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.

1980 United States Senate election in Maryland

As of , this is the last time a Republican won a U.S. Senate election in Maryland. It is also the last time a Republican won Prince George's County and Baltimore City in a statewide election.

1980 United States Senate election in Maryland

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, State Senator from Bowie

Mello Cottone

Victor Crawford, State Senator from Silver Spring

Robert L. Douglass, State Senator from Baltimore

John A. Kennedy

Dennis C. McCoy, Delegate from Baltimore

R. Spencer Oliver, Chief of Staff of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe David E. Shaw Kurt Summers Richard J. Taranto James A. Young

1980 United States Senate election in Maryland

Results

General election

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican

Baltimore (County) Baltimore (City)

See also

1980 United States Senate elections

1980 United States elections

References

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Maryland

United States Senate