vote at the State Convention and was nominated for Senate.[1]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Marshall Butler | 326,291 | 53.00% | |||
| Democratic | Millard Tydings (inc.) | 283,180 | 46.00% | |||
| Progressive | Samuel Fox | 6,143 | 1.00% | |||
| Total votes | 615,614 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Results by county
| County | John Marshall Butler
Republican |
Millard Tydings
Democratic |
Samuel Fox
Progressive |
Margin | Total
votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 16379 | 60.54% | 10399 | 38.44% | 278 | 1.03% | 5980 | 22.10% | 27056 |
| Anne Arundel | 13935 | 57.86% | 9934 | 41.25% | 213 | 0.88% | 4001 | 16.61% | 24082 |
| Baltimore (City) | 127968 | 53.01% | 110262 | 45.67% | 3195 | 1.32% | 17706 | 7.33% | 241425 |
| Baltimore (County) | 42419 | 51.59% | 39346 | 47.86% | 452 | 0.55% | 3073 | 3.74% | 82217 |
| Calvert | 1942 | 45.66% | 2285 | 53.73% | 26 | 0.61% | -343 | -8.06% | 4253 |
| Caroline | 2627 | 45.68% | 3101 | 53.92% | 23 | 0.40% | -474 | -8.24% | 5751 |
| Carroll | 7498 | 57.81% | 5404 | 41.66% | 69 | 0.53% | 2094 | 16.14% | 12971 |
| Cecil | 3727 | 38.85% | 5816 | 60.62% | 51 | 0.53% | -2089 | -21.77% | 9594 |
| Charles | 3493 | 55.43% | 2749 | 43.62% | 60 | 0.95% | 744 | 11.81% | 6302 |
| Dorchester | 4038 | 47.46% | 4433 | 52.10% | 38 | 0.45% | -395 | -4.64% | 8509 |
| Frederick | 10668 | 56.43% | 8112 | 42.91% | 126 | 0.67% | 2556 | 13.52% | 18906 |
| Garrett | 3824 | 63.72% | 2128 | 35.46% | 49 | 0.82% | 1696 | 28.26% | 6001 |
| Harford | 4679 | 36.78% | 8001 | 62.90% | 41 | 0.32% | -3322 | -26.11% | 12721 |
| Howard | 3649 | 48.08% | 3793 | 49.98% | 147 | 1.94% | -144 | -1.90% | 7589 |
| Kent | 2440 | 43.02% | 3217 | 56.72% | 15 | 0.26% | -777 | -13.70% | 5672 |
| Montgomery | 22467 | 54.39% | 18261 | 44.21% | 576 | 1.39% | 4206 | 10.18% | 41304 |
| Prince George's | 20599 | 56.26% | 15675 | 42.81% | 339 | 0.93% | 4924 | 13.45% | 36613 |
| Queen Anne's | 2090 | 41.35% | 2931 | 57.99% | 33 | 0.65% | -841 | -16.64% | 5054 |
| St. Mary's | 3093 | 49.36% | 3115 | 49.71% | 58 | 0.93% | -22 | -0.35% | 6266 |
| Somerset | 3507 | 52.45% | 3138 | 46.93% | 42 | 0.63% | 369 | 5.52% | 6687 |
| Talbot | 3324 | 47.28% | 3678 | 52.31% | 29 | 0.41% | -354 | -5.03% | 7031 |
| Washington | 13445 | 59.08% | 9138 | 40.15% | 175 | 0.77% | 4307 | 18.93% | 22758 |
| Wicomico | 5668 | 52.01% | 5151 | 47.27% | 79 | 0.72% | 517 | 4.74% | 10898 |
| Worcester | 2812 | 47.23% | 3113 | 52.28% | 29 | 0.49% | -301 | -5.06% | 5954 |
| Total | 326291 | 53.00% | 283180 | 46.00% | 6143 | 1.00% | 43111 | 7.00% | 615614 |