The 1952 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 4, 1952.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Herbert O'Conor chose not to seek re-election for a second term. Republican U.S. Representative James Glenn Beall defeated Democrat George P. Mahoney to win the open seat. This was the first time since 1928 that a Republican was elected to the Class 1 Senate seat in Maryland.

Democratic primary Candidates Lansdale G. Sasscer, U.S. Representative from Upper Marlboro George P. Mahoney, paving contractor and candidate for governor in 1950 Stephen B. Petticord

Results

Republican primary Candidates James Glenn Beall, U.S. Representative from Frostburg Royden Addison Blunt H. Grady Gore, lawyer and real estate investor Thomas Hankinson Herman L. Mills

Results

General election Results

Results by county

+CountyJ. Glenn Beall RepublicanGeorge P. Mahoney DemocraticMarginTotal Votes

Cast#%#%#% Allegany 20830 61.85% 12531 37.21% 8299 24.64% 33679 Anne Arundel 20359 56.38% 15649 43.34% 4710 13.04% 36110 Baltimore (City) 145827 44.45% 180378 54.98% -34551 -10.53% 328102 Baltimore (County) 71543 56.26% 55476 43.62% 16067 12.63% 127166 Calvert 2541 51.47% 2356 47.72% 185 3.75% 4937 Caroline 3696 54.86% 3024 44.89% 672 9.97% 6737 Carroll 10764 66.11% 5474 33.62% 5290 32.49% 16281 Cecil 5700 49.00% 5895 50.68% -195 -1.68% 11632 Charles 3757 50.15% 3683 49.16% 74 0.99% 7492 Dorchester 4994 50.83% 4808 48.94% 186 1.89% 9824 Frederick 14981 67.67% 7067 31.92% 7914 35.75% 22138 Garrett 4869 68.58% 2210 31.13% 2659 37.45% 7100 Harford 9064 54.31% 7575 45.39% 1489 8.92% 16690 Howard 4928 55.15% 3981 44.56% 947 10.60% 8935 Kent 3038 51.73% 2752 46.86% 286 4.87% 5873 Montgomery 44293 60.51% 28765 39.30% 15528 21.21% 73194 Prince George's 33103 52.91% 29365 46.94% 3738 5.97% 62562 Queen Anne's 2714 43.18% 3544 56.39% -830 -13.21% 6285 St. Mary's 3537 45.89% 4122 53.48% -585 -7.59% 7707 Somerset 3803 49.45% 3887 50.55% -84 -1.09% 7690 Talbot 4832 59.02% 3326 40.63% 1506 18.40% 8187 Washington 18042 60.37% 11729 39.24% 6313 21.12% 29887 Wicomico 8461 59.35% 5763 40.43% 2698 18.93% 14255 Worcester 4147 57.69% 3010 41.87% 1137 15.82% 7189 Total 449823 52.33% 406370 47.27% 43453 5.05% 859652

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Calvert Caroline Howard Kent Montgomery Prince George's Wicomico Worcester

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Somerset

See also 1952 United States Senate elections 1952 United States elections

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