1922 United States Senate election in Maryland
County resultsFrance: 40–50% 50–60% Bruce: 50–60% 60–70%
The 1922 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1922.
Incumbent Republican Senator Joseph I. France ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democrat William Cabell Bruce .
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
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General election
Results
Results by county
County
William Cabell Bruce
Democratic
Joseph I. France
Republican
James L. Smiley
Socialist
Robert E. Long
Labor
Margin
Total
Votes
Cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Allegany
4192
40.57%
5762
55.77%
186
1.80%
192
1.86%
-1570
-15.20%
10332
Anne Arundel
4287
50.08%
4026
47.03%
182
2.13%
65
0.76%
261
3.05%
8560
Baltimore (City)
78860
51.73%
70503
46.25%
1472
0.97%
1619
1.06%
8357
5.48%
152454
Baltimore (County)
9815
59.53%
6459
39.17%
98
0.59%
116
0.59%
3356
20.35%
16488
Calvert
1123
43.19%
1435
55.19%
13
0.50%
29
1.12%
-312
-12.00%
2600
Caroline
2707
54.29%
2251
45.15%
11
0.22%
17
0.34%
456
9.15%
4986
Carroll
3844
55.28%
3039
43.70%
36
0.52%
35
0.50%
805
11.58%
6954
Cecil
2041
42.35%
2738
56.82%
10
0.21%
30
0.62%
-697
-14.46%
4819
Charles
1590
40.30%
2163
58.11%
18
0.48%
41
1.10%
-663
-17.81%
3722
Dorchester
3282
53.09%
2840
45.94%
29
0.47%
31
0.50%
-442
-7.15%
6182
Frederick
6009
52.52%
5282
46.17%
40
0.35%
110
0.96%
727
6.35%
11441
Garrett
1045
47.31%
1056
47.80%
50
2.26%
58
2.63%
-11
-0.50%
2209
Harford
3648
55.27%
2876
43.58%
30
0.45%
46
0.70%
772
11.70%
6600
Howard
2280
56.84%
1655
41.26%
31
0.77%
45
1.12%
625
15.58%
4011
Kent
2609
55.29%
2095
44.39%
7
0.15%
8
0.17%
514
10.89%
4719
Montgomery
5452
62.06%
3254
37.04%
33
0.38%
46
0.52%
2198
25.02%
8785
Prince George's
5401
52.27%
4790
46.36%
49
0.47%
92
0.89%
611
5.91%
10332
Queen Anne's
2987
62.37%
1758
36.71%
17
0.35%
27
0.56%
1229
25.66%
4789
St. Mary's
1787
48.79%
1819
49.66%
18
0.49%
39
1.06%
-32
-0.87%
3663
Somerset
2855
54.33%
2362
44.95%
12
0.23%
26
0.49%
493
9.38%
5255
Talbot
3006
53.60%
2570
45.83%
4
0.07%
28
0.50%
436
7.77%
5608
Washington
5296
56.39%
3859
41.09%
110
1.17%
126
1.34%
1437
15.30%
9391
Wicomico
3989
55.93%
3068
43.02%
15
0.21%
60
0.84%
921
12.91%
7132
Worcester
2842
59.29%
1921
40.08%
8
0.17%
22
0.46%
921
19.22%
4793
Total
160415
52.45%
140023
45.79%
2479
0.81%
2908
0.95%
20392
6.67%
305825
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923" . msa.maryland.gov . Maryland State Archives . n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023 .
^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0185 - Maryland Manual, 1923" . msa.maryland.gov . Maryland State Archives . n.d. p. 185. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 11, 1922" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023 .
^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0134, Page 0188 - Maryland Manual, 1923" . msa.maryland.gov . Maryland State Archives . n.d. p. 188. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
^ "1922 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland" . uselectionatlas.org . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
Notes
^ The source appears to indicate that this race utilized instant run-off voting . However, it is not clear from the source material how the second choice votes were applied, if at all.