2018 Maryland Senate election
Elections for the Maryland Senate were held on November 6, 2018, with all 47 seats being contested. Republicans had initially hoped to break the Democrats' supermajority in the upper chamber by knocking off five incumbents, known as their "Drive for Five" plan.[1] Though they did make a net gain of one seat, they came short of their goal. Three seats switched hands: District 9 in Carroll and Howard Counties flipped from Republican to Democratic while District 38 in Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties and District 42 in Baltimore County both flipped from Democrats to Republicans.
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The Maryland Senate has been in Democratic hands since the elections of 1900. Despite Governor Larry Hogan's success in his gubernatorial race at the top of the ticket, nobody expected Republicans to come close to recapturing the majority. In terms of popular vote, Maryland's Republican Senate candidates performed significantly worse than they previously had in 2014.
Election results
All election results are from the Maryland Board of Elections.[2]
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George C. Edwards (incumbent) | 34,966 | 98.3% | |
| Write-in | 593 | 1.7% | ||
| Total votes | 35,559 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrew A. Serafini (incumbent) | 29,798 | 71.7% | |
| Green | Jenna L. Roland | 11,631 | 28.0% | |
| Write-in | 158 | 0.4% | ||
| Total votes | 41,587 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ronald N. Young (incumbent) | 30,391 | 58.5% | |
| Republican | Craig Giangrande | 21,471 | 41.3% | |
| Write-in | 114 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 51,976 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Hough (incumbent) | 35,240 | 59.1% | |
| Democratic | Jessica Douglass | 24,358 | 40.8% | |
| Write-in | 47 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 59,645 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Ready (incumbent) | 39,568 | 71.5% | |
| Democratic | Jamie O'Marr | 15,739 | 28.4% | |
| Write-in | 63 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 55,370 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Johnny Ray Salling (incumbent) | 19,511 | 55.3% | |
| Democratic | Buddy Staigerwald | 14,108 | 40.0% | |
| Independent | Scott M. Collier | 1,631 | 4.6% | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 35,273 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. B. Jennings (incumbent) | 40,070 | 66.9% | |
| Democratic | Donna Hines | 19,780 | 33.0% | |
| Write-in | 69 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 59,919 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katherine A. Klausmeier (incumbent) | 24,332 | 51.1% | |
| Republican | Christian Miele | 23,271 | 48.8% | |
| Write-in | 45 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 47,648 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katie Fry Hester | 33,493 | 50.8% | |
| Republican | Gail H. Bates (incumbent) | 32,347 | 49.1% | |
| Write-in | 52 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 65,892 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Delores G. Kelley (incumbent) | 38,005 | 80.3% | |
| Republican | Stephanie Boston | 9,229 | 19.5% | |
| Write-in | 74 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 47,308 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Zirkin (incumbent) | 40,472 | 96.9% | |
| Write-in | 1,299 | 3.1% | ||
| Total votes | 41,771 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence K. Lam | 32,730 | 66.1% | |
| Republican | Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe | 16,747 | 33.8% | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 49,523 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Guy Guzzone (incumbent) | 47,309 | 97.4% | |
| Write-in | 1,267 | 2.6% | ||
| Total votes | 48,576 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Craig Zucker (incumbent) | 40,262 | 72.6% | |
| Republican | Robert Drozd | 15,177 | 27.1% | |
| Write-in | 52 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 55,491 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Feldman (incumbent) | 38,771 | 72.0% | |
| Republican | David Wilson | 15,000 | 27.9% | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 53,817 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Susan C. Lee (incumbent) | 48,822 | 80.1% | |
| Republican | Marcus Alzona | 12,052 | 19.8% | |
| Write-in | 61 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 60,935 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheryl Kagan (incumbent) | 36,147 | 79.0% | |
| Republican | Josephine J. Wang | 9,529 | 20.8% | |
| Write-in | 62 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 45,738 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeff Waldstreicher | 41,360 | 97.6% | |
| Write-in | 1,009 | 2.4% | ||
| Total votes | 42,369 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Benjamin F. Kramer | 39,393 | 88.0% | |
| Green | David Jeang | 4,795 | 10.7% | |
| Write-in | 574 | 1.3% | ||
| Total votes | 44,762 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William C. Smith Jr. (incumbent) | 42,069 | 90.8% | |
| Republican | Dwight Patel | 4,236 | 9.1% | |
| Write-in | 35 | 0.1% | ||
| Independent | Vardly E. "North" St. Preux (write-in) | 5 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 46,345 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Rosapepe (incumbent) | 32,262 | 77.5% | |
| Republican | Lee Havis | 9,311 | 22.4% | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 41,632 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul G. Pinsky (incumbent) | 33,849 | 92.4% | |
| Libertarian | Lauren K. Drew | 2,633 | 7.2% | |
