United States Senate election in Maryland, 1976
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The 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 3, 1976. Incumbent Republican senator J. Glenn Beall Jr.
sought election to a second term. He was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Sarbanes
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John Glenn Beall, Jr.
John Glenn Beall, Jr. was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland 1971–1977. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates 1962–1968, and the U.S. House of Representatives from the sixth district of Maryland from 1969 to 1971...
sought election to a second term. He was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Sarbanes
Paul Sarbanes
Paul Spyros Sarbanes , a Democrat, is a former United States Senator who represented the state of Maryland. Sarbanes was the longest-serving senator in Maryland history, having served from 1977 until 2007. He did not seek re-election in 2006, when he was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ben Cardin...
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