1916 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1916 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1916.

1916 United States Senate election in Maryland
November 7, 1916
 
Nominee Joseph I. France David John Lewis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 113,662 109,740
Percentage 49.32% 47.62%
U.S. senator before election

Blair Lee I
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Joseph I. France
Republican

Elections in Maryland
Government

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

Candidates

Results
1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
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

Candidates

Results
1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
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

Results
1916 U.S. Senate election in Maryland[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Joseph I. France 113,662 49.32% 12.34
Democratic David John Lewis 109,740 47.62% 9.13
Prohibition James W. Frizzell 3,325 1.44% 0.23
Socialist Sylvester L. Young 2,590 1.12% 0.29
Labor Robert E. Long 1,143 0.50% N/A
Total votes 230,460 100.00%
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References
  1. "MD US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "MD US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0127, Page 0258 - Maryland Manual, 1916-17". msa.maryland.gov.
  4. "MD US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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