1950 United States Senate election in Maryland
County resultsButler: 50–60% 60–70%Tydings: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 1950 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Millard Tydings ran for a fifth term in office, but was defeated by Republican John Marshall Butler .
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Although Markey received more raw votes than Butler, Butler received the highest unit vote at the State Convention and was nominated for Senate.[ 1]
General election
Results
Results by county
County
John Marshall Butler
Republican
Millard Tydings
Democratic
Samuel Fox
Progressive
Margin
Total
votes
cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Allegany
16379
60.54%
10399
38.44%
278
1.03%
5980
22.10%
27056
Anne Arundel
13935
57.86%
9934
41.25%
213
0.88%
4001
16.61%
24082
Baltimore (City)
127968
53.01%
110262
45.67%
3195
1.32%
17706
7.33%
241425
Baltimore (County)
42419
51.59%
39346
47.86%
452
0.55%
3073
3.74%
82217
Calvert
1942
45.66%
2285
53.73%
26
0.61%
-343
-8.06%
4253
Caroline
2627
45.68%
3101
53.92%
23
0.40%
-474
-8.24%
5751
Carroll
7498
57.81%
5404
41.66%
69
0.53%
2094
16.14%
12971
Cecil
3727
38.85%
5816
60.62%
51
0.53%
-2089
-21.77%
9594
Charles
3493
55.43%
2749
43.62%
60
0.95%
744
11.81%
6302
Dorchester
4038
47.46%
4433
52.10%
38
0.45%
-395
-4.64%
8509
Frederick
10668
56.43%
8112
42.91%
126
0.67%
2556
13.52%
18906
Garrett
3824
63.72%
2128
35.46%
49
0.82%
1696
28.26%
6001
Harford
4679
36.78%
8001
62.90%
41
0.32%
-3322
-26.11%
12721
Howard
3649
48.08%
3793
49.98%
147
1.94%
-144
-1.90%
7589
Kent
2440
43.02%
3217
56.72%
15
0.26%
-777
-13.70%
5672
Montgomery
22467
54.39%
18261
44.21%
576
1.39%
4206
10.18%
41304
Prince George's
20599
56.26%
15675
42.81%
339
0.93%
4924
13.45%
36613
Queen Anne's
2090
41.35%
2931
57.99%
33
0.65%
-841
-16.64%
5054
St. Mary's
3093
49.36%
3115
49.71%
58
0.93%
-22
-0.35%
6266
Somerset
3507
52.45%
3138
46.93%
42
0.63%
369
5.52%
6687
Talbot
3324
47.28%
3678
52.31%
29
0.41%
-354
-5.03%
7031
Washington
13445
59.08%
9138
40.15%
175
0.77%
4307
18.93%
22758
Wicomico
5668
52.01%
5151
47.27%
79
0.72%
517
4.74%
10898
Worcester
2812
47.23%
3113
52.28%
29
0.49%
-301
-5.06%
5954
Total
326291
53.00%
283180
46.00%
6143
1.00%
43111
7.00%
615614
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
^ a b c "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0165, Page 0332 - Maryland Manual, 1953-54" . msa.maryland.gov . Maryland State Archives . n.d. p. 332. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 18 1950" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023 .^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 18 1950" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023 .^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0164, Page 0261 - Maryland Manual, 1951-52" . msa.maryland.gov . Maryland State Archives . n.d. p. 261. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .^ "1950 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland" . uselectionatlas.org . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . May 1, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
