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1916 Maryland U.S. Senate Election

Maryland · 5 candidates · See every 1916 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1916 Maryland U.S. Senate Election?

Joseph I. France won the 1916 Maryland U.S. Senate Election. Joseph I. France received 113,662 popular votes (49.32%). The main challenger was David J. Lewis (47.62%).

See the full head-to-head between France and Lewis

France +1.7 pts · won by 3,922 votes
Joseph I. FranceRepublicanWINNER49.32%
113,662 votes
David J. LewisDemocratic47.62%
109,740 votes
James W. FrizzellPeople'S1.44%
3,325 votes
Sylvester L. YoungSocialist1.12%
2,590 votes
Frank N. LangSocialist Labor0.5%
1,143 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.