1962 United States Senate election in Maryland
The 1962 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler did not run for re-election to a third term in office. Democratic U.S. Representative Daniel Brewster won the re-election to succeed him easily over Republican U.S. Representative Edward Tylor Miller.
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Republican primary
Candidates
- James P. Gleason, former legislative assistant to Senators Richard Nixon and William F. Knowland
- Henry J. Laque Jr., perennial candidate
- Edward Tylor Miller, U.S. Representative from Easton
- Harry L. Simms, real estate broker[1]
Withdrew
- Herman L. Mills, former Mayor of Hagerstown[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward Tylor Miller | 43,437 | 48.15% | |
| Republican | James P. Gleason | 34,523 | 38.27% | |
| Republican | Harry L. Simms | 7,689 | 8.52% | |
| Republican | Henry J. Laque, Jr. | 4,565 | 5.06% | |
| Total votes | 90,214 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Daniel Brewster, U.S. Representative from Reisterstown
- Elbert M. Byrd Jr., professor of government at the University of Maryland
- Andrew J. Easter, perennial candidate
- Herbert J. Hoover, Civil Engineer, Rockville, MD
- Blair Lee III, Delegate from Montgomery County and scion of the Lee family
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Brewster | 182,272 | 52.18% | |
| Democratic | Blair Lee III | 100,915 | 28.89% | |
| Democratic | Elbert M. Byrd, Jr. | 32,147 | 9.20% | |
| Democratic | Herbert J. Hoover | 19,719 | 5.65% | |
| Democratic | Andrew J. Easter | 14,276 | 4.09% | |
| Total votes | 349,329 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Brewster | 439,723 | 62.03% | |||
| Republican | Edward Tylor Miller | 269,131 | 37.97% | |||
| Total votes | 708,854 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county
| County | Daniel Brewster
Democratic |
Edward Tylor Miller
Republican Other |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 10090 | 44.97% | 12348 | 55.03% | -2258 | -10.06% | 22438 |
| Anne Arundel | 25522 | 61.41% | 16036 | 38.59% | 9486 | 22.83% | 41558 |
| Baltimore (City) | 439723 | 62.03% | 269131 | 37.97% | 170592 | 24.07% | 708854 |
| Baltimore (County) | 92742 | 67.38% | 44889 | 32.62% | 47853 | 34.77% | 137631 |
| Calvert | 2306 | 62.31% | 1395 | 37.69% | 911 | 24.61% | 3701 |
| Caroline | 2083 | 46.34% | 2412 | 53.66% | -329 | -7.32% | 4495 |
| Carroll | 6719 | 53.30% | 5888 | 46.70% | 831 | 6.59% | 12607 |
| Cecil | 4921 | 51.77% | 4584 | 48.23% | 337 | 3.55% | 9505 |
| Charles | 4009 | 50.32% | 3958 | 49.68% | 51 | 0.64% | 7967 |
| Dorchester | 4073 | 56.84% | 3093 | 43.16% | 980 | 13.68% | 7166 |
| Frederick | 9234 | 54.68% | 7652 | 45.32% | 1582 | 9.37% | 16886 |
| Garrett | 2080 | 37.69% | 3438 | 62.31% | -1358 | -24.61% | 5518 |
| Harford | 9139 | 62.94% | 5381 | 37.06% | 3758 | 25.88% | 14520 |
| Howard | 5397 | 54.26% | 4550 | 45.74% | 847 | 8.52% | 9947 |
| Kent | 2538 | 50.29% | 2509 | 49.71% | 29 | 0.57% | 5047 |
| Montgomery | 49323 | 50.61% | 48139 | 49.39% | 1184 | 1.21% | 97462 |
| Prince George's | 44248 | 62.55% | 26489 | 37.45% | 17759 | 25.11% | 70737 |
| Queen Anne's | 2752 | 55.62% | 2196 | 44.38% | 556 | 11.24% | 4948 |
| St. Mary's | 3550 | 72.39% | 1354 | 27.61% | 2196 | 44.78% | 4904 |
| Somerset | 2946 | 51.29% | 2798 | 48.71% | 148 | 2.58% | 5744 |
| Talbot | 2461 | 37.57% | 4090 | 62.43% | -1629 | -24.87% | 6551 |
| Washington | 12339 | 53.97% | 10525 | 46.03% | 1814 | 7.93% | 22864 |
| Wicomico | 5523 | 49.78% | 5571 | 50.22% | -48 | -0.43% | 11094 |
| Worcester | 2601 | 55.72% | 2067 | 44.28% | 534 | 11.44% | 4668 |
| Total | 746319 | 60.34% | 490493 | 39.66% | 255826 | 20.68% | 1236812 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democrat
References
- Carper, Elise. "Maryland GOP Race Left to Scull, Small". The Washington Post. March 6, 1962. p. A1.
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0171, Page 0466 - Maryland Manual, 1963-64". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 466. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 15 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0171, Page 0465 - Maryland Manual, 1963-64". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 465. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 15 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0171, Page 0445 - Maryland Manual, 1963-64". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 445. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "1962 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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