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1940 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1940 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1940.

Incumbent Democratic Senator George L. P. Radcliffe was re-elected to a second term in office, fending off an intra-party challenge from businessman Howard Bruce and easily winning the general election over Republican ex-Governor Harry Nice. This was, since the start of direct popular election of senators, the first election for the Class 1 Senate seat in Maryland when an incumbent senator was re-elected.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Howard Bruce, Baltimore County industrialist
  • Vincent L. Gierttoski
  • George L. P. Radcliffe, incumbent Senator since 1935

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References