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The1934 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1934.
Incumbent Republican SenatorPhillips Lee Goldsborough did not seek re-election to a second term in office, preferring to run for Governor of Maryland again. In the open race to succeed him, DemocraticMaryland Secretary of StateGeorge L. P. Radcliffe defeated former SenatorJoseph I. France.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph I. France | 34,644 | 38.70% | |
| Republican | John Philip Hill | 28,032 | 31.31% | |
| Republican | C. Wilbur Miller | 26,855 | 30.00% | |
| Total votes | 89,531 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George L. P. Radcliffe | 150,072 | 71.44% | |
| Democratic | William Milnes Maloy | 59,989 | 28.56% | |
| Total votes | 210,061 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George L. P. Radcliffe | 264,279 | 56.10% |  10.86 | ||
| Republican | Joseph I. France | 197,643 | 41.95% |  12.10 | ||
| Socialist | Elisabeth Gilman | 6,067 | 1.29% | 0.86 | ||
| Labor | Ada Smith Lang | 1,935 | 0.41% | 0.12 | ||
| Communist | Samuel Gale | 1,188 | 0.25% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 607,626 | 100.00% | ||||
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| County | George L. P. Radcliffe Democratic | Joseph I. France Republican | Elisabeth Gilman Socialist | Ada Smith Lang Labor | Samuel Gale Communist | Margin | Total Votes Cast | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 10397 | 43.39% | 12758 | 53.25% | 535 | 2.23% | 54 | 0.23% | 215 | 0.90% | -2361 | -9.85% | 23959 |
| Anne Arundel | 8887 | 54.07% | 7280 | 44.29% | 184 | 1.12% | 32 | 0.19% | 53 | 0.32% | 1607 | 9.78% | 16436 |
| Baltimore (City) | 122522 | 59.36% | 78413 | 37.99% | 4101 | 1.99% | 567 | 0.27% | 809 | 0.39% | 44109 | 21.37% | 206412 |
| Baltimore (County) | 23317 | 58.72% | 15818 | 39.83% | 413 | 1.04% | 48 | 1.04% | 114 | 0.29% | 7499 | 18.88% | 39710 |
| Calvert | 1664 | 46.98% | 1854 | 52.34% | 10 | 0.28% | 8 | 0.23% | 6 | 0.17% | -190 | -5.36% | 3542 |
| Caroline | 3325 | 59.58% | 2202 | 39.46% | 11 | 0.20% | 25 | 0.45% | 18 | 0.32% | 1123 | 20.12% | 5581 |
| Carroll | 5823 | 46.37% | 6606 | 52.60% | 56 | 0.45% | 23 | 0.18% | 50 | 0.40% | 783 | 6.24% | 12558 |
| Cecil | 3891 | 45.33% | 4624 | 53.87% | 21 | 0.24% | 17 | 0.20% | 31 | 0.36% | -733 | -8.54% | 8584 |
| Charles | 1699 | 44.29% | 2111 | 55.03% | 6 | 0.16% | 7 | 0.18% | 13 | 0.34% | -412 | -10.74% | 3836 |
| Dorchester | 5058 | 63.06% | 2925 | 36.47% | 9 | 0.11% | 11 | 0.14% | 18 | 0.22% | -2133 | -26.59% | 8021 |
| Frederick | 9325 | 49.66% | 9166 | 48.82% | 122 | 0.65% | 52 | 0.28% | 111 | 0.59% | 159 | 0.85% | 18776 |
| Garrett | 1700 | 33.21% | 3216 | 62.82% | 102 | 1.99% | 36 | 0.70% | 65 | 1.27% | -1516 | -29.62% | 5119 |
| Harford | 5665 | 55.30% | 4485 | 43.78% | 49 | 0.48% | 16 | 0.16% | 29 | 0.28% | 1180 | 11.52% | 10244 |
| Howard | 3771 | 60.52% | 2399 | 38.50% | 20 | 0.32% | 21 | 0.34% | 20 | 0.32% | 1372 | 22.02% | 6231 |
| Kent | 2831 | 56.67% | 2134 | 42.71% | 9 | 0.18% | 10 | 0.20% | 12 | 0.24% | 697 | 13.95% | 4996 |
| Montgomery | 12024 | 56.45% | 9041 | 42.45% | 119 | 0.56% | 48 | 0.23% | 68 | 0.32% | 2983 | 14.00% | 21300 |
| Prince George's | 10646 | 59.21% | 7089 | 39.43% | 88 | 0.49% | 52 | 0.29% | 105 | 0.58% | 3557 | 19.78% | 17980 |
| Queen Anne's | 3081 | 67.82% | 1423 | 31.32% | 9 | 0.20% | 21 | 0.46% | 9 | 0.20% | 1658 | 36.50% | 4543 |
| St. Mary's | 2204 | 51.97% | 1978 | 46.64% | 15 | 0.35% | 21 | 0.50% | 23 | 0.54% | -226 | -5.33% | 4241 |
| Somerset | 3657 | 51.57% | 3378 | 47.63% | 13 | 0.18% | 23 | 0.32% | 21 | 0.30% | 279 | 3.93% | 7092 |
| Talbot | 3688 | 56.92% | 2761 | 42.61% | 10 | 0.15% | 9 | 0.14% | 11 | 0.17% | 927 | 14.31% | 6479 |
| Washington | 9570 | 49.21% | 9617 | 49.45% | 141 | 0.73% | 40 | 0.21% | 78 | 0.40% | 47 | 0.24% | 19446 |
| Wicomico | 5832 | 59.72% | 3843 | 39.35% | 16 | 0.16% | 30 | 0.31% | 44 | 0.45% | 1989 | 20.37% | 9765 |
| Worcester | 3702 | 59.13% | 2522 | 40.28% | 8 | 0.13% | 17 | 0.27% | 12 | 0.19% | 1180 | 18.85% | 6261 |
| Total | 262750 | 55.77% | 199172 | 42.28% | 6067 | 1.29% | 1188 | 0.25% | 1935 | 0.41% | 63578 | 13.50% | 471112 |
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