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Baltimore, MD Mayor

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Parents

> United States > Maryland > MD Counties > Baltimore City > Mayor

Office

Mayor

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

January 01, 1959 - 12:00pm

Polls Open

May 05, 1959 - 06:00am

Polls Close

May 05, 1959 - 07:00pm

Term Start

June 03, 1960 - 12:00pm

Term End

December 06, 1962 - 12:00pm

Contributor

U Ole Polecat

Last Modified

U Ole Polecat January 22, 2008 01:26pm

Data Sources

Holli, Biographical Dictionary of American Mayors, 1820-1980

Description

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	05/03/1955
	Name	Thomas J. D'Alesandro, Jr.	Votes	119,413 (55.60%)
	Term	05/17/1955 - 05/19/1959	Margin	24,064 (+11.20%)

PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 03, 1959	Baltimore, MD Mayor - D Primary	J. Harold Grady, Sr.
Mar 03, 1959	Baltimore, MD Mayor - R Primary	Theodore R. McKeldin

KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average

CANDIDATES

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Name

J. Harold Grady, Sr.

Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin

Party

Democratic

Republican

Votes

155,001 (68.06%)

72,745 (31.94%)

Margin

0 (0.00%)

-82,256 (-36.12%)

Predict Avg.

0.00%

Finances

Endorsements

Date