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1938 Maryland U.S. Senate Election

Maryland · 6 candidates · See every 1938 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1938 Maryland U.S. Senate Election?

Millard E. Tydings won the 1938 Maryland U.S. Senate Election. Millard E. Tydings received 357,245 popular votes (68.28%). The main challenger was Oscar Leser (29.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Tydings and Leser

Tydings +39.0 pts · won by 203,992 votes
Millard E. TydingsDemocraticWINNER68.28%
357,245 votes
Oscar LeserRepublican29.29%
153,253 votes
George W. HuntUnion1.11%
5,784 votes
Elisabeth GilmanSocialist0.63%
3,311 votes
Frank N. LangLabor Party Of Maryland0.45%
2,330 votes
Harry StrawCommunist0.25%
1,301 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.