1928_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland
1928 United States Senate election in Maryland
Election for U.S. senator from Maryland
For related races, see 1928 United States Senate elections.
The 1928 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1928.
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Incumbent Democratic Senator William Cabell Bruce ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Republican former Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough, who had been a failed candidate for Senate in 1916.
This is the last time a Republican not named Beall has won this seat.
Candidates
- William Cabell Bruce, incumbent Senator since 1923
- Virginia Peters-Parkhurst
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Cabell Bruce (inc.) | 47,507 | 88.75% | |
| Democratic | William Milnes Maloy | 6,020 | 11.25% | |
| Total votes | 53,527 | 100.00% | ||
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Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Republican | Phillips Lee Goldsborough | 256,224 | 54.05% |  8.42 | ||
| Democratic | William Cabell Bruce (inc.) | 214,447 | 45.24% |  7.37 | ||
| Socialist | William A. Toole | 2,026 | 0.43% | 0.38 | ||
| Labor | Robert W. Stevens | 1,370 | 0.29% | 0.66 | ||
| Total votes | 474,067 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
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Results by county
More information County, Phillips Lee Goldsborough Republican ...
| County | Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Republican |
William Cabell Bruce
Democratic |
William A. Toole
Socialist |
Robert W. Stevens
Labor |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 15541 | 65.39% | 7906 | 33.27% | 194 | 0.82% | 124 | 0.52% | 7635 | 32.13% | 23765 |
| Anne Arundel | 8320 | 57.53% | 6040 | 41.76% | 44 | 0.30% | 58 | 0.40% | 2280 | 15.77% | 14462 |
| Baltimore (City) | 117963 | 48.90% | 121375 | 50.31% | 1330 | 0.55% | 567 | 0.24% | -3412 | -1.41% | 241235 |
| Baltimore (County) | 18773 | 55.04% | 15189 | 44.53% | 90 | 0.26% | 57 | 0.26% | 3584 | 10.51% | 34109 |
| Calvert | 1746 | 64.21% | 933 | 34.31% | 18 | 0.66% | 22 | 0.81% | 813 | 29.90% | 2719 |
| Caroline | 2669 | 59.76% | 1780 | 39.86% | 6 | 0.13% | 11 | 0.25% | 889 | 19.91% | 4466 |
| Carroll | 7538 | 66.24% | 3798 | 33.38% | 20 | 0.18% | 23 | 0.20% | 3740 | 32.87% | 11379 |
| Cecil | 4493 | 66.29% | 2248 | 33.17% | 19 | 0.28% | 18 | 0.27% | 2245 | 33.12% | 6778 |
| Charles | 2249 | 57.43% | 1615 | 41.24% | 16 | 0.41% | 36 | 0.92% | 634 | 16.19% | 3916 |
| Dorchester | 6203 | 77.45% | 1784 | 22.27% | 8 | 0.10% | 14 | 0.17% | 4419 | 55.18% | 8009 |
| Frederick | 10978 | 59.87% | 7268 | 39.64% | 32 | 0.17% | 58 | 0.32% | 3710 | 20.23% | 18336 |
| Garrett | 3245 | 76.03% | 1002 | 23.48% | 9 | 0.21% | 12 | 0.28% | 2243 | 52.55% | 4268 |
| Harford | 5355 | 58.38% | 3767 | 41.07% | 26 | 0.28% | 25 | 0.27% | 1588 | 17.31% | 9173 |
| Howard | 2753 | 48.83% | 2859 | 50.71% | 3 | 0.05% | 23 | 0.41% | -106 | -1.88% | 5638 |
| Kent | 2496 | 51.08% | 2307 | 47.22% | 69 | 1.41% | 14 | 0.29% | 189 | 3.87% | 4886 |
| Montgomery | 7810 | 52.35% | 6973 | 46.74% | 42 | 0.28% | 94 | 0.63% | 837 | 5.61% | 14919 |
| Prince George's | 8137 | 58.01% | 5796 | 41.32% | 47 | 0.34% | 47 | 0.34% | 2341 | 16.69% | 14027 |
| Queen Anne's | 2117 | 44.28% | 2637 | 55.16% | 4 | 0.08% | 23 | 0.48% | -520 | -10.88% | 4781 |
| St. Mary's | 1214 | 35.11% | 2196 | 63.50% | 21 | 0.61% | 27 | 0.78% | -982 | -28.40% | 3458 |
| Somerset | 4009 | 65.82% | 2082 | 34.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1927 | 31.64% | 6091 |
| Talbot | 3666 | 59.39% | 2478 | 40.14% | 7 | 0.11% | 22 | 0.36% | 1188 | 19.25% | 6173 |
| Washington | 10652 | 62.14% | 6374 | 37.18% | 58 | 0.34% | 58 | 0.34% | 4278 | 24.96% | 17142 |
| Wicomico | 5087 | 55.96% | 3972 | 43.70% | 15 | 0.17% | 16 | 0.18% | 1115 | 12.27% | 9090 |
| Worcester | 3210 | 60.42% | 2071 | 38.98% | 11 | 0.21% | 21 | 0.40% | 1139 | 21.44% | 5313 |
| Total | 256224 | 54.15% | 213468 | 45.12% | 2089 | 0.44% | 1370 | 0.29% | 42756 | 9.04% | 473151 |
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Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democrat
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0146, Page 0228 - Maryland Manual, 1929". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 228. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 07, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0146, Page 0236 - Maryland Manual, 1929". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 236. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "1928 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.