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The 1922 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1922.
Incumbent Republican Senator Joseph I. France ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democrat William Cabell Bruce.
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Joseph I. France, incumbent Senator since 1917
- John W. Garrett, former U.S. Minister to Venezuela, Argentina, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph I. France (inc.) | 38,587 | 59.15% | |
| Republican | John W. Garrett | 26,648 | 40.85% | |
| Total votes | 65,235 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- William Cabell Bruce, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and candidate for Senate in 1916
- David John Lewis, U.S. Representative from Cumberland and nominee for Senate in 1916
- William I. Norris
Results
[4]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Cabell Bruce | 41,368 | 48.15% | |
| Democratic | William I. Norris | 26,261 | 30.57% | |
| Democratic | David John Lewis | 18,283 | 21.28% | |
| Total votes | 85,912 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Cabell Bruce | 160,947 | 52.61% |  4.99
| ||
| Republican | Joseph I. France (inc.) | 139,581 | 45.63% |  3.69
| ||
| Labor | Robert E. Long | 2,909 | 0.95% | 0.45
| ||
| Socialist | James L. Smiley | 2,026 | 0.81% | 0.41
| ||
| Total votes | 474,067 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county
| County | William Cabell Bruce
Democratic |
Joseph I. France
Republican |
James L. Smiley
Socialist |
Robert E. Long
Labor |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 4192 | 40.57% | 5762 | 55.77% | 186 | 1.80% | 192 | 1.86% | -1570 | -15.20% | 10332 |
| Anne Arundel | 4287 | 50.08% | 4026 | 47.03% | 182 | 2.13% | 65 | 0.76% | 261 | 3.05% | 8560 |
| Baltimore (City) | 78860 | 51.73% | 70503 | 46.25% | 1472 | 0.97% | 1619 | 1.06% | 8357 | 5.48% | 152454 |
| Baltimore (County) | 9815 | 59.53% | 6459 | 39.17% | 98 | 0.59% | 116 | 0.59% | 3356 | 20.35% | 16488 |
| Calvert | 1123 | 43.19% | 1435 | 55.19% | 13 | 0.50% | 29 | 1.12% | -312 | -12.00% | 2600 |
| Caroline | 2707 | 54.29% | 2251 | 45.15% | 11 | 0.22% | 17 | 0.34% | 456 | 9.15% | 4986 |
| Carroll | 3844 | 55.28% | 3039 | 43.70% | 36 | 0.52% | 35 | 0.50% | 805 | 11.58% | 6954 |
| Cecil | 2041 | 42.35% | 2738 | 56.82% | 10 | 0.21% | 30 | 0.62% | -697 | -14.46% | 4819 |
| Charles | 1590 | 40.30% | 2163 | 58.11% | 18 | 0.48% | 41 | 1.10% | -663 | -17.81% | 3722 |
| Dorchester | 3282 | 53.09% | 2840 | 45.94% | 29 | 0.47% | 31 | 0.50% | -442 | -7.15% | 6182 |
| Frederick | 6009 | 52.52% | 5282 | 46.17% | 40 | 0.35% | 110 | 0.96% | 727 | 6.35% | 11441 |
| Garrett | 1045 | 47.31% | 1056 | 47.80% | 50 | 2.26% | 58 | 2.63% | -11 | -0.50% | 2209 |
| Harford | 3648 | 55.27% | 2876 | 43.58% | 30 | 0.45% | 46 | 0.70% | 772 | 11.70% | 6600 |
| Howard | 2280 | 56.84% | 1655 | 41.26% | 31 | 0.77% | 45 | 1.12% | 625 | 15.58% | 4011 |
| Kent | 2609 | 55.29% | 2095 | 44.39% | 7 | 0.15% | 8 | 0.17% | 514 | 10.89% | 4719 |
| Montgomery | 5452 | 62.06% | 3254 | 37.04% | 33 | 0.38% | 46 | 0.52% | 2198 | 25.02% | 8785 |
| Prince George's | 5401 | 52.27% | 4790 | 46.36% | 49 | 0.47% | 92 | 0.89% | 611 | 5.91% | 10332 |
| Queen Anne's | 2987 | 62.37% | 1758 | 36.71% | 17 | 0.35% | 27 | 0.56% | 1229 | 25.66% | 4789 |
| St. Mary's | 1787 | 48.79% | 1819 | 49.66% | 18 | 0.49% | 39 | 1.06% | -32 | -0.87% | 3663 |
| Somerset | 2855 | 54.33% | 2362 | 44.95% | 12 | 0.23% | 26 | 0.49% | 493 | 9.38% | 5255 |
| Talbot | 3006 | 53.60% | 2570 | 45.83% | 4 | 0.07% | 28 | 0.50% | 436 | 7.77% | 5608 |
| Washington | 5296 | 56.39% | 3859 | 41.09% | 110 | 1.17% | 126 | 1.34% | 1437 | 15.30% | 9391 |
| Wicomico | 3989 | 55.93% | 3068 | 43.02% | 15 | 0.21% | 60 | 0.84% | 921 | 12.91% | 7132 |
| Worcester | 2842 | 59.29% | 1921 | 40.08% | 8 | 0.17% | 22 | 0.46% | 921 | 19.22% | 4793 |
| Total | 160415 | 52.45% | 140023 | 45.79% | 2479 | 0.81% | 2908 | 0.95% | 20392 | 6.67% | 305825 |
Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democrat
See also
References
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0188 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 188. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "1922 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
Notes
- ^ The source appears to indicate that this race utilized instant run-off voting. However, it is not clear from the source material how the second choice votes were applied, if at all.
This page was last edited on 30 March 2024, at 02:11