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  MD US Senate - D Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Maryland > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1956 - 12:00am
Polls Open May 07, 1956 - 06:00am
Polls Close May 07, 1956 - 06:30pm
Term Start January 03, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1963 - 12:00pm
ContributorU Ole Polecat
Last ModifiedU Ole Polecat July 21, 2004 09:17am
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DescriptionAlthough Millard Tydings won this race, he would have to withdraw from the General Election race due to ill health. George P. Mahoney would secure the bid as the Democrat in the General Election.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1950
NameJohn Marshall Butler Votes326,291 (53.00%)
Term01/03/1951 - 01/03/1957 Margin43,111 (+7.00%)
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KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Sen. Millard E. Tydings George P. Mahoney George Washington Williams Thomas L. Christian Andrew J. Easter
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes142,238 (47.50%) 134,246 (44.83%) 13,348 (4.46%) 7,285 (2.43%) 2,311 (0.77%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -7,992 (-2.67%) -128,890 (-43.05%) -134,953 (-45.07%) -139,927 (-46.73%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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