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1958 United States Senate election in Maryland

1958 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1952 November 4, 1958 1964 →
 
Nominee James Glenn Beall Thomas D'Alesandro
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 544,354 452,938
Percentage 51.18% 48.82%

County results
Beall:      50–60%      60–70%
D'Alesandro:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

James Glenn Beall
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James Glenn Beall
Republican

The 1958 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 4, 1958.

Senator James Glenn Beall narrowly defeated Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro for re-election to a second term. Beall's victory came despite a national landslide for Senate Democrats.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1958 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Glenn Beall (incumbent) 50,754 91.00%
Republican Henry J. Lague 5,017 9.00%
Total votes 55,771 100.00%

Democratic primary

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1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas D'Alesandro 125,408 34.71%
Democratic George P. Mahoney 119,796 33.15%
Democratic James Cabell Bruce 53,365 14.77%
Democratic Clarence D. Long 47,290 13.09%
Democratic Alden A. Potter 6,194 1.71%
Democratic William F. Fadler Jr. 4,822 1.33%
Democratic Andrew J. Easter 4,476 1.24%
Total votes 361,351 100.00%

General election

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Results

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General election results[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James Glenn Beall (incumbent) 544,354 51.18% Decrease1.36
Democratic Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. 452,938 48.82% Increase1.36
Total votes 997,292 100.00%
Republican hold

Results by county

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County J. Glenn Beall

Republican

Thomas D'Alesandro

Democratic

Margin Total

Votes

Cast

# % # % # %
Allegany 15144 62.60% 9047 37.40% 6097 25.20% 24191
Anne Arundel 21425 57.31% 15962 42.69% 5463 14.61% 37387
Baltimore (City) 272177 54.58% 226469 45.42% 45708 9.17% 498646
Baltimore (County) 72514 57.35% 53936 42.65% 18578 14.69% 126450
Calvert 2053 48.49% 2181 51.51% -128 -3.02% 4234
Caroline 2821 53.42% 2460 46.58% 361 6.84% 5281
Carroll 8259 65.70% 4312 34.30% 3947 31.40% 12571
Cecil 4791 50.22% 4749 49.78% 42 0.44% 9540
Charles 4180 51.32% 3965 48.68% 215 2.64% 8145
Dorchester 3556 44.47% 4440 55.53% -884 -11.06% 7996
Frederick 11233 64.61% 6153 35.39% 5080 29.22% 17386
Garrett 3731 66.53% 1877 33.47% 1854 33.06% 5608
Harford 8115 57.54% 5988 42.46% 2127 15.08% 14103
Howard 5402 60.03% 3597 39.97% 1805 20.06% 8999
Kent 2830 53.76% 2434 46.24% 396 7.52% 5264
Montgomery 43840 53.62% 37913 46.38% 5927 7.25% 81753
Prince George's 26688 42.35% 36324 57.65% -9636 -15.29% 63012
Queen Anne's 2109 45.12% 2565 54.88% -456 -9.76% 4674
St. Mary's 2722 41.49% 3838 58.51% -1116 -17.01% 6560
Somerset 3228 47.28% 3600 52.72% -372 -5.45% 6828
Talbot 4061 61.02% 2594 38.98% 1467 22.04% 6655
Washington 15288 58.79% 10718 41.21% 4570 17.57% 26006
Wicomico 5682 52.46% 5149 47.54% 533 4.92% 10831
Worcester 2505 48.43% 2667 51.57% -162 -3.13% 5172
Total 544354 54.58% 452938 45.42% 91416 9.17% 997292

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0168, Page 0376 - Maryland Manual, 1959-60". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 376. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 20 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0168, Page 0376 - Maryland Manual, 1959-60". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 376. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 20 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0168, Page 0359 - Maryland Manual, 1959-60". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 359. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1958". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "1958 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. May 5, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2023.