The 1916 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1916.
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 County results France: 40–50% 50–60% Lewis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Senator Blair Lee I ran for election to a full term in office, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative David John Lewis. Lewis went on to lose the general election to Republican Joseph I. France, a professor of medicine and former State Senator.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- William Cabell Bruce, historian and former State Delegate
- Blair Lee I, incumbent Senator since 1913
- David John Lewis, U.S. Representative from Cumberland
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David John Lewis | 34,038 | 44.34% | |
| Democratic | Blair Lee I (inc.) | 34,801 | 45.33% | |
| Democratic | William Cabell Bruce | 7,930 | 10.33% | |
| Total votes | 76,769 | 100.00% | ||
Lee received more raw votes than Lewis did, but Lewis received a higher share of the unit vote at the State Convention.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Joseph I. France, professor of medicine and former State Senator
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Governor of Maryland
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph I. France | 27,951 | 50.84% | |
| Republican | Phillips Lee Goldsborough | 27,031 | 49.16% | |
| Total votes | 54,982 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph I. France | 113,662 | 49.32% |  12.34
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| Democratic | David John Lewis | 109,740 | 47.62% |  9.13
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| Prohibition | James W. Frizzell | 3,325 | 1.44% | 0.23
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| Socialist | Sylvester L. Young | 2,590 | 1.12% | 0.29
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| Labor | Robert E. Long | 1,143 | 0.50% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 230,460 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Results by county
edit| County | Joseph I. France
Republican |
David John Lewis
Democratic |
James W. Frizzell
Prohibition |
Sylvester L. Young
Socialist |
Robert E. Long
Labor |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 4782 | 44.66% | 5352 | 49.98% | 148 | 1.38% | 375 | 3.50% | 51 | 0.48% | -570 | -5.32% | 10708 |
| Anne Arundel | 2429 | 41.61% | 3223 | 55.21% | 93 | 1.59% | 51 | 0.87% | 42 | 0.72% | -794 | -13.60% | 5838 |
| Baltimore (City) | 51496 | 53.10% | 42736 | 44.07% | 1062 | 1.10% | 1236 | 1.27% | 445 | 0.46% | 8760 | 9.03% | 96975 |
| Baltimore (County) | 11697 | 48.72% | 11532 | 48.04% | 450 | 1.87% | 201 | 0.84% | 127 | 0.53% | 165 | 0.69% | 24007 |
| Calvert | 973 | 55.35% | 714 | 40.61% | 49 | 2.79% | 10 | 0.57% | 12 | 0.68% | 259 | 14.73% | 1758 |
| Caroline | 1681 | 48.77% | 1690 | 49.03% | 53 | 1.54% | 14 | 0.41% | 9 | 0.26% | -9 | -0.26 | 3447 |
| Carroll | 3356 | 48.45% | 3415 | 49.30% | 102 | 1.47% | 25 | 0.36% | 29 | 0.42% | -59 | -0.85% | 6927 |
| Cecil | 2059 | 49.82% | 2010 | 48.63% | 39 | 0.94% | 10 | 0.24% | 15 | 0.36% | 49 | 1.19% | 4133 |
| Charles | 1349 | 52.63% | 1092 | 42.61% | 46 | 1.79% | 38 | 1.48% | 38 | 1.48% | 257 | 10.03% | 2563 |
| Dorchester | 2295 | 48.82% | 2270 | 48.29% | 102 | 2.17% | 8 | 0.17% | 26 | 0.55% | 25 | 0.53% | 4701 |
| Frederick | 5115 | 47.22% | 5479 | 50.58% | 129 | 1.19% | 66 | 0.61% | 43 | 0.40% | -364 | -3.36% | 10832 |
| Garrett | 1575 | 58.99% | 1012 | 37.90% | 29 | 1.09% | 45 | 1.69% | 9 | 0.34% | 563 | 21.09% | 2670 |
| Harford | 2047 | 39.62% | 2944 | 56.98% | 98 | 1.90% | 30 | 0.58% | 48 | 0.93% | -897 | -17.36% | 5167 |
| Howard | 1303 | 43.12% | 1643 | 54.37% | 48 | 1.59% | 8 | 0.26% | 20 | 0.66% | -340 | -11.25% | 3022 |
| Kent | 1617 | 47.10% | 1757 | 51.18% | 33 | 0.96% | 11 | 0.32% | 15 | 0.44% | -140 | -4.08% | 3433 |
| Montgomery | 2697 | 42.69% | 3432 | 54.32% | 123 | 1.95% | 38 | 0.60% | 28 | 0.44% | -735 | -11.63% | 6318 |
| Prince George's | 2572 | 47.24% | 2713 | 49.83% | 71 | 1.30% | 42 | 0.77% | 47 | 0.86% | -141 | -2.59% | 5445 |
| Queen Anne's | 1258 | 37.31% | 2047 | 60.71% | 49 | 1.45% | 5 | 0.15% | 13 | 0.39% | -789 | -23.40% | 3372 |
| St. Mary's | 983 | 43.32% | 1083 | 47.73% | 148 | 6.52 | 34 | 1.50% | 21 | 0.93% | -100 | -4.41% | 2269 |
| Somerset | 2480 | 58.53% | 1632 | 38.52% | 97 | 2.29% | 16 | 0.38% | 12 | 0.28% | 848 | 20.01 | 4237 |
| Talbot | 1768 | 44.47% | 2080 | 52.31% | 109 | 2.71% | 5 | 0.13% | 14 | 0.35% | -312 | -7.85% | 3976 |
| Washington | 4626 | 45.18% | 5225 | 51.03% | 71 | 0.69% | 283 | 2.76% | 34 | 0.33% | -599 | -5.85% | 10239 |
| Wicomico | 2197 | 42.64% | 2790 | 54.14% | 110 | 2.13% | 34 | 0.66% | 22 | 0.43% | -593 | -11.51% | 5153 |
| Worcester | 1307 | 39.93% | 1869 | 57.10% | 66 | 2.02% | 8 | 0.24 | 23 | 0.70% | -562 | -17.17% | 3273 |
| Total | 113662 | 49.32% | 109740 | 47.62% | 3325 | 1.44% | 2590 | 1.12% | 2590 | 1.12% | 3922 | 1.70% | 230460 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 01, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 01, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0127, Page 258 - Maryland Manual, 1916-17". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 258. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "1916 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. January 29, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2023.