1980 Maryland U.S. Senate Election

Maryland · 2 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Maryland U.S. Senate Election?

Charles McC. Mathias Jr. won the 1980 Maryland U.S. Senate Election. Charles McC. Mathias Jr. received 850,970 popular votes (66.17%). The main challenger was Edward T. Conroy (33.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Conroy

Jr. +32.3 pts · won by 415,852 votes

Charles McC. Mathias Jr.RepublicanWINNER66.17%

850,970 votes

Edward T. Conroy Democratic33.83%

435,118 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.