| Write-in | 136 | 0.4% | ||
| Total votes | 36,618 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Douglas J. J. Peters (incumbent) | 53,176 | 98.6% | |
| Write-in | 769 | 1.4% | ||
| Total votes | 53,495 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joanne C. Benson (incumbent) | 44,568 | 99.2% | |
| Write-in | 338 | 0.8% | ||
| Total votes | 44,906 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Melony G. Griffith | 44,390 | 99.4% | |
| Write-in | 253 | 0.6% | ||
| Total votes | 44,643 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Obie Patterson | 42,929 | 92.5% | |
| Republican | Ike Puzon | 3,280 | 7.1% | |
| Write-in | 183 | 0.4% | ||
| Total votes | 46,392 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) | 39,664 | 66.0% | |
| Republican | Jesse Allen Peed | 20,359 | 33.9% | |
| Write-in | 111 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 60,134 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Arthur Ellis | 37,585 | 66.2% | |
| Republican | Bill Dotson | 19,063 | 33.6% | |
| Write-in | 145 | 0.3% | ||
| Total votes | 56,793 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Bailey | 28,918 | 60.2% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Brewer | 19,017 | 39.6% | |
| Write-in | 96 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 48,031 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sarah K. Elfreth | 29,736 | 53.8% | |
| Republican | Ron George | 24,639 | 44.6% | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Wallace, Sr. | 826 | 1.5% | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 55,239 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Simonaire (incumbent) | 29,489 | 61.0% | |
| Democratic | Scott Harman | 18,778 | 38.9% | |
| Write-in | 61 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 48,328 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pamela Beidle | 30,384 | 66.4% | |
| Republican | John Grasso | 15,306 | 33.4% | |
| Write-in | 70 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 45,760 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward R. Reilly (incumbent) | 34,884 | 53.5% | |
| Democratic | Eve Hurwitz | 30,298 | 46.4% | |
| Write-in | 51 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 65,233 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Cassilly (incumbent) | 24,445 | 50.1% | |
| Democratic | Mary-Dulany James | 24,256 | 49.7% | |
| Write-in | 87 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 48,788 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason C. Gallion | 33,813 | 67.3% | |
| Independent | Frank Esposito | 10,600 | 21.1% | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Randers-Pehrson | 5,632 | 11.2% | |
| Write-in | 222 | 0.4% | ||
| Total votes | 50,267 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen S. Hershey Jr. (incumbent) | 33,028 | 65.1% | |
| Democratic | Heather Lynette Sinclair | 17,691 | 34.9% | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 50,751 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 37
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adelaide C. Eckardt (incumbent) | 29,520 | 59.9% | |
| Democratic | Holly Wright | 19,691 | 40.0% | |
| Write-in | 56 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 49,267 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 38
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mary Beth Carozza | 25,731 | 52.6% | |
| Democratic | James N. Mathias Jr. (incumbent) | 23,098 | 47.3% | |
| Write-in | 44 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 48,873 | 100% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nancy J. King (incumbent) | 32,417 | 79.3% | |
| Republican | Al Phillips | 8,434 | 20.6% | |
| Write-in | 53 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 40,904 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Antonio Hayes | 26,960 | 98.7% | |
| Write-in | 349 | 1.3% | ||
| Total votes | 27,309 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jill P. Carter (incumbent) | 33,284 | 98.2% | |
| Write-in | 616 | 1.8% | ||
| Total votes | 33,900 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 42
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris West | 29,100 | 51.0% | |
| Democratic | Robbie Leonard | 27,949 | 49.0% | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 57,095 | 100% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary L. Washington | 35,972 | 98.8% | |
| Write-in | 423 | 1.2% | ||
| Total votes | 36,395 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 44
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (incumbent) | 34,834 | 84.5% | |
| Republican | Victor Clark, Jr. | 6,280 | 15.2% | |
| Write-in | 86 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 41,200 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 45
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cory V. McCray | 29,608 | 98.8% | |
| Write-in | 373 | 1.2% | ||
| Total votes | 29,981 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 46
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Ferguson (incumbent) | 26,203 | 78.2% | |
| Republican | Christine Digman | 7,238 | 21.6% | |
| Write-in | 60 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 33,501 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 47
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Malcolm L. Augustine | 23,983 | 93.0% | |
| Republican | Fred Price, Jr. | 1,777 | 6.9% | |
| Write-in | 33 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 25,793 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- Kurtz, Josh (7 November 2018). "GOP's 'Drive for Five' Stalls". Maryland Matters. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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