The 1934 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1934.

Incumbent Republican Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough did not seek re-election to a second term in office, preferring to run for Governor of Maryland again. In the open race to succeed him, Democratic Maryland Secretary of State George L. P. Radcliffe defeated former Senator Joseph I. France.

Republican primary Candidates Joseph I. France, former U.S. Senator from 1917 to 1923 John Philip Hill, U.S. Representative from Baltimore C. Wilbur Miller

Results

Democratic primary Candidates William Milnes Maloy, candidate for governor in 1926 George L. P. Radcliffe, Maryland Secretary of State

Results

General election Results

Results by county +CountyGeorge L. P. Radcliffe DemocraticJoseph I. France RepublicanElisabeth Gilman SocialistAda Smith Lang LaborSamuel Gale CommunistMarginTotal Votes

Cast#%#%#%#%#%#% Allegany 10397 43.39% 12758 53.25% 535 2.23% 54 0.23% 215 0.90% -2361 -9.85% 23959 Anne Arundel 8887 54.07% 7280 44.29% 184 1.12% 32 0.19% 53 0.32% 1607 9.78% 16436 Baltimore (City) 122522 59.36% 78413 37.99% 4101 1.99% 567 0.27% 809 0.39% 44109 21.37% 206412 Baltimore (County) 23317 58.72% 15818 39.83% 413 1.04% 48 1.04% 114 0.29% 7499 18.88% 39710 Calvert 1664 46.98% 1854 52.34% 10 0.28% 8 0.23% 6 0.17% -190 -5.36% 3542 Caroline 3325 59.58% 2202 39.46% 11 0.20% 25 0.45% 18 0.32% 1123 20.12% 5581 Carroll 5823 46.37% 6606 52.60% 56 0.45% 23 0.18% 50 0.40% 783 6.24% 12558 Cecil 3891 45.33% 4624 53.87% 21 0.24% 17 0.20% 31 0.36% -733 -8.54% 8584 Charles 1699 44.29% 2111 55.03% 6 0.16% 7 0.18% 13 0.34% -412 -10.74% 3836 Dorchester 5058 63.06% 2925 36.47% 9 0.11% 11 0.14% 18 0.22% -2133 -26.59% 8021 Frederick 9325 49.66% 9166 48.82% 122 0.65% 52 0.28% 111 0.59% 159 0.85% 18776 Garrett 1700 33.21% 3216 62.82% 102 1.99% 36 0.70% 65 1.27% -1516 -29.62% 5119 Harford 5665 55.30% 4485 43.78% 49 0.48% 16 0.16% 29 0.28% 1180 11.52% 10244 Howard 3771 60.52% 2399 38.50% 20 0.32% 21 0.34% 20 0.32% 1372 22.02% 6231 Kent 2831 56.67% 2134 42.71% 9 0.18% 10 0.20% 12 0.24% 697 13.95% 4996 Montgomery 12024 56.45% 9041 42.45% 119 0.56% 48 0.23% 68 0.32% 2983 14.00% 21300 Prince George's 10646 59.21% 7089 39.43% 88 0.49% 52 0.29% 105 0.58% 3557 19.78% 17980 Queen Anne's 3081 67.82% 1423 31.32% 9 0.20% 21 0.46% 9 0.20% 1658 36.50% 4543 St. Mary's 2204 51.97% 1978 46.64% 15 0.35% 21 0.50% 23 0.54% -226 -5.33% 4241 Somerset 3657 51.57% 3378 47.63% 13 0.18% 23 0.32% 21 0.30% 279 3.93% 7092 Talbot 3688 56.92% 2761 42.61% 10 0.15% 9 0.14% 11 0.17% 927 14.31% 6479 Washington 9570 49.21% 9617 49.45% 141 0.73% 40 0.21% 78 0.40% 47 0.24% 19446 Wicomico 5832 59.72% 3843 39.35% 16 0.16% 30 0.31% 44 0.45% 1989 20.37% 9765 Worcester 3702 59.13% 2522 40.28% 8 0.13% 17 0.27% 12 0.19% 1180 18.85% 6261 Total 262750 55.77% 199172 42.28% 6067 1.29% 1188 0.25% 1935 0.41% 63578 13.50% 471112

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Anne Arundel Baltimore (County) Caroline Dorchester Frederick Harford Kent Montgomery Prince George's Somerset Talbot Wicomico Worcester

See also 1934 United States Senate elections 1934 United States elections

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