The 1959 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of J. Harold Grady. Grady unseated incumbent mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. in the Democratic primary, and went on to defeat former mayor and governor Theodore McKeldin in the general election.
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Nominations edit
Primary elections were held March 3.[1][2][3]
Democratic primary edit
Incumbent mayor Thomas D'Alesandro was defeated in the primary.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. Harold Grady | 103,358 | 57.35% | |
Democratic | Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (incumbent) | 70,341 | 39.03% | |
Democratic | Morgan L. Amaimo | 3,626 | 2.01% | |
Democratic | Edgar N. Gayhardt | 1,606 | 0.89% | |
Democratic | Francis X. McSweeney | 1,285 | 0.71% | |
Total votes | 180,216 |
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Theodore McKeldin | 6,266 | 74.54% | |
Republican | Dorothy B. Davis | 3,336 | 15.29% | |
Republican | Louis R. Milio | 2,220 | 10.17% | |
Total votes | 21,822 |
General election edit
The general election was held May 5.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. Harold Grady | 155,001 | 68.06% | |
Republican | Theodore McKeldin | 72,745 | 31.94% | |
Total votes | 227,746 |
References edit
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- ^ a b c "RaceID=27339". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2019.