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1968 United States Senate election in Maryland

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1968 United States Senate election in Maryland

| country = Maryland

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1962 United States Senate election in Maryland

| previous_year = 1962

| next_election = 1974 United States Senate election in Maryland

| next_year = 1974

| election_date = November 5, 1968

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = Charles Mathias.jpg

| nominee1 = Charles Mathias

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 541,893

| percentage1 = 47.79%

| image2 = Danielbrewster.jpg

| nominee2 = Daniel Brewster

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 443,667

| percentage2 = 39.12%

| image3 = x120px

| nominee3 = George P. Mahoney

| party3 = American Independent Party

| popular_vote3 = 148,467

| percentage3 = 13.09%

| map_image = 1968 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg

| map_size = 275px

| map_caption = County results
Mathias: {{legend0|#ffc8cd|30–40%}} {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
Brewster: {{legend0|#bdd3ff|30–40%}} {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Daniel Brewster

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Charles Mathias Jr.

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

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The 1968 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Brewster ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative Charles Mathias.

Mathias may have benefited from the campaign of George P. Mahoney, the 1966 Democratic nominee for Governor of Maryland, who ran on the George Wallace American Independent ticket and garnered a significant chunk of the vote.

Mathias and Brewster were previously roommates while they attended the University of Maryland School of Law.

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change

| title=1968 Democratic U.S. Senate primary{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000174/html/am174--489.html |title=Archives of Maryland, Volume 0174, Page 0489 - Maryland Manual, 1969-70 |date=n.d. |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=msa.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland State Archives |page=478 |language=en |access-date=April 14, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110629 |title=Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1968 |date=n.d. |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=www.ourcampaigns.com |publisher=Our Campaigns |language=en |access-date=April 14, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Daniel Brewster (inc.)

| votes = 150,481

| percentage = 67.45%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Ross Zimmerman Pierpont

| votes = 38,555

| percentage = 17.28%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Walter Gilchrist Finch

| votes = 19,829

| percentage = 8.89%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Richard R. Howes

| votes = 14,224

| percentage = 6.38%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 223,089

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

Republican primary

=Candidates=

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change

| title=1968 Republican U.S. Senate primary{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000174/html/am174--489.html |title=Archives of Maryland, Volume 0174, Page 0489 - Maryland Manual, 1969-70 |date=n.d. |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=msa.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland State Archives |page=489 |language=en |access-date=April 14, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=545524 |title=Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - Sep 10, 1968 |date=n.d. |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=www.ourcampaigns.com |publisher=Our Campaigns |language=en |access-date=April 14, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Charles Mathias

| votes = 66,777

| percentage = 79.98%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Harry L. Simms

| votes = 11,927

| percentage = 14.29%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Paul F. Wattay

| votes = 4,790

| percentage = 5.74%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 83,494

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

General election

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 1968 U.S. Senate election in Maryland{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000174/html/am174--474.html |title=Archives of Maryland, Volume 0174, Page 0474 - Maryland Manual, 1969-70 |date=n.d. |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=msa.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland State Archives |page=474 |language=en |access-date=April 14, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7059 |title=Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968 |date=n.d. |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=www.ourcampaigns.com |publisher=Our Campaigns |language=en |access-date=April 14, 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=24&year=1968&f=0&off=3&elect=0 |title=1968 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland|date=December 31, 2012 |orig-date= |df=mdy-all |website=uselectionatlas.org |publisher=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |language=en |access-date=April 14, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Charles Mathias

|votes = 541,893

|percentage = 47.79%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Daniel Brewster (inc.)

|votes = 443,667

|percentage = 39.12%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = American Independent Party

|candidate = George P. Mahoney

|votes = 148,467

|percentage = 13.09%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,134,027

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

|loser = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Results by county=

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! rowspan="2" |County

! colspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} |Charlies Mathias

Republican

! colspan="2" {{party shading/Democratic}} |Daniel Brewster

Democratic

! colspan="2" {{party shading/American Independent}} |George P. Mahoney

American Independent

! colspan="2" |Margin

! rowspan="2" |Total

Votes

Cast

{{party shading/Republican}} |#

!{{party shading/Republican}} |%

!{{party shading/Democratic}} |#

!{{party shading/Democratic}} |%

!{{party shading/American Independent}} |#

!{{party shading/American Independent}} |%

!#

!%

{{party shading/Republican}}| Allegany

| 16390

| 52.83%

| 10963

| 35.34%

| 3672

| 11.84%

| 5427

| 17.49%

| 31025

{{party shading/Republican}}| Anne Arundel

| 34979

| 48.66%

| 24719

| 34.39%

| 12188

| 16.95%

| 10260

| 14.27%

| 71886

{{party shading/Democratic}}| Baltimore (City)

