The 1922 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1922.
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results France: 40–50% 50–60% Bruce: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
Incumbent Republican Senator Joseph I. France ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democrat William Cabell Bruce.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Joseph I. France, incumbent Senator since 1917
- John W. Garrett, former U.S. Minister to Venezuela, Argentina, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph I. France (inc.) | 38,587 | 59.15% | |
| Republican | John W. Garrett | 26,648 | 40.85% | |
| Total votes | 65,235 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- William Cabell Bruce, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and candidate for Senate in 1916
- David John Lewis, U.S. Representative from Cumberland and nominee for Senate in 1916
- William I. Norris
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Cabell Bruce | 41,368 | 48.15% | |
| Democratic | William I. Norris | 26,261 | 30.57% | |
| Democratic | David John Lewis | 18,283 | 21.28% | |
| Total votes | 85,912 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Cabell Bruce | 160,947 | 52.61% |  4.99
| ||
| Republican | Joseph I. France (inc.) | 139,581 | 45.63% |  3.69
| ||
| Labor | Robert E. Long | 2,909 | 0.95% | 0.45
| ||
| Socialist | James L. Smiley | 2,026 | 0.81% | 0.41
| ||
| Total votes | 474,067 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county
edit| County | William Cabell Bruce
Democratic |
Joseph I. France
Republican |
James L. Smiley
Socialist |
Robert E. Long
Labor |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 4192 | 40.57% | 5762 | 55.77% | 186 | 1.80% | 192 | 1.86% | -1570 | -15.20% | 10332 |
| Anne Arundel | 4287 | 50.08% | 4026 | 47.03% | 182 | 2.13% | 65 | 0.76% | 261 | 3.05% | 8560 |
| Baltimore (City) | 78860 | 51.73% | 70503 | 46.25% | 1472 | 0.97% | 1619 | 1.06% | 8357 | 5.48% | 152454 |
| Baltimore (County) | 9815 | 59.53% | 6459 | 39.17% | 98 | 0.59% | 116 | 0.59% | 3356 | 20.35% | 16488 |
| Calvert | 1123 | 43.19% | 1435 | 55.19% | 13 | 0.50% | 29 | 1.12% | -312 | -12.00% | 2600 |
| Caroline | 2707 | 54.29% | 2251 | 45.15% | 11 | 0.22% | 17 | 0.34% | 456 | 9.15% | 4986 |
| Carroll | 3844 | 55.28% | 3039 | 43.70% | 36 | 0.52% | 35 | 0.50% | 805 | 11.58% | 6954 |
| Cecil | 2041 | 42.35% | 2738 | 56.82% | 10 | 0.21% | 30 | 0.62% | -697 | -14.46% | 4819 |
| Charles | 1590 | 40.30% | 2163 | 58.11% | 18 | 0.48% | 41 | 1.10% | -663 | -17.81% | 3722 |
| Dorchester | 3282 | 53.09% | 2840 | 45.94% | 29 | 0.47% | 31 | 0.50% | -442 | -7.15% | 6182 |
| Frederick | 6009 | 52.52% | 5282 | 46.17% | 40 | 0.35% | 110 | 0.96% | 727 | 6.35% | 11441 |
| Garrett | 1045 | 47.31% | 1056 | 47.80% | 50 | 2.26% | 58 | 2.63% | -11 | -0.50% | 2209 |
| Harford | 3648 | 55.27% | 2876 | 43.58% | 30 | 0.45% | 46 | 0.70% | 772 | 11.70% | 6600 |
| Howard | 2280 | 56.84% | 1655 | 41.26% | 31 | 0.77% | 45 | 1.12% | 625 | 15.58% | 4011 |
| Kent | 2609 | 55.29% | 2095 | 44.39% | 7 | 0.15% | 8 | 0.17% | 514 | 10.89% | 4719 |
| Montgomery | 5452 | 62.06% | 3254 | 37.04% | 33 | 0.38% | 46 | 0.52% | 2198 | 25.02% | 8785 |
| Prince George's | 5401 | 52.27% | 4790 | 46.36% | 49 | 0.47% | 92 | 0.89% | 611 | 5.91% | 10332 |
| Queen Anne's | 2987 | 62.37% | 1758 | 36.71% | 17 | 0.35% | 27 | 0.56% | 1229 | 25.66% | 4789 |
| St. Mary's | 1787 | 48.79% | 1819 | 49.66% | 18 | 0.49% | 39 | 1.06% | -32 | -0.87% | 3663 |
| Somerset | 2855 | 54.33% | 2362 | 44.95% | 12 | 0.23% | 26 | 0.49% | 493 | 9.38% | 5255 |
| Talbot | 3006 | 53.60% | 2570 | 45.83% | 4 | 0.07% | 28 | 0.50% | 436 | 7.77% | 5608 |
| Washington | 5296 | 56.39% | 3859 | 41.09% | 110 | 1.17% | 126 | 1.34% | 1437 | 15.30% | 9391 |
| Wicomico | 3989 | 55.93% | 3068 | 43.02% | 15 | 0.21% | 60 | 0.84% | 921 | 12.91% | 7132 |
| Worcester | 2842 | 59.29% | 1921 | 40.08% | 8 | 0.17% | 22 | 0.46% | 921 | 19.22% | 4793 |
| Total | 160415 | 52.45% | 140023 | 45.79% | 2479 | 0.81% | 2908 | 0.95% | 20392 | 6.67% | 305825 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0188 - Maryland Manual, 1923". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 188. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "1922 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
Notes
edit- ^ 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.