1952 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1952 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 4, 1952.

1952 United States Senate election in Maryland
November 4, 1952
 
Nominee James Glenn Beall George P. Mahoney
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 449,823 406,370
Percentage 52.54% 47.46%
U.S. senator before election

Herbert O'Conor
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

James Glenn Beall
Republican

Elections in Maryland
Government

Incumbent Democratic Senator Herbert O'Conor chose not to seek re-election for a second term. Republican U.S. Representative James Glenn Beall defeated Democrat George P. Mahoney to win the open seat.

Republican primary

Candidates
  • James Glenn Beall, U.S. Representative from Frostburg
  • Royden Addison Blunt
  • H. Grady Gore, lawyer and real estate investor
  • Thomas Hankinson
  • Herman L. Mills

Results
1952 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Glenn Beall 54,045 52.85%
Republican H. Grady Gore 32,804 32.08%
Republican Royden Addison Blunt 7,298 7.14%
Republican Herman L. Mills 5,466 5.35%
Republican Thomas Hankinson 2,652 2.59%
Total votes 102,265 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
1952 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Mahoney 136,932 51.05%
Democratic Lansdale G. Sasscer 122,679 45.74%
Democratic Stephen Petticord 8,620 3.21%
Total votes 268,231 100.00%

General election

Results
General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican James Glenn Beall 449,823 51.18% 2.78
Democratic George P. Mahoney 406,370 48.82% 2.78
Total votes 856,193 100.00%
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References
  1. "MD US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 20 Feb 2020.
  2. "MD US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 20 Feb 2020.
  3. "MD US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 20 Feb 2020.
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