1968 United States Senate election in Maryland
The 1968 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Brewster ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative Charles Mathias.
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Mathias may have benefited from the campaign of George P. Mahoney, the 1966 Democratic nominee for Governor of Maryland, who ran on the George Wallace American Independent ticket and garnered a significant chunk of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Daniel Brewster, incumbent Senator since 1963
- Wayne Gilchrist Finch, Baltimore patent lawyer
- Richard R. Howes
- Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, Timonium surgeon
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Brewster (inc.) | 150,481 | 67.45% | |
Democratic | Ross Zimmerman Pierpont | 38,555 | 17.28% | |
Democratic | Walter Gilchrist Finch | 19,829 | 8.89% | |
Democratic | Richard R. Howes | 14,224 | 6.38% | |
Total votes | 223,089 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Charles Mathias, U.S. Representative from Frederick
- Harry L. Simms, candidate for Senate in 1962
- Paul F. Wattay
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Mathias | 66,777 | 79.98% | |
Republican | Harry L. Simms | 11,927 | 14.29% | |
Republican | Paul F. Wattay | 4,790 | 5.74% | |
Total votes | 83,494 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Charles Mathias | 541,893 | 47.79% | |||
Democratic | Daniel Brewster (inc.) | 443,667 | 39.12% | |||
American Independent | George P. Mahoney | 148,467 | 13.09% | |||
Total votes | 1,134,027 | 100.00% | ||||
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References
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