Millard E. Tydings, U.S. Senator

Millard E. Tydings

U.S. Senator
Home state
Maryland
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1926–1950
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tydings1.5M
Opponents1.0M
5
Elections run

Between 1926 and 1950, Millard E. Tydings ran in 5 U.S. Senate elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Tydings's biggest single-election total was 357,245 votes, in the 1938 U.S. Senate election in Maryland. Tydings's closest win came in the 1926 U.S. Senate election in Maryland, decided by 54,715 votes.

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How many votes has Millard E. Tydings received?

Millard E. Tydings has received 1,473,949 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Millard E. Tydings’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. SenateMarylandLost283,18046%John M. Butler
Sam Fox
1944U.S. SenateMarylandWon344,72561.73%Blanchard Randall
1938U.S. SenateMarylandWon357,24568.28%Oscar Leser
George W. Hunt

Elisabeth Gilman

Frank N. Lang

Harry Straw
1932U.S. SenateMarylandWon293,38966.22%Wallace Williams
William A. Toole (head-to-head)

Noah S. Twigg

Carl Bradley
1926U.S. SenateMarylandWon195,41057.51%Ovington E. Weller
William A. Toole (head-to-head)
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.