1932 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1932 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Millard Tydings was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican Wallace Williams.

1932 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1926November 8, 19321938 →
 
NomineeMillard TydingsWallace Williams
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote293,389138,536
Percentage66.18%31.25%

County results
Tydings:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Williams:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Millard Tydings
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Millard Tydings
Democratic

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1932 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanWallace Williams 24,150 58.66%
RepublicanLinwood Clark17,02141.34%
Total votes41,171 100.00%

General election

Results

1932 U.S. Senate election in Maryland[3][4][5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMillard Tydings (inc.) 293,389 66.18%
RepublicanWallace Williams138,53631.25%
SocialistWilliam A. Toole8,1051.83%
Socialist LaborNoah S. Twigg1,8590.42%
CommunistCarl Bradley1,4490.33%
Total votes443,338 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by county

CountyMillard E. Tydings

Democratic

Wallace Williams

Republican

William A. Toole

Socialist

Noah S. Twigg

Labor

Carl Bradley

Communist

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast

#%#%#%#%#%#%
Allegany1100848.74%1035045.83%8133.60%3531.56%600.27%6582.91%22584
Anne Arundel894568.35%387229.58%1921.47%480.37%310.24%507338.76%13088
Baltimore (City)15087871.07%5421725.54%57302.70%6280.30%8380.39%9666145.53%212291
Baltimore (County)2359270.10%936927.84%5001.49%1220.36%720.21%1422342.26%33655
Calvert149550.52%143948.63%100.34%60.20%90.30%561.89%2959
Caroline317263.85%175835.39%140.28%120.24%120.24%141428.46%4968
Carroll580753.54%495145.64%350.32%360.33%180.17%8567.89%10847
Cecil422258.28%292940.43%430.59%310.43%190.26%129317.85%7244
Charles195256.81%142541.47%150.44%270.79%170.49%52715.34%3436
Dorchester390558.02%276641.09%200.30%160.24%240.36%113916.92%6731
Frederick912759.49%596638.89%1110.72%940.61%440.29%316120.60%15342
Garrett139341.12%188555.64%732.15%300.89%70.21%-492-14.52%3388
Harford610667.11%288731.73%550.60%290.32%220.24%321935.38%9099
Howard358268.59%157630.18%230.44%250.48%160.31%200638.41%5222
Kent298862.91%171136.02%120.25%310.65%80.17%127726.88%4750
Montgomery1186063.18%669435.66%1050.56%730.39%390.21%516627.52%18771
Prince George's1051467.81%478230.84%980.63%730.47%370.24%573236.97%15504
Queen Anne's333769.45%141629.47%110.23%290.60%120.25%192139.98%4805
St. Mary's209167.32%97031.23%90.29%170.55%190.61%112136.09%3106
Somerset368958.29%258240.80%190.30%150.24%240.38%110717.49%6329
Talbot402662.94%232136.28%180.28%170.27%150.23%170526.65%6397
Washington1043156.97%757441.36%1580.86%860.47%620.34%285715.60%18311
Wicomico315464.12%172435.05%120.24%160.33%130.26%143029.07%4919
Worcester605565.37%310233.49%290.31%450.49%310.33%295331.88%9262
Total29332966.21%13826631.21%81051.83%18590.42%14490.33%15506335.00%443008

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democrat

See also

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