1946 United States Senate election in Maryland

1946 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1940 November 5, 1946 1952 →
 
Nominee Herbert O'Conor D. John Markey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 237,232 235,000
Percentage 50.24% 49.76%

County results
Markey:      50–60%      60–70%
O'Conor:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

George L. P. Radcliffe
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Herbert O'Conor
Democratic

The 1946 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 1946.

Incumbent Democratic Senator George L. P. Radcliffe ran for a third consecutive term in office, but lost the Democratic primary to Governor of Maryland Herbert O'Conor. O'Conor narrowly defeated Republican D. John Markey to win the open seat.

O'Conor's general election victory and the subsequent recount by a federal Senate Subcommittee were controversial, with each party claiming partisan manipulation by the other.