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1976 United States Senate election in Maryland
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| country | Maryland |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1970 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| previous_year | 1970 |
| next_election | 1982 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| next_year | 1982 |
| election_date | November 2, 1976 |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| image1 | Sen Paul Sarbanes (higher res).jpg |
| nominee1 | **Paul Sarbanes** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **772,101** |
| percentage1 | **56.55%** |
| image2 | Jglennbealljr (cropped 2).jpg |
| nominee2 | J. Glenn Beall Jr. |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 530,439 |
| percentage2 | 38.85% |
| map_image | Maryland Senate Election Results by County, 1976.svg |
| map_size | 295px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Sarbanes:** | |
| **Beall:** | |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | John Glenn Beall Jr. |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Paul Sarbanes |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Sarbanes:
Beall:
The 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Glenn Beall Jr. ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Sarbanes. This is the last time a Senator from Maryland lost re-election.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Paul Sarbanes, U.S. Representative since 1971
- Joseph Tydings, former Senator
Republican
- John Glenn Beall Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
Results
Results by county
| County | Sarbanes | Beall Jr. | Bruce Bradley | Margin | Total Votes | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | # | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | % | Republican Party (United States)}};" | # | Republican Party (United States)}};" | % | Independent}};" | # | Independent}};" | % | # | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | 13802 | 46.17% | 14680 | 49.10% | 1415 | 4.73% | -878 | -2.94% | 29897 | ||||||||||
| Anne Arundel | 54435 | 49.72% | 49655 | 45.35% | 5403 | 4.93% | 4780 | 4.37% | 109493 | ||||||||||
| Baltimore (City) | 191916 | 77.08% | 51375 | 20.63% | 5696 | 2.29% | 140541 | 56.45% | 248987 | ||||||||||
| Baltimore (County) | 140163 | 55.49% | 102011 | 40.39% | 10405 | 4.12% | 38152 | 15.10% | 252579 | ||||||||||
| Calvert | 3785 | 53.18% | 2943 | 41.35% | 390 | 5.48% | 842 | 11.83% | 7118 | ||||||||||
| Caroline | 2488 | 44.86% | 2835 | 51.12% | 223 | 4.02% | -347 | -6.26% | 5546 | ||||||||||
| Carroll | 9233 | 37.83% | 13884 | 56.89% | 1289 | 5.28% | -4651 | -19.06% | 24406 | ||||||||||
| Cecil | 8016 | 52.18% | 6815 | 44.36% | 531 | 3.46% | 1201 | 7.82% | 15362 | ||||||||||
| Charles | 8100 | 51.30% | 7067 | 44.76% | 623 | 3.95% | 1033 | 6.54% | 15790 | ||||||||||
| Dorchester | 3968 | 48.66% | 3811 | 46.73% | 376 | 4.61% | 157 | 1.93% | 8155 | ||||||||||
| Frederick | 11551 | 37.20% | 17510 | 56.39% | 1989 | 6.41% | -5959 | -19.19% | 31050 | ||||||||||
| Garrett | 2,212 | 31.00% | **4,674** | **65.51%** | 249 | 3.49% | -2,462 | -34.51% | 7135 | ||||||||||
| Harford | 21359 | 50.98% | 18277 | 43.62% | 2262 | 5.40% | 3082 | 7.36% | 41898 | ||||||||||
| Howard | 21168 | 52.63% | 16346 | 40.64% | 2704 | 6.72% | 4822 | 11.99% | 40218 | ||||||||||
| Kent | 2742 | 49.74% | 2575 | 46.71% | 196 | 3.56% | 167 | 3.03% | 5513 | ||||||||||
| Montgomery | 130981 | 53.11% | 98974 | 40.13% | 16689 | 6.77% | 32007 | 12.98% | 246644 | ||||||||||
| Prince George's | 105736 | 58.14% | 67331 | 37.02% | 8798 | 4.84% | 38405 | 21.12% | 181865 | ||||||||||
| Queen Anne's | 3115 | 48.62% | 3029 | 47.28% | 263 | 4.10% | 86 | 1.34% | 6407 | ||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 6429 | 55.20% | 4652 | 39.95% | 565 | 4.85% | 1777 | 15.26% | 11646 | ||||||||||
| Somerset | 2950 | 49.85% | 2832 | 47.85% | 136 | 2.30% | 118 | 1.99% | 5918 | ||||||||||
| Talbot | 3420 | 38.74% | 4884 | 55.33% | 523 | 5.93% | -1464 | -16.59% | 8827 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 11347 | 33.32% | 21497 | 63.12% | 1212 | 3.56% | -10150 | -29.80% | 34056 | ||||||||||
| Wicomico | 9767 | 51.35% | 8709 | 45.79% | 543 | 2.86% | 1058 | 5.56% | 19019 | ||||||||||
| Worcester | 3418 | 44.04% | 4073 | 52.48% | 270 | 3.48% | -655 | -8.44% | 7761 | ||||||||||
| Total | **772,101** | **56.55%** | 530,439 | 38.85% | 62,750 | 4.60% | 241,662 | 17.70% | 1,365,290 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (County)
- Calvert
- Cecil
- Charles
- Dorchester
- Harford
- Howard
- Kent
- Queen Anne's
- Somerset
- St. Mary's
- Wicomico
References
References
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976". Clerk of the House of Representatives.
- (n.d.). "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0179, Page 0626 - Maryland Manual, 1979-80". [[Maryland State Archives]].
- (n.d.). "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". Our Campaigns.
- (July 8, 2014). "1976 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". [[Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections]].
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