The 1964 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Republican Senator James Glenn Beall ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democratic former State Representative Joseph D. Tydings in a landslide.

Tydings was the adopted son of former Senator Millard Tydings.

Republican primary

Candidates William A. Albaugh James Glenn Beall, incumbent senator James P. Gleason, candidate for Senate in 1962 and former assistant to Senators Richard Nixon and William F. Knowland Henry J. Lague Jr., perennial candidate

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates Morgan L. Amiamo, perennial candidate Louis L. Goldstein, Maryland Comptroller John J. Harbaugh Joseph D. Tydings, former State Representative and son of former Senator Millard Tydings

Results

General election

Results

Results by county

+CountyJoseph D. Tydings DemocraticJ. Glenn Beall RepublicanMarginTotal Votes

Cast#%#%#% Allegany 14402 44.46% 17994 55.54% -3592 -11.09% 32396 Anne Arundel 35846 57.42% 26585 42.58% 9261 14.83% 62431 Baltimore 116269 60.52% 75849 39.48% 40420 21.04% 192118 Baltimore City 218520 71.92% 85318 28.08% 133202 43.84% 303838 Calvert 2664 56.05% 2089 43.95% 575 12.10% 4753 Caroline 3514 59.10% 2432 40.90% 1082 18.20% 5946 Carroll 8045 49.17% 8318 50.83% -273 -1.67% 16363 Cecil 7738 61.59% 4825 38.41% 2913 23.19% 12563 Charles 6049 63.43% 3488 36.57% 2561 26.85% 9537 Dorchester 4425 49.50% 4514 50.50% -89 -1.00% 8939 Frederick 12400 53.53% 10766 46.47% 1634 7.05% 23166 Garrett 2650 38.51% 4232 61.49% -1582 -22.99% 6882 Harford 15475 66.30% 7867 33.70% 7608 32.59% 23342 Howard 8083 54.78% 6673 45.22% 1410 9.56% 14756 Kent 3443 58.78% 2414 41.22% 1029 17.57% 5857 Montgomery 93878 61.28% 59311 38.72% 34567 22.56% 153189 Prince George's 80726 65.00% 43472 35.00% 37254 30.00% 124198 Queen Anne's 3778 66.93% 1867 33.07% 1911 33.85% 5645 St. Mary's 5234 64.28% 2908 35.72% 2326 28.57% 8142 Somerset 3170 46.71% 3617 53.29% -447 -6.59% 6787 Talbot 4305 56.17% 3359 43.83% 946 12.34% 7664 Washington 17631 55.29% 14258 44.71% 3373 10.58% 31889 Wicomico 7641 51.56% 7178 48.44% 463 3.12% 14819 Worcester 2763 47.46% 3059 52.54% -296 -5.08% 5822 Total 678649 62.78% 402393 37.22% 276256 25.55% 1081042

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Anne Arundel Baltimore (County) Baltimore (City) Caroline Cecil Charles Frederick Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Talbot Washington Wicomico

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Dorchester Somerset Worcester

See also 1964 United States Senate elections 1964 United States elections

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