1962 United States Senate election in Maryland

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The 1962 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler did not run for re-election to a third term in office. Democratic U.S. Representative Daniel Brewster won the re-election to succeed him easily over Republican U.S. Representative Edward Tylor Miller.

1962 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1956 November 6, 1962 1968 →

Nominee Daniel Brewster Edward Tylor Miller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 439,723 269,131 Percentage 62.03% 37.97%

County results Brewster:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Miller:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election John Marshall Butler Republican Elected U.S. Senator Daniel Brewster Democratic

Republican primary

Candidates

• James P. Gleason, former legislative assistant to Senators Richard Nixon and William F. Knowland
• Henry J. Laque Jr., perennial candidate
• Edward Tylor Miller, U.S. Representative from Easton
• Harry L. Simms, real estate broker^[1]

Withdrew

• Herman L. Mills, former Mayor of Hagerstown^[1]

Results

1962 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Tylor Miller	43,437	48.15%
	Republican	James P. Gleason	34,523	38.27%
	Republican	Harry L. Simms	7,689	8.52%
	Republican	Henry J. Laque, Jr.	4,565	5.06%
Total votes			90,214	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Daniel Brewster, U.S. Representative from Reisterstown
• Elbert M. Byrd Jr., professor of government at the University of Maryland
• Andrew J. Easter, perennial candidate
• Herbert J. Hoover, Civil Engineer, Rockville, MD
• Blair Lee III, Delegate from Montgomery County and scion of the Lee family

Results

1962 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Brewster	182,272	52.18%
	Democratic	Blair Lee III	100,915	28.89%
	Democratic	Elbert M. Byrd, Jr.	32,147	9.20%
	Democratic	Herbert J. Hoover	19,719	5.65%
	Democratic	Andrew J. Easter	14,276	4.09%
Total votes			349,329	100.00%

General election

Results

1962 U.S. Senate election in Maryland^[6][7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Brewster	439,723	62.03%
	Republican	Edward Tylor Miller	269,131	37.97%
Total votes			708,854	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

County	Daniel Brewster Democratic		Edward Tylor Miller Republican Other		Margin		Total Votes Cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	10090	44.97%	12348	55.03%	-2258	-10.06%	22438
Anne Arundel	25522	61.41%	16036	38.59%	9486	22.83%	41558
Baltimore (City)	439723	62.03%	269131	37.97%	170592	24.07%	708854
Baltimore (County)	92742	67.38%	44889	32.62%	47853	34.77%	137631
Calvert	2306	62.31%	1395	37.69%	911	24.61%	3701
Caroline	2083	46.34%	2412	53.66%	-329	-7.32%	4495
Carroll	6719	53.30%	5888	46.70%	831	6.59%	12607
Cecil	4921	51.77%	4584	48.23%	337	3.55%	9505
Charles	4009	50.32%	3958	49.68%	51	0.64%	7967
Dorchester	4073	56.84%	3093	43.16%	980	13.68%	7166
Frederick	9234	54.68%	7652	45.32%	1582	9.37%	16886
Garrett	2080	37.69%	3438	62.31%	-1358	-24.61%	5518
Harford	9139	62.94%	5381	37.06%	3758	25.88%	14520
Howard	5397	54.26%	4550	45.74%	847	8.52%	9947
Kent	2538	50.29%	2509	49.71%	29	0.57%	5047
Montgomery	49323	50.61%	48139	49.39%	1184	1.21%	97462
Prince George's	44248	62.55%	26489	37.45%	17759	25.11%	70737
Queen Anne's	2752	55.62%	2196	44.38%	556	11.24%	4948
St. Mary's	3550	72.39%	1354	27.61%	2196	44.78%	4904
Somerset	2946	51.29%	2798	48.71%	148	2.58%	5744
Talbot	2461	37.57%	4090	62.43%	-1629	-24.87%	6551
Washington	12339	53.97%	10525	46.03%	1814	7.93%	22864
Wicomico	5523	49.78%	5571	50.22%	-48	-0.43%	11094
Worcester	2601	55.72%	2067	44.28%	534	11.44%	4668
Total	746319	60.34%	490493	39.66%	255826	20.68%	1236812

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Anne Arundel
• Baltimore (County)
• Carroll
• Cecil
• Charles
• Dorchester
• Frederick
• Harford
• Howard
• Kent
• Montgomery
• Somerset
• Washington
• Worcester

See also

• 1962 United States Senate elections
• 1962 United States elections