1916 United States Senate election in Maryland

1916 United States Senate election in Maryland

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Nominee Joseph I. France David John Lewis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 113,662 109,740
Percentage 49.32% 47.62%

County results
France:      40–50%      50–60%
Lewis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Blair Lee I
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Joseph I. France
Republican

The 1916 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1916.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Blair Lee I ran for election to a full term in office, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative David John Lewis. Lewis went on to lose the general election to Republican Joseph I. France, a professor of medicine and former State Senator.


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