1976 United States Senate election in Maryland

1976 United States Senate election in Maryland
	County results; Sarbanes: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80%; Beall: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; John Glenn Beall Jr.; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Paul Sarbanes; Democratic

The 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Glenn Beall Jr. ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Sarbanes.

Major candidates

Democratic

Paul Sarbanes, U.S. Representative since 1971
Joseph Tydings, former Senator

Republican

John Glenn Beall Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971

Results

General election results^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Sarbanes	772,101	56.55%
	Republican	John Glenn Beall Jr. (incumbent)	530,439	38.85%
	Independent	Bruce Bradley	62,750	4.60%
Majority			241,662	17.70%
Turnout			1,365,290
	Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county


County	Paul S. Sarbanes Democratic		J. Glenn Beall Republican		Bruce Bradley Independent		Margin		Total Votes Cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total Votes Cast
Allegany	13802	46.17%	14680	49.10%	1415	4.73%	-878	-2.94%	29897
Anne Arundel	54435	49.72%	49655	45.35%	5403	4.93%	4780	4.37%	109493
Baltimore (City)	191916	77.08%	51375	20.63%	5696	2.29%	140541	56.45%	248987
Baltimore (County)	140163	55.49%	102011	40.39%	10405	4.12%	38152	15.10%	252579
Calvert	3785	53.18%	2943	41.35%	390	5.48%	842	11.83%	7118
Caroline	2488	44.86%	2835	51.12%	223	4.02%	-347	-6.26%	5546
Carroll	9233	37.83%	13884	56.89%	1289	5.28%	-4651	-19.06%	24406
Cecil	8016	52.18%	6815	44.36%	531	3.46%	1201	7.82%	15362
Charles	8100	51.30%	7067	44.76%	623	3.95%	1033	6.54%	15790
Dorchester	3968	48.66%	3811	46.73%	376	4.61%	157	1.93%	8155
Frederick	11551	37.20%	17510	56.39%	1989	6.41%	-5959	-19.19%	31050
Garrett	2212	31.00%	4674	65.51%	249	3.49%	-2462	-34.51%	7135
Harford	21359	50.98%	18277	43.62%	2262	5.40%	3082	7.36%	41898
Howard	21168	52.63%	16346	40.64%	2704	6.72%	4822	11.99%	40218
Kent	2742	49.74%	2575	46.71%	196	3.56%	167	3.03%	5513
Montgomery	130981	53.11%	98974	40.13%	16689	6.77%	32007	12.98%	246644
Prince George's	105736	58.14%	67331	37.02%	8798	4.84%	38405	21.12%	181865
Queen Anne's	3115	48.62%	3029	47.28%	263	4.10%	86	1.34%	6407
St. Mary's	6429	55.20%	4652	39.95%	565	4.85%	1777	15.26%	11646
Somerset	2950	49.85%	2832	47.85%	136	2.30%	118	1.99%	5918
Talbot	3420	38.74%	4884	55.33%	523	5.93%	-1464	-16.59%	8827
Washington	11347	33.32%	21497	63.12%	1212	3.56%	-10150	-29.80%	34056
Wicomico	9767	51.35%	8709	45.79%	543	2.86%	1058	5.56%	19019
Worcester	3418	44.04%	4073	52.48%	270	3.48%	-655	-8.44%	7761
Total	772101	56.55%	530439	38.85%	62750	4.60%	241662	17.70%	1365290

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 19.
^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0179, Page 0626 - Maryland Manual, 1979-80". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 626. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "1976 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. July 8, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[1] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 19.

[2] "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0179, Page 0626 - Maryland Manual, 1979-80". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 626. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[3] "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[4] "1976 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. July 8, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

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