The 1958 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 4, 1958.

Senator James Glenn Beall narrowly defeated Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro for re-election to a second term. Beall's victory came despite a national landslide for Senate Democrats.

Republican primary Candidates James Glenn Beall, incumbent senator Henry J. Lague, candidate for Senate in 1956

Results

Democratic primary Candidates James Cabell Bruce, former United States Ambassador to Argentina Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., Mayor of Baltimore Andrew J. Easter William F. Fadler Jr. Clarence Long, Johns Hopkins University professor and Eisenhower adviser George P. Mahoney, paving contractor and nominee for Senate in 1952 Alden A. Potter

Results

General election Results

Results by county

+CountyJ. Glenn Beall RepublicanThomas D'Alesandro DemocraticMarginTotal Votes

Cast#%#%#% Allegany 15144 62.60% 9047 37.40% 6097 25.20% 24191 Anne Arundel 21425 57.31% 15962 42.69% 5463 14.61% 37387 Baltimore (City) 272177 54.58% 226469 45.42% 45708 9.17% 498646 Baltimore (County) 72514 57.35% 53936 42.65% 18578 14.69% 126450 Calvert 2053 48.49% 2181 51.51% -128 -3.02% 4234 Caroline 2821 53.42% 2460 46.58% 361 6.84% 5281 Carroll 8259 65.70% 4312 34.30% 3947 31.40% 12571 Cecil 4791 50.22% 4749 49.78% 42 0.44% 9540 Charles 4180 51.32% 3965 48.68% 215 2.64% 8145 Dorchester 3556 44.47% 4440 55.53% -884 -11.06% 7996 Frederick 11233 64.61% 6153 35.39% 5080 29.22% 17386 Garrett 3731 66.53% 1877 33.47% 1854 33.06% 5608 Harford 8115 57.54% 5988 42.46% 2127 15.08% 14103 Howard 5402 60.03% 3597 39.97% 1805 20.06% 8999 Kent 2830 53.76% 2434 46.24% 396 7.52% 5264 Montgomery 43840 53.62% 37913 46.38% 5927 7.25% 81753 Prince George's 26688 42.35% 36324 57.65% -9636 -15.29% 63012 Queen Anne's 2109 45.12% 2565 54.88% -456 -9.76% 4674 St. Mary's 2722 41.49% 3838 58.51% -1116 -17.01% 6560 Somerset 3228 47.28% 3600 52.72% -372 -5.45% 6828 Talbot 4061 61.02% 2594 38.98% 1467 22.04% 6655 Washington 15288 58.79% 10718 41.21% 4570 17.57% 26006 Wicomico 5682 52.46% 5149 47.54% 533 4.92% 10831 Worcester 2505 48.43% 2667 51.57% -162 -3.13% 5172 Total 544354 54.58% 452938 45.42% 91416 9.17% 997292

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Baltimore (City) Cecil

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Calvert Dorchester Prince George's Worcester

See also 1958 United States Senate elections 1958 United States elections

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