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1920 United States Senate elections
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1920 United States Senate election in Maryland Maryland presidential no 1914 United States Senate election in Maryland 1914 1926 United States Senate election in Maryland 1926 November 2, 1920 x150px File:Ovington Weller, photo portrait, facing left.jpg Ovington Weller Republican Party (United States) 184,999 47.29% File:John Walter Smith, photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg John Walter Smith Democratic Party (United States) 169,200 43.25% 1920 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg 295px County resultsWeller: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Smith: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% File:3x4.svg George Iverson Jr. Independent (politician) 21,345 5.46% U.S. Senator John Walter Smith Democratic Party (United States) Ovington Weller Republican Party (United States)
The 1920 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Walter Smith ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was beaten by Republican Ovington Weller.
General election
Candidates
William Ashbie Hawkins (Independent)
George D. Iverson Jr., Democratic Delegate from Baltimore City (Independent)
Frank N.H. Lang (Labor)
John Walter Smith, incumbent Senator since 1908 (Democratic)
William A. Toole (Socialist)
Ovington Weller, Treasurer of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and nominee for Governor in 1915 (Republican)
Results
1920 U.S. Senate election in Marylandhttps://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000125/html/am125--237.html Archives of Maryland, Volume 0125, Page 237 - Maryland Manual, 1914-15 n.d. mdy-all msa.maryland.gov Maryland State Archives 237 en April 13, 2023https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27426 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1920 n.d. mdy-all www.ourcampaigns.com Our Campaigns en April 13, 2023https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1920&off=3&class=undefined&elect=0&fips=24&f=0 1920 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland March 13, 2016 mdy-all uselectionatlas.org Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections en April 13, 2023
Republican Party (United States)
Ovington Weller
184,999
47.29%
Democratic Party (United States)
John Walter Smith (inc.)
169,200
43.25%
Independent (politician)
George D. Iverson Jr.
21,345
5.46%
Socialist Party (US)
William A. Toole
6,559
1.68%
Independent (politician)
William Ashbie Hawkins
6,538
1.67%
Labor
Frank N.H. Lang
2,569
0.66%
339,764
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
Results by county
+CountyOvington Weller
RepublicanJohn Walter Smith
DemocraticWilliam A. Toole
SocialistOther
OtherMarginTotal
Votes
Cast#%#%#%#%#% Allegany 8550 52.91% 6306 39.02% 962 5.95% 341 2.11% 2244 13.89% 16159 Anne Arundel 4666 47.80% 4600 47.13% 115 1.18% 380 3.89% 66 0.68% 9761 Baltimore (City) 93646 47.25% 75288 37.99% 4115 2.08% 25139 12.68% 18358 9.26% 198188 Baltimore (County) 8525 43.73% 9616 49.33% 195 1.00% 1158 5.94% -1091 -5.60% 19494 Calvert 1511 55.25% 1046 38.24% 22 0.80% 156 5.70% 465 17.00% 2735 Caroline 2393 43.62% 2941 53.61% 45 0.82% 107 1.95% -548 -9.99% 5486 Carroll 4877 51.08% 4461 46.72% 28 0.29% 182 1.91% 416 4.36% 9548 Cecil 2614 41.79% 3434 54.90% 24 0.38% 183 2.93% -820 -13.11% 6255 Charles 2400 56.06% 1658 38.73% 45 1.05% 178 4.16% 742 17.33% 4281 Dorchester 3582 45.68% 4089 52.14% 28 0.36% 143 1.82% -507 -6.47% 7842 Frederick 8588 51.58% 7695 46.21% 91 0.55% 277 1.66% 893 5.36% 16651 Garrett 2140 66.46% 955 29.66% 58 1.80% 67 2.08% 1185 36.80% 3220 Harford 3085 40.97% 4095 54.39% 42 0.56% 307 4.08% -1010 -13.41% 7529 Howard 2230 46.80% 2391 50.18% 17 0.36% 127 2.67% -161 -3.38% 4765 Kent 2351 43.41% 2745 50.68% 40 0.74% 280 5.17% -394 -7.27% 5416 Montgomery 4993 42.85% 6440 55.27% 84 0.72% 135 1.16% -1447 -12.42% 11652 Prince George's 5797 52.79% 4802 43.73% 82 0.75% 301 2.74% 995 9.06% 10982 Queen Anne's 1959 36.11% 3317 61.14% 48 0.88% 101 1.86% -1358 -25.03% 5425 St. Mary's 1802 50.03% 1643 45.61% 38 1.05% 119 3.30% 159 4.41% 3602 Somerset 3103 50.78% 2887 47.24% 11 0.18% 110 1.80% 216 3.53% 6111 Talbot 2898 46.86% 3136 50.70% 30 0.49% 121 1.96% -238 -3.85% 6185 Washington 6997 47.33% 7146 48.34% 354 2.39% 286 1.93% -149 -1.01% 14783 Wicomico 3590 41.08% 4932 56.44% 50 0.57% 166 1.90% -1342 -15.36% 8738 Worcester 2702 42.21% 3577 55.87% 35 0.55% 88 1.37% -875 -13.67% 6402 Total 184999 47.29% 169200 43.25% 6559 1.68% 30452 7.78% 15799 4.04% 391210
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Dorchester
Wicomico
Worcester
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Anne Arundel
Carroll
Prince George's
See also
1920 United States Senate elections
1920 United States elections
References
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