| 86126

| 32.74%

| 139890

| 53.18%

| 37036

| 14.08%

| -53764

| -20.44%

| 263052

{{party shading/Republican}}| Baltimore (County)

| 106668

| 50.72%

| 69966

| 33.27%

| 33691

| 16.02%

| 36702

| 17.45%

| 210325

{{party shading/Republican}}| Calvert

| 1844

| 37.19%

| 1716

| 34.61%

| 1398

| 28.20%

| 128

| 2.58%

| 4958

{{party shading/Republican}}| Caroline

| 2616

| 48.72%

| 1769

| 32.95%

| 984

| 18.33%

| 847

| 15.78%

| 5369

{{party shading/Republican}}| Carroll

| 10906

| 59.07%

| 4694

| 25.42%

| 2863

| 15.51%

| 6212

| 33.65%

| 18463

{{party shading/Republican}}| Cecil

| 6466

| 49.23%

| 4926

| 37.51%

| 1742

| 13.26%

| 1540

| 11.73%

| 13134

{{party shading/Democratic}}| Charles

| 3992

| 37.01%

| 4161

| 38.58%

| 2633

| 24.41%

| -169

| -1.57%

| 10786

{{party shading/Republican}}| Dorchester

| 3486

| 39.79%

| 2992

| 34.15%

| 2283

| 26.06%

| 494

| 5.64%

| 8761

{{party shading/Republican}}| Frederick

| 17688

| 66.78%

| 6863

| 25.91%

| 1934

| 7.30%

| 10825

| 40.87%

| 26485

{{party shading/Republican}}| Garrett

| 4086

| 64.57%

| 1478

| 23.36%

| 764

| 12.07%

| 2608

| 41.21%

| 6328

{{party shading/Republican}}| Harford

| 16046

| 53.55%

| 10042

| 33.51%

| 3876

| 12.94%

| 6004

| 20.04%

| 29964

{{party shading/Republican}}| Howard

| 9621

| 57.54%

| 4661

| 27.88%

| 2438

| 14.58%

| 4960

| 29.67%

| 16720

{{party shading/Republican}}| Kent

| 2611

| 46.92%

| 2066

| 37.12%

| 888

| 15.96%

| 545

| 9.79%

| 5565

{{party shading/Republican}}| Montgomery

| 106466

| 59.34%

| 62484

| 34.82%

| 10476

| 5.84%

| 43982

| 24.51%

| 179426

{{party shading/Republican}}| Prince George's

| 76073

| 47.93%

| 64636

| 40.72%

| 18018

| 11.35%

| 11437

| 7.21%

| 158727

{{party shading/Republican}}| Queen Anne's

| 2426

| 45.69%

| 1944

| 36.61%

| 940

| 17.70%

| 482

| 9.08%

| 5310

{{party shading/Democratic}}| St. Mary's

| 2692

| 32.92%

| 3393

| 41.49%

| 2092

| 25.58%

| -701

| -8.57%

| 8177

{{party shading/Republican}}| Somerset

| 2660

| 45.18%

| 1996

| 33.91%

| 1231

| 20.91%

| 664

| 11.28%

| 5887

{{party shading/Republican}}| Talbot

| 4368

| 57.44%

| 2261

| 29.73%

| 976

| 12.83%

| 2107

| 27.71%

| 7605

{{party shading/Republican}}| Washington

| 18714

| 59.11%

| 9669

| 30.54%

| 3277

| 10.35%

| 9045

| 28.57%

| 31660

{{party shading/Republican}}| Wicomico

| 7698

| 46.09%

| 6667

| 39.92%

| 2337

| 13.99%

| 1031

| 6.17%

| 16702

{{party shading/Republican}}| Worcester

| 3128

| 52.51%

| 1886

| 31.66%

| 943

| 15.83%

| 1242

| 20.85%

| 5957

Total

| 547750

| 47.95%

| 445842

| 39.03%

| 148680

| 13.02%

| 101908

| 8.92%

| 1142272

==Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican==

See also

References

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