1998 Maryland Senate election

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1998 Maryland Senate election
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  1994 November 3, 1998 2002  

All 47 seats of the Maryland Senate
24 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Mike Miller F. Vernon Boozer (lost renomination)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 21, 19871996
Leader's seat 27th district 9th district
Last election3215
Seats won3215
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

President before election

Mike Miller
Democratic

President

Mike Miller
Democratic

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.

Contents

Summary

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 34, 0.37%
  2. State Senate district 15, 1.84%
  3. State Senate district 32, 3.65%(gain)
  4. State Senate district 39, 9.26%
  5. State Senate district 4, 9.59%

Retiring incumbents

Republicans

  1. District 33: David R. Craig retired to run for Harford County Executive. [1]

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

  1. District 24: Decatur "Bucky" Trotter lost renomination to Nathaniel Exum. [2]
  2. District 44: John D. Jefferies lost renomination to Clarence Mitchell IV. [3]

Republicans

  1. District 3: John W. Derr lost renomination to Alex Mooney. [4]
  2. District 9: F. Vernon Boozer lost renomination to Andy Harris. [5]

In general elections

Democrats

  1. District 35: Donald C. Fry lost to J. Robert Hooper. [6]

Republicans

  1. District 32: C. Edward Middlebrooks lost to James E. DeGrange Sr. [6]

Detailed results

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40District 41District 42District 43District 44District 45District 46District 47

All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections. [7]

District 1

Maryland Senate District 1 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John J. Hafer (incumbent) 20,552 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

Maryland Senate District 2 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald F. Munson (incumbent) 22,347 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Maryland Senate District 3 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alex Mooney 18,399 56.4
Democratic Ronald S. Bird14,21243.6
Republican hold

District 4

Maryland Senate District 4 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Timothy R. Ferguson (incumbent) 18,978 54.8
Democratic George Hayes Littrell Jr.15,65645.2
Republican hold

District 5

Maryland Senate District 5 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry E. Haines (incumbent) 29,341 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

Maryland Senate District 6 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael J. Collins (incumbent) 14,151 55.2
Republican Kenneth Holt 11,46344.8
Democratic hold

District 7

Maryland Senate District 7 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Norman R. Stone Jr. (incumbent) 21,142 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

Maryland Senate District 8 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas L. Bromwell (incumbent) 22,837 67.6
Republican William Rush10,95432.4
Democratic hold

District 9

Maryland Senate District 9 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andy Harris 24,814 61.1
Democratic Anthony O. Blades15,78038.9
Republican hold

District 10

Maryland Senate District 10 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Delores G. Kelley (incumbent) 25,995 100.0
Democratic hold

District 11

Maryland Senate District 11 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paula Hollinger (incumbent) 33,726 100.0
Democratic hold

District 12

Maryland Senate District 12 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. Kasemeyer (incumbent) 20,953 57.2
Republican David P. Maier15,64942.8
Democratic hold

District 13

Maryland Senate District 13 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Martin G. Madden (incumbent) 19,407 56.3
Democratic Raymond M. Rankin15,06243.7
Republican hold

District 14

Maryland Senate District 14 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christopher J. McCabe (incumbent) 27,093 57.8
Democratic David S. Hantman19,74942.2
Republican hold

District 15

Maryland Senate District 15 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jean Roesser (incumbent) 20,824 50.9
Democratic Gail Ewing20,07349.1
Republican hold

District 16

Maryland Senate District 16 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Frosh (incumbent) 28,311 69.3
Republican Augustus Alzona12,56430.7
Democratic hold

District 17

Maryland Senate District 17 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennie M. Forehand (incumbent) 20,099 67.8
Republican Frederick Ugast9,53232.2
Democratic hold

District 18

Maryland Senate District 18 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) 24,111 73.2
Republican Mark Spradley8,81826.8
Democratic hold

District 19

Maryland Senate District 19 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leonard H. Teitelbaum (incumbent) 25,358 68.8
Republican Lynn Siguenza11,51531.2
Democratic hold

