1970 United States Senate election in Maryland

none March 2023 March 2023 1970 United States Senate election in Maryland Maryland presidential no 1964 United States Senate election in Maryland 1964 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland 1976 November 3, 1970 150x150px Jglennbealljr (cropped 2).jpg J. Glenn Beall Jr. Republican Party (US) 484,960 50.71% Joseph d tydings.jpg Joseph Tydings Democratic Party (US) 460,422 48.14% 1970 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg 295px County resultsBeall: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Tydings: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Joseph Tydings Democratic Party (US) J. Glenn Beall Jr. Republican Party (US) The 1970 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph Tydings ran for re-election to a second term, but was narrowly defeated by Republican U.S. Representative J. Glenn Beall Jr. Tydings had defeated Beall's father, Senator James Glenn Beall six years earlier. Tydings's own adoptive father Millard had served as senator as well as Beall Sr., making this a rare dynastic election between the sons of former senators. 2024, this was the last time a Republican won the Class 1 Senate seat in Maryland. Democratic primary Candidates Walter Gilchrist Finch, Baltimore patent lawyer George P. Mahoney, nominee for Governor in 1966 Joseph Tydings, incumbent Senator Charles D. White Results 1970 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000175/html/am175--551.html Archives of Maryland, Volume 0175, Page 0551 - Maryland Manual, 1971-72 n.d. mdy-all msa.maryland.gov Maryland State Archives 551 en April 14, 2023https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110882 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970 n.d. mdy-all www.ourcampaigns.com Our Campaigns en April 14, 2023 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Tydings (incumbent) 242,874 52.68% Democratic Party (United States) George P. Mahoney 173,157 37.56% Democratic Party (United States) Walter Gilchrist Finch 33,361 7.24% Democratic Party (United States) Charles D. White 11,628 2.52% 461,020 100.00% Republican primary Candidates J. Glenn Beall Jr., U.S. Representative from Frostburg and son of former Senator J. Glenn Beall Sr. Wainwright Dawson Harry L. Simms Results 1970 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttps://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000175/html/am175--551.html Archives of Maryland, Volume 0175, Page 0551 - Maryland Manual, 1971-72 n.d. mdy-all msa.maryland.gov Maryland State Archives 551 en April 14, 2023https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=124544 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970 n.d. mdy-all www.ourcampaigns.com Our Campaigns en April 14, 2023 Republican Party (United States) J. Glenn Beall Jr. 99,687 83.49% Republican Party (United States) Harry L. Simms 9,927 8.31% Republican Party (United States) Wainwright Dawson 9,786 8.20% 119,400 100.00% Results 1970 U.S. Senate election in MarylandStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 13https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000175/html/am175--519.html Archives of Maryland, Volume 0175, Page 0519 - Maryland Manual, 1971-72 n.d. mdy-all msa.maryland.gov Maryland State Archives 519 en April 14, 2023https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6546 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970 n.d. mdy-all www.ourcampaigns.com Our Campaigns en April 14, 2023https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=24&year=1970&f=0&off=3&elect=0 1970 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland August 6, 2012 mdy-all uselectionatlas.org Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections en April 14, 2023 Republican Party (United States) J. Glenn Beall Jr. 484,960 50.71% 13.49 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Tydings (incumbent) 460,422 48.14% 14.64 American Party (1969) Harvey Wilder 10,988 1.15% N/A 956,370 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Results by county +CountyJ. Glenn Beall RepublicanJoseph Tydings DemocraticHarvey Wilder AmericanMarginTotal Votes Cast#%#%#%#% Allegany 16432 64.96% 8425 33.31% 437 1.73% 8007 31.66% 25294 Anne Arundel 39649 60.54% 24986 38.15% 857 1.31% 14663 22.39% 65492 Baltimore 101631 57.17% 74479 41.89% 1668 0.94% 27152 15.27% 177778 Baltimore City 66552 33.47% 128392 64.58% 3876 1.95% -61840 -31.10% 198820 Calvert 2854 56.68% 2141 42.52% 40 0.79% 713 14.16% 5035 Caroline 3034 70.79% 1227 28.63% 25 0.58% 1807 42.16% 4286 Carroll 12015 75.18% 3804 23.80% 163 1.02% 8211 51.38% 15982 Cecil 7527 63.67% 4184 35.39% 111 0.94% 3343 28.28% 11822 Charles 5828 58.50% 4062 40.77% 73 0.73% 1766 17.73% 9963 Dorchester 5119 69.81% 2108 28.75% 106 1.45% 3011 41.06% 7333 Frederick 14746 65.85% 7375 32.93% 272 1.21% 7371 32.92% 22393 Garrett 4701 78.93% 1182 19.85% 73 1.23% 3519 59.08% 5956 Harford 15405 60.27% 9940 38.89% 213 0.83% 5465 21.38% 25558 Howard 10097 61.95% 6061 37.19% 141 0.87% 4036 24.76% 16299 Kent 3502 65.37% 1818 33.94% 37 0.69% 1684 31.44% 5357 Montgomery 68020 43.08% 88952 56.33% 933 0.59% -20932 -13.26% 157905 Prince George's 59385 46.01% 68356 52.96% 1327 1.03% -8971 -6.95% 129068 Queen Anne's 3073 63.30% 1753 36.11% 29 0.60% 1320 27.19% 4855 St. Mary's 4298 54.38% 3555 44.98% 50 0.63% 743 9.40% 7903 Somerset 3995 68.37% 1805 30.89% 43 0.74% 2190 37.48% 5843 Talbot 4852 69.05% 2143 30.50% 32 0.46% 2709 38.55% 7027 Washington 19088 67.85% 8611 30.61% 435 1.55% 10477 37.24% 28134 Wicomico 9305 69.99% 3883 29.21% 106 0.80% 5422 40.79% 13294 Worcester 3852 75.93% 1180 23.26% 41 0.81% 2672 52.67% 5073 Total 484960 50.70% 460422 48.14% 11088 1.16% 24538 2.57% 956470 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Anne Arundel Baltimore (County) Calvert Caroline Cecil Charles Frederick Harford Howard Kent Queen Anne's St. Mary's Talbot Washington Wicomico See also 1970 United States Senate elections 1970 United States elections References 1970 Maryland United States Senate