1980 United States Senate election in Maryland
The 1980 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1980.
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Incumbent Republican U.S Senator Charles Mathias won re-election to a third term in a landslide, defeating Democratic State Senator Edward T. Conroy.
As of 2023, this is the last time a Republican won a U.S. Senate election in Maryland. It is also the last time a Republican won Prince George's County and Baltimore City in a statewide election.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Roscoe Bartlett
- John M. Brennan
- Jack Fortune Holden
- Charles Mathias, incumbent Senator
- V. Dallas Merrell
- Gerald G. Warren
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Mathias (incumbent) | 82,430 | 54.96% | |
| Republican | John M. Brennan | 24,848 | 16.57% | |
| Republican | V. Dallas Merrell | 23,073 | 15.39% | |
| Republican | Roscoe Bartlett | 10,970 | 7.32% | |
| Republican | Jack Fortune Holden | 5,176 | 3.45% | |
| Republican | Gerald G. Warren | 3,476 | 2.32% | |
| Total votes | 149,973 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Frank J. Broschart, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1972
- Edward T. Conroy, State Senator from Bowie
- Mello Cottone
- Victor Crawford, State Senator from Silver Spring
- Robert L. Douglass, State Senator from Baltimore
- John A. Kennedy
- Dennis C. McCoy, Delegate from Baltimore
- R. Spencer Oliver, Chief of Staff of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- David E. Shaw
- Kurt Summers
- Richard J. Taranto
- James A. Young
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward T. Conroy | 79,033 | 22.42% | |
| Democratic | Victor Crawford | 52,803 | 14.98% | |
| Democratic | Robert L. Douglass | 43,035 | 12.21% | |
| Democratic | Dennis C. McCoy | 40,510 | 11.49% | |
| Democratic | R. Spencer Oliver | 35,407 | 10.04% | |
| Democratic | John A. Kennedy | 20,255 | 5.75% | |
| Democratic | Frank J. Broschart | 19,455 | 5.52% | |
| Democratic | James A. Young | 17,364 | 4.93% | |
| Democratic | Richard J. Taranto | 12,375 | 3.51% | |
| Democratic | Mello Cottone | 11,461 | 3.25% | |
| Democratic | David E. Shaw | 10,869 | 3.08% | |
| Democratic | Kurt Summers | 9,952 | 2.82% | |
| Total votes | 352,519 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Mathias (Incumbent) | 850,970 | 66.17% |  8.84 | |
| Democratic | Edward T. Conroy | 435,118 | 33.83% |  8.84 | |
| Total votes | 1,286,088 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Results by county
| County | Charlies Mathias
Republican |
Edward T. Conroy
Democratic |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 18700 | 73.25% | 6829 | 26.75% | 11871 | 46.50% | 25529 |
| Anne Arundel | 76352 | 69.80% | 33028 | 30.20% | 43324 | 39.61% | 109380 |
| Baltimore (City) | 108051 | 56.50% | 83176 | 43.50% | 24875 | 13.01% | 191227 |
| Baltimore (County) | 151087 | 65.75% | 78694 | 34.25% | 72393 | 31.51% | 229781 |
| Calvert | 5774 | 65.10% | 3096 | 34.90% | 2678 | 30.19% | 8870 |
| Caroline | 3586 | 69.54% | 1571 | 30.46% | 2015 | 39.07% | 5157 |
| Carroll | 16623 | 61.78% | 10285 | 38.22% | 6338 | 23.55% | 26908 |
| Cecil | 9507 | 65.08% | 5101 | 34.92% | 4406 | 30.16% | 14608 |
| Charles | 11308 | 63.32% | 6551 | 36.68% | 4757 | 26.64% | 17859 |
| Dorchester | 5463 | 68.43% | 2520 | 31.57% | 2943 | 36.87% | 7983 |
| Frederick | 26230 | 76.31% | 8143 | 23.69% | 18087 | 52.62% | 34373 |
| Garrett | 5136 | 76.15% | 1609 | 23.85% | 3527 | 52.29% | 6745 |
| Harford | 32805 | 72.31% | 12562 | 27.69% | 20243 | 44.62% | 45367 |
| Howard | 31740 | 72.61% | 11970 | 27.39% | 19770 | 45.23% | 43710 |
| Kent | 3331 | 70.13% | 1419 | 29.87% | 1912 | 40.25% | 4750 |
| Montgomery | 196817 | 76.49% | 60506 | 23.51% | 136311 | 52.97% | 257323 |
| Prince George's | 87311 | 52.33% | 79532 | 47.67% | 7779 | 4.66% | 166843 |
| Queen Anne's | 4730 | 68.64% | 2161 | 31.36% | 2569 | 37.28% | 6891 |
| St. Mary's | 7602 | 62.55% | 4551 | 37.45% | 3051 | 25.10% | 12153 |
| Somerset | 2986 | 65.38% | 1581 | 34.62% | 1405 | 30.76% | 4567 |
| Talbot | 6439 | 77.10% | 1912 | 22.90% | 4527 | 54.21% | 8351 |
| Washington | 22460 | 68.73% | 10220 | 31.27% | 12240 | 37.45% | 32680 |
| Wicomico | 11675 | 67.34% | 5663 | 32.66% | 6012 | 34.68% | 17338 |
| Worcester | 5257 | 68.32% | 2438 | 31.68% | 2819 | 36.63% | 7695 |
| Total | 850970 | 66.17% | 435118 | 33.83% | 415852 | 32.33% | 1286088 |
Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican
References
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0180, Page 0575 - Maryland Manual, 1981-82". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 575. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 13, 1980". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0180, Page 0574 - Maryland Manual, 1981-82". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 574. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 13, 1980". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0183, Page 0676 - Maryland Manual, 1987-88". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 676. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "1980 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. July 8, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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