2018 state senate elections in Maryland
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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.
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.
Summary
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 34, 0.39%
- State Senate district 9, 1.74% (gain)
- State Senate district 42, 2.02% (gain)
- State Senate district 8, 2.23%
- State Senate district 38, 5.39% (gain)
- State Senate district 33, 7.03%
- State Senate district 30, 9.23%
Election results
All election results are from the Maryland Board of Elections.[2]
District 1
2018 Maryland's 1st Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 2nd Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 3rd Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 4th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 5th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 6th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 7th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 8th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 9th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 10th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 11th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 12th Senate district election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Clarence 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
2018 Maryland's 13th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 14th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 15th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 16th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 17th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 18th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 19th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 20th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 21st Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 22nd Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 23rd Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 24th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 25th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 26th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 27th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 28th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 29th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 30th Senate district election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sarah 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
2018 Maryland's 31st Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 32nd Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 33rd Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 34th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 35th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 36th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 37th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 38th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 39th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 40th Senate district election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Antonio Hayes | 26,960 | 98.7% |
| Write-in | 349 | 1.3% |
Total votes | 27,309 | 100% |
| Democratic hold |
District 41
2018 Maryland's 41st Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 42nd Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 43rd Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 44th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 45th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 46th Senate district election 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
2018 Maryland's 47th Senate district election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Malcolm 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 (November 7, 2018). "GOP's 'Drive for Five' Stalls". Maryland Matters. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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