1964 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1964 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Republican Senator James Glenn Beall ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democratic former State Representative Joseph D. Tydings in a landslide.

Tydings was the adopted son of former Senator Millard Tydings.

Republican primary

Candidates

• William A. Albaugh
• James Glenn Beall, incumbent senator
• James P. Gleason, candidate for Senate in 1962 and former assistant to Senators Richard Nixon and William F. Knowland
• Henry J. Lague Jr., perennial candidate

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Morgan L. Amiamo, perennial candidate
• Louis L. Goldstein, Maryland Comptroller
• John J. Harbaugh
• Joseph D. Tydings, former State Representative and son of former Senator Millard Tydings

Results

General election

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Anne Arundel
• Baltimore (County)
• Baltimore (City)
• Caroline
• Cecil
• Charles
• Frederick
• Harford
• Howard
• Kent
• Montgomery
• Talbot
• Washington
• Wicomico

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Dorchester
• Somerset
• Worcester

See also

• 1964 United States Senate elections
• 1964 United States elections

References