District 20

Maryland Senate District 20 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ida G. Ruben (incumbent) 22,501 79.8
Republican Thomas R. Falcinelli5,69620.2
Democratic hold

District 21

Maryland Senate District 21 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Arthur Dorman (incumbent) 15,246 70.5
Republican Richard Burkhart6,38529.5
Democratic hold

District 22

Maryland Senate District 22 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul G. Pinsky (incumbent) 16,582 100.0
Democratic hold

District 23

Maryland Senate District 23 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leo E. Green (incumbent) 29,164 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24

Maryland Senate District 24 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel Exum 21,316 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

Maryland Senate District 25 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ulysses Currie (incumbent) 21,934 100.0
Democratic hold

District 26

Maryland Senate District 26 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gloria G. Lawlah (incumbent) 25,303 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27

Maryland Senate District 27 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) 27,582 69.4
Republican Robert A. Sturgell 12,18730.6
Democratic hold

District 28

Maryland Senate District 28 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. Middleton (incumbent) 19,722 62.7
Republican Allan R. Smith11,71037.3
Democratic hold

District 29

Maryland Senate District 29 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roy Dyson (incumbent) 24,771 72.5
Republican Culver Sprogle Ladd9,38627.5
Democratic hold

District 30

Maryland Senate District 30 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Astle (incumbent) 26,029 64.8
Republican Peter James DeNucci14,15435.2
Democratic hold

District 31

Maryland Senate District 31 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) 22,917 66.9
Republican Jacqueline J. Turley11,36433.1
Democratic hold

District 32

Maryland Senate District 32 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James E. DeGrange Sr. 15,445 51.8
Republican C. Edward Middlebrooks (incumbent)14,35848.2
Democratic gain from Republican

District 33

Maryland Senate District 33 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert R. Neall (incumbent) 32,088 100.0
Republican hold

District 34

Maryland Senate District 34 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nancy Jacobs (incumbent) 18,996 50.2
Democratic Mary Louise Preis 18,85749.8
Republican hold

District 35

Maryland Senate District 35 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. Robert Hooper 22,741 55.3
Democratic Donald C. Fry (incumbent)18,37044.7
Republican gain from Democratic

District 36

Maryland Senate District 36 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Walter M. Baker (incumbent) 18,517 57.6
Republican Allaire D. Williams13,65042.4
Democratic hold

District 37

Maryland Senate District 37 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard F. Colburn (incumbent) 18,465 58.6
Democratic Robert Alan Thornton Jr.13,02341.4
Republican hold

District 38

Maryland Senate District 38 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. Lowell Stoltzfus (incumbent) 22,122
Democratic Donald Ewalt12,434
Republican hold

District 39

Maryland Senate District 39 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick J. Hogan 17,082 54.6
Democratic Maurice Miles14,18745.4
Republican hold

District 40

Maryland Senate District 40 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph M. Hughes (incumbent) 16,818 96.1
Republican Melvin E. Stubbs6833.9
Democratic hold

District 41

Maryland Senate District 41 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence W. Blount (incumbent) 17,388 100.0
Democratic hold

District 42

Maryland Senate District 42 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara A. Hoffman (incumbent) 25,583 100.0
Democratic hold

District 43

Maryland Senate District 43 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joan Carter Conway (incumbent) 20,120
Independent Nimrod Westcott Jr.2,914
Democratic hold

District 44

Maryland Senate District 44 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence Mitchell IV 11,304 100.0
Democratic hold

District 45

Maryland Senate District 45 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel J. McFadden (incumbent) 15,005 100.0
Democratic hold

District 46

Maryland Senate District 46 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Perry Sfikas (incumbent) 14,891 100.0
Democratic hold

District 47

Maryland Senate District 47 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George W. Della Jr. (incumbent) 15,816 72.5
Republican Edward Fowler6,01327.5
Democratic hold

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