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1916 United States Senate election in Maryland Maryland presidential no 1913 United States Senate special election in Maryland 1913 (special) 1922 United States Senate election in Maryland 1922 November 7, 1916 x150px File:Joseph France, photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg Joseph I. France Republican Party (US) 113,662 49.32% File:David John Lewis, Harris-Ewing photo.jpg David John Lewis Democratic Party (US) 109,740 47.62% 1916 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg 295px County resultsFrance: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60%Lewis: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Blair Lee I Democratic Party (US) Joseph I. France Republican Party (US)
The 1916 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1916.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Blair Lee I ran for election to a full term in office, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative David John Lewis. Lewis went on to lose the general election to Republican Joseph I. France, a professor of medicine and former state senator.
Democratic primary
Candidates
William Cabell Bruce, historian and former state delegate
Blair Lee I, incumbent senator since 1913
David John Lewis, U.S. representative from Cumberland
Results
1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=126894 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 01, 1916 n.d. mdy-all www.ourcampaigns.com Our Campaigns en April 12, 2023
Democratic Party (US)
David John Lewis
34,038
44.34%
Democratic Party (US)
Blair Lee I (inc.)
34,801
45.33%
Democratic Party (US)
William Cabell Bruce
7,930
10.33%
76,769
100.00%
Lee received more raw votes than Lewis did, but Lewis received a higher share of the unit vote at the state convention.
Republican primary
Candidates
Joseph I. France, professor of medicine and former state senator
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, governor of Maryland
Results
1916 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=126893 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 01, 1916 n.d. mdy-all www.ourcampaigns.com Our Campaigns en April 12, 2023
Republican Party (US)
Joseph I. France
27,951
50.84%
Republican Party (US)
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
27,031
49.16%
54,982
100.00%
General election
Results
1916 U.S. Senate election in Marylandhttps://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000127/html/am127--258.html Archives of Maryland, Volume 0127, Page 258 - Maryland Manual, 1916-17 n.d. mdy-all msa.maryland.gov Maryland State Archives 258 en April 12, 2023https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27432 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916 n.d. mdy-all www.ourcampaigns.com Our Campaigns en April 12, 2023https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=24&year=1916&f=0&off=3&elect=0 1916 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland January 29, 2016 mdy-all uselectionatlas.org Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections en April 12, 2023
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph I. France
113,662
49.32%
12.34
Democratic Party (United States)
David John Lewis
109,740
47.62%
9.13
Prohibition Party (United States)
James W. Frizzell
3,325
1.44%
0.23
Socialist Party (United States)
Sylvester L. Young
2,590
1.12%
0.29
Labor
Robert E. Long
1,143
0.50%
N/A
230,460
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
Results by county
+CountyJoseph I. France
RepublicanDavid John Lewis
DemocraticJames W. Frizzell
ProhibitionSylvester L. Young
SocialistRobert E. Long
LaborMarginTotal
votes
cast#%#%#%#%#%#% Allegany478244.66%535249.98%1481.38%3753.50%510.48% -570 -5.32%10708 Anne Arundel242941.61%322355.21%931.59%510.87%420.72% -794 -13.60%5838 Baltimore (city)5149653.10%4273644.07%10621.10%12361.27%4450.46% 8760 9.03%96975 Baltimore (county)1169748.72%1153248.04%4501.87%2010.84%1270.53% 165 0.69%24007 Calvert97355.35%71440.61%492.79%100.57%120.68% 259 14.73%1758 Caroline168148.77%169049.03%531.54%140.41%90.26% -9 -0.263447 Carroll335648.45%341549.30%1021.47%250.36%290.42% -59 -0.85%6927 Cecil205949.82%201048.63%390.94%100.24%150.36% 49 1.19%4133 Charles134952.63%109242.61%461.79%381.48%381.48% 257 10.03%2563 Dorchester229548.82%227048.29%1022.17%80.17%260.55% 25 0.53%4701 Frederick511547.22%547950.58%1291.19%660.61%430.40% -364 -3.36%10832 Garrett157558.99%101237.90%291.09%451.69%90.34% 563 21.09%2670 Harford204739.62%294456.98%981.90%300.58%480.93% -897 -17.36%5167 Howard130343.12%164354.37%481.59%80.26%200.66% -340 -11.25%3022 Kent161747.10%175751.18%330.96%110.32%150.44% -140 -4.08%3433 Montgomery269742.69%343254.32%1231.95%380.60%280.44% -735 -11.63%6318 Prince George's257247.24%271349.83%711.30%420.77%470.86% -141 -2.59%5445 Queen Anne's125837.31%204760.71%491.45%50.15%130.39% -789 -23.40%3372 St. Mary's98343.32%108347.73%1486.52341.50%210.93% -100 -4.41%2269 Somerset248058.53%163238.52%972.29%160.38%120.28% 848 20.014237 Talbot176844.47%208052.31%1092.71%50.13%140.35% -312 -7.85%3976 Washington462645.18%522551.03%710.69%2832.76%340.33% -599 -5.85%10239 Wicomico219742.64%279054.14%1102.13%340.66%220.43% -593 -11.51%5153 Worcester130739.93%186957.10%662.02%80.24230.70% -562 -17.17%3273Total11366249.32%10974047.62%33251.44%25901.12%25901.12%39221.70%230460
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Baltimore (City)
Baltimore (County)
Cecil
Dorchester
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Washington
See also
1916 United States Senate elections
1916 United States elections
References
1916
Maryland
United States Senate