2002 Maryland Senate election

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2002 Maryland Senate election
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All 47 seats of the Maryland Senate
24 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Mike Miller J. Lowell Stoltzfus
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 21, 1987September 27, 2001
Leader's seat 27th district 38th district
Last election3413
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Results:
     Democratic gain     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
President before election

Mike Miller
Democratic

President

Mike Miller
Democratic

The 2002 Maryland Senate election were held on November 5, 2002, 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 15, 1.91%(gain)
  2. State Senate district 13, 2.03%
  3. State Senate district 13, 2.08%
  4. State Senate district 33, 8.42%(gain)

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

  1. District 18: Chris Van Hollen retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 8th congressional district. [1]
  2. District 41: Clarence W. Blount retired. [2]
  3. District 46: Perry Sfikas retired. [3]

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

  1. District 21: Arthur Dorman lost renomination to John A. Giannetti Jr. [4]
  2. District 41: Barbara A. Hoffman lost a redistricting race to state delegate Lisa Gladden. [4]
  3. District 44: Clarence Mitchell IV lost renomination to Verna L. Jones. [4]

Republicans

In general elections

Democrats

  1. District 7: Diane DeCarlo lost a redistricting race to incumbent Andy Harris. [5]
  2. District 33: Robert R. Neall lost to Janet Greenip. [6]
  3. District 36: Walter M. Baker lost to E. J. Pipkin. [7]

Republicans

  1. District 15: Jean Roesser lost to Robert J. Garagiola. [8]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook
Political Report [9] 		Safe DOctober 4, 2002

Detailed results

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

All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections. [10]

District 1

Maryland Senate District 1 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John J. Hafer (incumbent) 29,602 99.4
Write-in 1800.6
Republican hold

District 2

Maryland Senate District 2 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald F. Munson (incumbent) 23,640 70.5
Democratic Mary E. Newby9,85929.4
Write-in 170.1
Republican hold

District 3

Maryland Senate District 3 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 21,617 55.0
Democratic Sue Hecht 17,65444.9
Write-in 660.2
Republican hold

District 4

Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 4 Republican primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David R. Brinkley 5,559 52.8
Republican Timothy R. Ferguson (incumbent)4,00538.1
Republican David P. Gray9589.1

General election

Maryland Senate District 4 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David R. Brinkley 29,231 76.4
Democratic Timothy Schlauch8,95723.4
Write-in 820.2
Republican hold

District 5

Maryland Senate District 5 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry E. Haines (incumbent) 35,749 74.2
Democratic Ronald Zepp12,39925.7
Write-in 490.1
Republican hold

District 6

Maryland Senate District 6 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Norman R. Stone Jr. 25,156 98.1
Write-in 4921.9
Democratic hold

District 7

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 7 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Diane DeCarlo (incumbent) 7,531 80.0
Democratic Jerry Hersi1,88420.0

General election

Maryland Senate District 7 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andy Harris (incumbent) 23,374 57.8
Democratic Diane DeCarlo (incumbent)16,99142.1
Write-in 440.1
Republican hold

District 8

Democratic state senator Thomas L. Bromwell resigned from the Maryland Senate on May 24, 2002, after Governor Parris Glendening appointed him to chair the Maryland Injured Workers' Insurance Fund. John R. Schneider, who Glendening appointed to replace Bromwell in the Senate, died from colon cancer on August 27, 2002. [11] Therefore, the seat had no incumbent state senator.

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 8 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Klausmeier 10,463 85.2
Democratic Raymond C. Shiflet1,81514.8

General election

Maryland Senate District 8 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Klausmeier 24,590 58.5
Republican John W. E. Cluster Jr. 17,42641.4
Write-in 550.1
Democratic hold

District 9

Maryland Senate District 9 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert H. Kittleman (incumbent) 40,133 98.2
Write-in 7461.8
Republican hold

District 10

Maryland Senate District 10 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Delores G. Kelley (incumbent) 29,638 80.8
Republican Robbie Page6,98119.0
Write-in 630.2
Democratic hold

District 11

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 11 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paula Hollinger (incumbent) 13,428 83.2
Democratic Larry L. LeDoyen2,70516.8

General election

Maryland Senate District 11 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paula Hollinger (incumbent) 29,009 62.5
Republican Alan P. Zukerberg17,33637.4
Write-in 460.1
Democratic hold

District 12

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 12 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. Kasemeyer (incumbent) 9,269 83.1
Democratic Frank C. Fillmore Jr.1,88916.9

General election

Maryland Senate District 12 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. Kasemeyer (incumbent) 25,537 63.2
Republican Mike Sneeringer14,84336.7
Write-in 490.1
Democratic hold

District 13

Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 13 Republican primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sandra B. Schrader (incumbent) 3,732 74.4
Republican Edward L. Patrick1,28625.6

