1968 United States Senate election in Maryland

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.

1968 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 5, 1968
 
Nominee Charles Mathias Daniel Brewster George P. Mahoney
Party Republican Democratic American Independent
Popular vote 541,893 443,667 148,467
Percentage 47.79% 39.12% 13.09%

County results
Mathias:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Brewster:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Daniel Brewster
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Charles Mathias Jr.
Republican

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