1956 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 6, 1956
 
Nominee John Marshall Butler George P. Mahoney
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 473,059 420,108
Percentage 52.96% 47.04%

County results
Butler:      50–60%      60–70%
Mahoney:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

John Marshall Butler
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John Marshall Butler
Republican

The 1956 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic businessman George P. Mahoney.

As of 2023, this was the last time Maryland voted simultaneously for a Republican presidential candidate and a Republican senate candidate.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1956 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Marshall Butler (inc.) 40,848 86.66%
Republican Earl E. Knepper 3,814 8.09%
Republican Harry L. Simms 2,474 5.25%
Total votes 47,136 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1956 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Millard Tydings 142,238 47.50%
Democratic George P. Mahoney 134,246 44.83%
Democratic George Washington Williams 13,348 4.46%
Democratic Thomas L. Christian 7,285 2.43%
Democratic Andrew J. Easter 2,311 0.77%
Total votes 299,428 100.00%

After winning the primary, Tydings was forced to withdraw from the race due to ill health. Mahoney replaced him on the general election ticket.[6]

General election

Results

1956 U.S. Senate election in Maryland[7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Marshall Butler (inc.) 473,059 52.96%
Democratic George P. Mahoney 420,108 47.04%
Total votes 893,167 100.00%
Republican hold

Results by county

County John Marshall Butler

Republican

George P. Mahoney

Democratic

Margin Total

Votes

Cast

# % # % # %
Allegany 17435 58.51% 12365 41.49% 5070 17.01% 29800
Anne Arundel 25459 59.31% 17466 40.69% 7993 18.62% 42925
Baltimore (City) 147761 49.15% 152898 50.85% -5137 -1.71% 300659
Baltimore (County) 86524 58.22% 62082 41.78% 24442 16.45% 148606
Calvert 2185 49.41% 2237 50.59% -52 -1.18% 4422
Caroline 3655 55.51% 2929 44.49% 726 11.03% 6584
Carroll 10461 66.44% 5283 33.56% 5178 32.89% 15744
Cecil 6122 53.09% 5410 46.91% 712 6.17% 11532
Charles 4446 50.74% 4317 49.26% 129 1.47% 8763
Dorchester 4967 54.12% 4211 45.88% 756 8.24% 9178
Frederick 12616 59.32% 8653 40.68% 3963 18.63% 21269
Garrett 4648 63.21% 2705 36.79% 1943 26.42% 7353
Harford 10095 55.64% 8049 44.36% 2046 11.28% 18144
Howard 5571 57.09% 4188 42.91% 1383 14.17% 9759
Kent 3220 54.82% 2654 45.18% 566 9.64% 5874
Montgomery 48509 50.90% 46788 49.10% 1721 1.81% 95297
Prince George's 34081 44.44% 42603 55.56% -8522 -11.11% 76684
Queen Anne's 2863 49.65% 2903 50.35% -40 -0.69% 5766
St. Mary's 3367 45.64% 4010 54.36% -643 -8.72% 7377
Somerset 3990 54.40% 3344 45.60% 646 8.81% 7334
Talbot 5126 61.18% 3253 38.82% 1873 22.35% 8379
Washington 17404 58.15% 12524 41.85% 4880 16.31% 29928
Wicomico 8571 60.93% 5497 39.07% 3074 21.85% 14068
Worcester 3983 59.25% 2739 40.75% 1244 18.51% 6722
Total 473059 53.02% 419108 46.98% 53951 6.05% 892167

Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democrat

See also

References

  1. "1956 Electoral College Results". National Archives. November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0167, Page 0336 - Maryland Manual, 1957-58". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 336. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 7 1956". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0167, Page 0336 - Maryland Manual, 1957-58". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 336. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 7 1956". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. "TYDINGS, Millard Evelyn - US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  7. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0167, Page 0326 - Maryland Manual, 1957-58". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 326. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  8. "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  9. "1956 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. August 9, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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