1955 Baltimore mayoral election

The 1955 Baltimore mayoral election saw reelection of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. to a third consecutive term as mayor.

1955 Baltimore mayoral election

← 1951 May 3, 1955 1959 →

Candidate Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. Samuel Hopkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 119,413 95,349 Percentage 55.60% 44.40%

Mayor before election Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. Democratic Elected mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. Democratic

General election

The general election was held May 3.^[1]

Campaign

D'Alesandro faced Republican Samuel Hopkins. Hopkins had served a four-year term in the Maryland House of Delegates, having been elected in 1950.^[2]

Results

Baltimore mayoral general election, 1955^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (incumbent)	119,413	55.60%
	Republican	Samuel Hopkins	95,349	44.40%
Total votes			214,762