1998_Maryland_Senate_election
1998 Maryland Senate election
Legislative election in Maryland
The 1998 Maryland Senate election were held on November 3, 1998, to elect senators in all 47 districts of the Maryland Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for Governor of Maryland.
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Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 34, 0.37%
- State Senate district 15, 1.84%
- State Senate district 32, 3.65% (gain)
- State Senate district 39, 9.26%
- State Senate district 4, 9.59%
Republicans
- District 33: David R. Craig retired to run for Harford County Executive.[1]
In primary elections
Democrats
- District 24: Decatur "Bucky" Trotter lost renomination to Nathaniel Exum.[2]
- District 44: John D. Jefferies lost renomination to Clarence Mitchell IV.[3]
Republicans
- District 3: John W. Derr lost renomination to Alex Mooney.[4]
- District 9: F. Vernon Boozer lost renomination to Andy Harris.[5]
In general elections
Democrats
- District 35: Donald C. Fry lost to J. Robert Hooper.[6]
Republicans
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All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections.[7]
District 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | John J. Hafer (incumbent) | 20,552 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Donald F. Munson (incumbent) | 22,347 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Alex Mooney | 18,399 | 56.4 | ||
| Democratic | Ronald S. Bird | 14,212 | 43.6 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 4
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Timothy R. Ferguson (incumbent) | 18,978 | 54.8 | ||
| Democratic | George Hayes Littrell Jr. | 15,656 | 45.2 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 5
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Larry E. Haines (incumbent) | 29,341 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 6
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Michael J. Collins (incumbent) | 14,151 | 55.2 | ||
| Republican | Kenneth C. Holt | 11,463 | 44.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 7
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Norman R. Stone Jr. (incumbent) | 21,142 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 8
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Thomas L. Bromwell (incumbent) | 22,837 | 67.6 | ||
| Republican | William Rush | 10,954 | 32.4 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 9
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Harris | 24,814 | 61.1 | ||
| Democratic | Anthony O. Blades | 15,780 | 38.9 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 10
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Delores G. Kelley (incumbent) | 25,995 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 11
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Paula Hollinger (incumbent) | 33,726 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 12
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Edward J. Kasemeyer (incumbent) | 20,953 | 57.2 | ||
| Republican | David P. Maier | 15,649 | 42.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 13
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Martin G. Madden (incumbent) | 19,407 | 56.3 | ||
| Democratic | Raymond M. Rankin | 15,062 | 43.7 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 14
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Christopher J. McCabe (incumbent) | 27,093 | 57.8 | ||
| Democratic | David S. Hantman | 19,749 | 42.2 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 15
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jean Roesser (incumbent) | 20,824 | 50.9 | ||
| Democratic | Gail Ewing | 20,073 | 49.1 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 16
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Brian Frosh (incumbent) | 28,311 | 69.3 | ||
| Republican | Augustus Alzona | 12,564 | 30.7 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 17
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Jennie M. Forehand (incumbent) | 20,099 | 67.8 | ||
| Republican | Frederick Ugast | 9,532 | 32.2 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 18
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) | 24,111 | 73.2 | ||
| Republican | Mark Spradley | 8,818 | 26.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 19
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Leonard H. Teitelbaum (incumbent) | 25,358 | 68.8 | ||
| Republican | Lynn Siguenza | 11,515 | 31.2 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 20
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Ida G. Ruben (incumbent) | 22,501 | 79.8 | ||
| Republican | Thomas R. Falcinelli | 5,696 | 20.2 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 21
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Arthur Dorman (incumbent) | 15,246 | 70.5 | ||
| Republican | Richard Burkhart | 6,385 | 29.5 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 22
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul G. Pinsky (incumbent) | 16,582 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 23
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leo E. Green (incumbent) | 29,164 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 24
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nathaniel Exum | 21,316 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 25
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Ulysses Currie (incumbent) | 21,934 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 26
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria G. Lawlah (incumbent) | 25,303 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 27
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) | 27,582 | 69.4 | ||
| Republican | Robert A. Sturgell | 12,187 | 30.6 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 28
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Thomas M. Middleton (incumbent) | 19,722 | 62.7 | ||
| Republican | Allan R. Smith | 11,710 | 37.3 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 29
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Roy Dyson (incumbent) | 24,771 | 72.5 | ||
| Republican | Culver Sprogle Ladd | 9,386 | 27.5 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 30
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | John Astle (incumbent) | 26,029 | 64.8 | ||
| Republican | Peter James DeNucci | 14,154 | 35.2 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 31
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) | 22,917 | 66.9 | ||
| Republican | Jacqueline J. Turley | 11,364 | 33.1 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 32
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | James E. DeGrange Sr. | 15,445 | 51.8 | ||
| Republican | C. Edward Middlebrooks (incumbent) | 14,358 | 48.2 | ||
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District 33
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert R. Neall (incumbent) | 32,088 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 34
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Nancy Jacobs (incumbent) | 18,996 | 50.2 | ||
| Democratic | Mary Louise Preis | 18,857 | 49.8 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 35
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | J. Robert Hooper | 22,741 | 55.3 | ||
| Democratic | Donald C. Fry (incumbent) | 18,370 | 44.7 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
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District 36
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Walter M. Baker (incumbent) | 18,517 | 57.6 | ||
| Republican | Allaire D. Williams | 13,650 | 42.4 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 37
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Richard F. Colburn (incumbent) | 18,465 | 58.6 | ||
| Democratic | Robert Alan Thornton Jr. | 13,023 | 41.4 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 38
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | J. Lowell Stoltzfus (incumbent) | 22,122 | |||
| Democratic | Donald Ewalt | 12,434 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 39
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Patrick J. Hogan | 17,082 | 54.6 | ||
| Democratic | Maurice Miles | 14,187 | 45.4 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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District 40
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Ralph M. Hughes (incumbent) | 16,818 | 96.1 | ||
| Republican | Melvin E. Stubbs | 683 | 3.9 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 41
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Clarence W. Blount (incumbent) | 17,388 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 42
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Barbara A. Hoffman (incumbent) | 25,583 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 43
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Joan Carter Conway (incumbent) | 20,120 | |||
| Independent | Nimrod Westcott Jr. | 2,914 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 44
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Clarence Mitchell IV | 11,304 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 45
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Nathaniel J. McFadden (incumbent) | 15,005 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 46
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Perry Sfikas (incumbent) | 14,891 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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District 47
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | George W. Della Jr. (incumbent) | 15,816 | 72.5 | ||
| Republican | Edward Fowler | 6,013 | 27.5 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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