General election

Maryland Senate District 13 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sandra B. Schrader (incumbent) 20,375 51.0
Democratic C. Vernon Gray19,56349.0
Write-in 320.1
Republican hold

District 14

In January 2002, Governor Parris Glendening appointed Robert H. Kittleman to succeed Christopher J. McCabe in the Maryland Senate [12] following his resignation to serve as the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [13] Following redistricting, the district had no incumbent. [14]

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 14 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rona E. Kramer 5,369 46.4
Democratic Tod David Sher 4,90042.3
Democratic Matthew Mossburg 1,31411.3

General election

Maryland Senate District 14 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rona E. Kramer 22,938 60.7
Republican Jorge Ribas14,77339.1
Write-in 510.1
Democratic hold

District 15

Maryland Senate District 15 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert J. Garagiola 20,121 50.9
Republican Jean Roesser (incumbent)19,36649.0
Write-in 180.1
Democratic gain from Republican

District 16

Maryland Senate District 16 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Frosh (incumbent) 32,478 72.1
Republican Tom Devor12,56327.9
Write-in 300.1
Democratic hold

District 17

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 17 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennie M. Forehand (incumbent) 8,204 81.8
Democratic Sidney Altman1,82518.2

General election

Maryland Senate District 17 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennie M. Forehand (incumbent) 21,494 71.0
Republican Roy A. Burke II8,73728.9
Write-in 300.1
Democratic hold

District 18

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 18 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sharon M. Grosfeld 7,527 48.9
Democratic Steven P. Hollman6,22040.4
Democratic Michael C. Griffiths1,64310.7

General election

Maryland Senate District 18 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sharon M. Grosfeld 28,504 97.0
Write-in 8773.0
Democratic hold

District 19

Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 19 Republican primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Siguenza 2,110 58.7
Republican Luis F. Columba1,48341.3

General election

Maryland Senate District 19 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leonard Teitelbaum (incumbent) 25,825 69.8
Republican Lynn Siguenza11,14630.1
Write-in 370.1
Democratic hold

District 20

Maryland Senate District 20 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ida G. Ruben (incumbent) 22,738 82.1
Republican John W. Wrightson4,88517.6
Write-in 680.3
Democratic hold

District 21

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 21 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John A. Giannetti Jr. 4,365 51.3
Democratic Arthur Dorman (incumbent)4,14048.7

General election

Maryland Senate District 21 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John A. Giannetti Jr. 18,767 97.1
Write-in 5642.9
Democratic hold

District 22

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 22 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul G. Pinsky (incumbent) 8,240 76.0
Democratic Richard R. Pilski2,59824.0

General election

Maryland Senate District 22 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul G. Pinsky (incumbent) 19,930 99.2
Write-in 1690.8
Democratic hold

District 23

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 23 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leo E. Green (incumbent) 9,406 56.5
Democratic Bobby G. Henry Jr.7,25243.5

General election

Maryland Senate District 23 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leo E. Green (incumbent) 29,387 79.9
Republican Fran C. Shellenberger7,37420.0
Write-in 290.1
Democratic hold

District 24

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 24 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel Exum (incumbent) 11,427 82.1
Democratic Milton Grady2,49617.9

General election

Maryland Senate District 24 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel Exum (incumbent) 21,570 99.6
Write-in 800.4
Democratic hold

District 25

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 25 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ulysses Currie (incumbent) 10,544 64.6
Democratic Sharrarne Morton5,78535.4

General election

Maryland Senate District 25 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ulysses Currie (incumbent) 24,761 99.7
Write-in 850.3
Democratic hold

District 26

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 26 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gloria G. Lawlah (incumbent) 12,343 69.3
Democratic David Mercado Valderrama 3,24018.2
Democratic Zalee G. Harris2,22212.5

General election

Maryland Senate District 26 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gloria G. Lawlah (incumbent) 12,343 99.4
Write-in 1620.6
Democratic hold

District 27

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 27 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) 9,708 62.1
Democratic Juanita D. Miller 5,20333.3
Democratic Minerva Sanders7104.5

General election

Maryland Senate District 27 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) 26,875 71.8
Republican Toni Jarboe-Duley10,51228.1
Write-in 310.1
Democratic hold

District 28

Maryland Senate District 28 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. Middleton (incumbent) 21,735 64.0
Republican Jim Easter12,22136.0
Write-in 160.1
Democratic hold

District 29

Maryland Senate District 29 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roy Dyson (incumbent) 20,532 58.2
Republican Barbara R. Thompson14,71441.7
Write-in 200.1
Democratic hold

District 30

Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 30 Republican primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andy Smarick 4,569 66.1
Republican Nora Criss-McIntire Keenan2,34233.9

General election

Maryland Senate District 30 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Astle (incumbent) 24,799 55.4
Republican Andy Smarick19,92244.5
Write-in 440.1
Democratic hold

District 31

Maryland Senate District 31 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) 23,381 62.3
Republican David K. Kyle14,10037.6
Write-in 300.1
Democratic hold

