1920 United States Senate election in Maryland
The 1920 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Walter Smith ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was beaten by Republican Ovington Weller.
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General election
Candidates
- William Ashbie Hawkins (Independent)
- George D. Iverson Jr., Democratic Delegate from Baltimore City (Independent)
- Frank N.H. Lang (Labor)
- John Walter Smith, incumbent Senator since 1908 (Democratic)
- William A. Toole (Socialist)
- Ovington Weller, Treasurer of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and nominee for Governor in 1915 (Republican)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ovington Weller | 184,999 | 47.29% | |||
| Democratic | John Walter Smith (inc.) | 169,200 | 43.25% | |||
| Independent | George D. Iverson Jr. | 21,345 | 5.46% | |||
| Socialist | William A. Toole | 6,559 | 1.68% | |||
| Independent | William Ashbie Hawkins | 6,538 | 1.67% | |||
| Labor | Frank N.H. Lang | 2,569 | 0.66% | |||
| Total votes | 339,764 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Results by county
| County | Ovington Weller
Republican |
John Walter Smith
Democratic |
William A. Toole
Socialist |
Other
Other |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 8550 | 52.91% | 6306 | 39.02% | 962 | 5.95% | 341 | 2.11% | 2244 | 13.89% | 16159 |
| Anne Arundel | 4666 | 47.80% | 4600 | 47.13% | 115 | 1.18% | 380 | 3.89% | 66 | 0.68% | 9761 |
| Baltimore (City) | 93646 | 47.25% | 75288 | 37.99% | 4115 | 2.08% | 25139 | 12.68% | 18358 | 9.26% | 198188 |
| Baltimore (County) | 8525 | 43.73% | 9616 | 49.33% | 195 | 1.00% | 1158 | 5.94% | -1091 | -5.60% | 19494 |
| Calvert | 1511 | 55.25% | 1046 | 38.24% | 22 | 0.80% | 156 | 5.70% | 465 | 17.00% | 2735 |
| Caroline | 2393 | 43.62% | 2941 | 53.61% | 45 | 0.82% | 107 | 1.95% | -548 | -9.99% | 5486 |
| Carroll | 4877 | 51.08% | 4461 | 46.72% | 28 | 0.29% | 182 | 1.91% | 416 | 4.36% | 9548 |
| Cecil | 2614 | 41.79% | 3434 | 54.90% | 24 | 0.38% | 183 | 2.93% | -820 | -13.11% | 6255 |
| Charles | 2400 | 56.06% | 1658 | 38.73% | 45 | 1.05% | 178 | 4.16% | 742 | 17.33% | 4281 |
| Dorchester | 3582 | 45.68% | 4089 | 52.14% | 28 | 0.36% | 143 | 1.82% | -507 | -6.47% | 7842 |
| Frederick | 8588 | 51.58% | 7695 | 46.21% | 91 | 0.55% | 277 | 1.66% | 893 | 5.36% | 16651 |
| Garrett | 2140 | 66.46% | 955 | 29.66% | 58 | 1.80% | 67 | 2.08% | 1185 | 36.80% | 3220 |
| Harford | 3085 | 40.97% | 4095 | 54.39% | 42 | 0.56% | 307 | 4.08% | -1010 | -13.41% | 7529 |
| Howard | 2230 | 46.80% | 2391 | 50.18% | 17 | 0.36% | 127 | 2.67% | -161 | -3.38% | 4765 |
| Kent | 2351 | 43.41% | 2745 | 50.68% | 40 | 0.74% | 280 | 5.17% | -394 | -7.27% | 5416 |
| Montgomery | 4993 | 42.85% | 6440 | 55.27% | 84 | 0.72% | 135 | 1.16% | -1447 | -12.42% | 11652 |
| Prince George's | 5797 | 52.79% | 4802 | 43.73% | 82 | 0.75% | 301 | 2.74% | 995 | 9.06% | 10982 |
| Queen Anne's | 1959 | 36.11% | 3317 | 61.14% | 48 | 0.88% | 101 | 1.86% | -1358 | -25.03% | 5425 |
| St. Mary's | 1802 | 50.03% | 1643 | 45.61% | 38 | 1.05% | 119 | 3.30% | 159 | 4.41% | 3602 |
| Somerset | 3103 | 50.78% | 2887 | 47.24% | 11 | 0.18% | 110 | 1.80% | 216 | 3.53% | 6111 |
| Talbot | 2898 | 46.86% | 3136 | 50.70% | 30 | 0.49% | 121 | 1.96% | -238 | -3.85% | 6185 |
| Washington | 6997 | 47.33% | 7146 | 48.34% | 354 | 2.39% | 286 | 1.93% | -149 | -1.01% | 14783 |
| Wicomico | 3590 | 41.08% | 4932 | 56.44% | 50 | 0.57% | 166 | 1.90% | -1342 | -15.36% | 8738 |
| Worcester | 2702 | 42.21% | 3577 | 55.87% | 35 | 0.55% | 88 | 1.37% | -875 | -13.67% | 6402 |
| Total | 184999 | 47.29% | 169200 | 43.25% | 6559 | 1.68% | 30452 | 7.78% | 15799 | 4.04% | 391210 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democrat
Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican
References
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0125, Page 237 - Maryland Manual, 1914-15". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 237. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1920". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "1920 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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