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The 1980 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican U.S Senator Charles Mathias won re-election to a third term in a landslide, defeating Democratic State Senator
Edward T. Conroy Edward T. Conroy (January 31, 1929 – May 24, 1982) was an attorney and state senator in Maryland. In 1980, he was the Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Senate. He served as National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans The Di ...
. As of , this is the last time the Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in Maryland. It is also the last time a Republican won Prince George's County and the city of
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in a statewide election.


Republican primary


Candidates

* Roscoe Bartlett * John M. Brennan * Jack Fortune Holden * Charles Mathias, incumbent Senator * V. Dallas Merrell * Gerald G. Warren


Results


Democratic primary


Candidates

* Frank J. Broschart, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1972 *
Edward T. Conroy Edward T. Conroy (January 31, 1929 – May 24, 1982) was an attorney and state senator in Maryland. In 1980, he was the Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Senate. He served as National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans The Di ...
, State Senator from Bowie * Mello Cottone *
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, State Senator from Silver Spring * Robert L. Douglass, State Senator from
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* John A. Kennedy * Dennis C. McCoy, Delegate from
Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was d ...
*
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, Chief of Staff of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe * David E. Shaw * Kurt Summers * Richard J. Taranto * James A. Young


Results


General election


Results


See also

*
1980 United States Senate elections The 1980 United States Senate elections coincided with Ronald Reagan's victory in the presidential election. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter gave a huge boost to Republican Senate candidates, allowing them to flip 12 ...


References

Maryland
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
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