District 32

Maryland Senate District 32 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James E. DeGrange Sr. (incumbent) 19,623 59.2
Republican Terry R. Gilleland Jr. 13,49040.7
Write-in 450.1
Democratic hold

District 33

Maryland Senate District 33 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Janet Greenip 27,512 54.2
Democratic Robert R. Neall (incumbent)23,23645.8
Write-in 240.1
Republican gain from Democratic

District 34

Maryland Senate District 34 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nancy Jacobs (incumbent) 20,474 60.4
Democratic Art Helton 13,39939.5
Write-in 450.1
Republican hold

District 35

Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 35 Republican primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. Robert Hooper (incumbent) 7,600 63.1
Republican Kenneth E. Unitas2,69522.4
Republican Anthony M. DiPietro Jr.1,74114.5

General election

Maryland Senate District 35 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. Robert Hooper (incumbent) 42,766 98.1
Write-in 8171.9
Republican hold

District 36

Maryland Senate District 36 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican E. J. Pipkin 24,827 62.5
Democratic Walter M. Baker (incumbent)14,89837.5
Write-in 270.1
Republican gain from Democratic

District 37

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 37 Republican primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Grason Eckel 6,530 76.5
Democratic Ronald K. Warden Sr.2,00523.5

General election

Maryland Senate District 37 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard F. Colburn (incumbent) 26,144 68.6
Democratic Grason Eckel11,92531.3
Write-in 390.1
Republican hold

District 38

Maryland Senate District 38 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. Lowell Stoltzfus (incumbent) 27,328 68.7
Democratic Robert Lee Marvel Jr.12,43231.2
Write-in 300.1
Republican hold

District 39

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 39 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patrick J. Hogan (incumbent) 5,448 71.7
Democratic David Bernhard2,15428.3

General election

Maryland Senate District 39 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patrick J. Hogan (incumbent) 19,099 66.2
Republican Robin Ficker 9,68933.6
Write-in 650.2
Democratic hold

District 40

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 40 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph M. Hughes (incumbent) 9,777 83.3
Democratic Desiree M. Dodson1,95716.7

General election

Maryland Senate District 40 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph M. Hughes (incumbent) 19,189 99.6
Write-in 810.4
Democratic hold

District 41

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 41 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Gladden 10,084 49.4
Democratic Barbara A. Hoffman (incumbent)8,83343.3
Democratic Frank Boston 1,4867.3

General election

Maryland Senate District 41 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Gladden 25,461 97.4
Write-in 6732.6
Democratic hold

District 42

Maryland Senate District 42 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Brochin 22,709 51.0
Republican Martha Scanlan Klima 21,78148.9
Write-in 450.1
Democratic hold

District 43

Maryland Senate District 43 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joan Carter Conway 24,244 99.5
Write-in 1270.5
Democratic hold

District 44

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 44 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Verna L. Jones 7,384 68.5
Democratic Clarence Mitchell IV (incumbent)3,38931.5

General election

Maryland Senate District 44 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Verna L. Jones 16,135 99.5
Write-in 800.5
Democratic hold

District 45

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 45 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel J. McFadden (incumbent) 9,194 81.4
Democratic Frederick A. Broccolino2,09718.6

General election

Maryland Senate District 45 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel J. McFadden (incumbent) 19,016 84.0
Republican Gordon T. Gates3,61316.0
Write-in 190.1
Democratic hold

District 46

Maryland Senate District 46 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George W. Della Jr. (incumbent) 16,825 99.0
Write-in 1771.04
Democratic hold

District 47

Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 47 Democratic primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gwendolyn T. Britt 3,078 34.0
Democratic Darren Swain 2,25124.8
Democratic Tommie Broadwater 2,05122.6
Democratic Malinda Genevia Miles1,06911.8
Democratic David Henry Otero2703.0
Democratic Kay Young1942.1
Democratic Allieu B. Kallay1501.7

General election

Maryland Senate District 47 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gwendolyn T. Britt 14,163 99.4
Write-in 820.6
Democratic hold

References

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  2. ↑ Dresser, Michael (July 6, 2002). "Blount declares end to a 32-year political career" (PDF). Maryland State Archives . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Koenig, Sarah (July 17, 2002). "Sfikas ends bid for Senate". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Primaries, Other Losses Bring Newcomers to General Assembly". Capital News Service . September 11, 2002. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Governor taps DeCarlo to fill 6th District term". The Baltimore Sun . July 12, 2002. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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  10. ↑ "2002 Gubernatorial Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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  12. ↑ Carson, Larry (September 30, 2004). "GOP panels pick Kittleman for Senate seat". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved September 1, 2002.
  13. ↑ Carson, Larry; Dresser, Michael. "McCabe to resign his state Senate seat". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  14. ↑ Nitkin, David (September 14, 2002). "La Vay drops bid for 14th District seat". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved September 1, 2002.
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