1934 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1934 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1934.

1934 United States Senate election in Maryland
November 5, 1934
 
Nominee George L. P. Radcliffe Joseph I. France
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 264,279 197,643
Percentage 56.10% 41.95%
U.S. senator before election

Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

George L. P. Radcliffe
Democratic

Elections in Maryland
Government

Incumbent Republican Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough did not seek re-election to a second term in office. In the open race to succeed him, Democratic Maryland Secretary of State George L. P. Radcliffe defeated former Senator Joseph I. France.

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Joseph I. France, former U.S. Senator from 1917 to 1923
  • John Philip Hill, U.S. Representative from Baltimore
  • C. Wilbur Miller

Results
1934 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1][2][3][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph I. France 34,644 38.70%
Republican John Philip Hill 28,032 31.31%
Republican C. Wilbur Miller 26,855 30.00%
Total votes 89,531 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
1934 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1][2][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George L. P. Radcliffe 150,072 71.44%
Democratic William Milnes Maloy 59,989 28.56%
Total votes 210,061 100.00%

General election

Results
1934 U.S. Senate election in Maryland[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic George L. P. Radcliffe 264,279 56.10% 10.86
Republican Joseph I. France 197,643 41.95% 12.10
Socialist Elisabeth Gilman 6,067 1.29% 0.86
Labor Ada Smith Lang 1,935 0.41% 0.12
Communist Samuel Gale 1,188 0.25% N/A
Total votes 607,626 100.00%

Notes
  1. The source appears to indicate that this race utilized instant run-off voting. However, it is not clear from the source material how the second choice votes were applied, if at all.
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References
  1. "Results" (PDF). msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  2. "Results" (PDF). msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. "MD US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. "MD US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "MD US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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