Maryland State Senate Elections, 2010

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Maryland State Senate elections, 2010

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Maryland State Senate

Elections for the office of Maryland State Senate were held in Maryland on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was July 6, 2010 and the primary Election Day was on September 14, 2010.

Maryland's 47 state senators are elected to four-year terms. The elections are not staggered but rather, all 47 seats are up for election on a cycle of 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, etc.

The Maryland State Senate was one of the few chambers that Democrats gained seats in, with Democrats gaining two seats.

See also: Maryland State Senate and State legislative elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results[edit]

Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Maryland State Senate:

Maryland State Senate
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	33	35
	Republican Party	14	12
Total		47	47

Campaign contributions[edit]

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Maryland in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[1]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	111	$9,313,367
2008	47	$4,222,872
2006	115	$10,593,147
2004	47	$3,953,082
2002	118	$9,071,191

In 2010, the candidates running for state senate raised a total of $9,313,367 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:^[2]

Donor	Amount
Lenett, Michael G	$226,697
Helton, Arthur H	$181,000
Maryland Realtors Association	$139,665
Community Coalition Advocacy Slate	$125,000
Service Employees DC & Maryland State Council 54	$98,800
Dearmon, Donald M	$81,092
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association	$75,000
SEIU 1199	$66,500
Democratic Senate Slate	$60,812
Health Policy Leadership Alliance	$57,375

Incumbency[edit]

Unopposed incumbents[edit]

10 incumbents (23%) faced no competition in the November 2 general election.

• 8 Democratic incumbents faced no November challenger.
• 2 GOP incumbents faced no November challenger.

Primary challenges[edit]

Only 14 incumbents (20.9%) faced competition in the June 1 primary. Six incumbents -- Republican Donald Munson and Democrats Rona Kramer, Michael Lenett, Nathaniel Exum, George Della, and David Harrington lost to their challengers. The following 38 incumbents (27 Democrats, 11 Republicans) won their primaries:

• District 1: Incumbent Republican George Edwards
• District 3: Incumbent Republican Alex Mooney
• District 4: Incumbent Republican David R. Brinkley
• District 6: Incumbent Democrat Norman Stone
• District 8: Incumbent Democrat Katherine Klausmeier
• District 9: Incumbent Republican Allan Kittleman
• District 10: Incumbent Democrat Delores Kelley
• District 11: Incumbent Democrat Robert Zirkin
• District 12: Incumbent Democrat Edward Kasemeyer
• District 13: Incumbent Democrat James Robey
• District 15: Incumbent Democrat Robert Garagiola
• District 16: Incumbent Democrat Brian Frosh
• District 17: Incumbent Democrat Jennie Forehand
• District 18: Incumbent Democrat Richard Madaleno
• District 20: Incumbent Democrat Jamie Raskin
• District 21: Incumbent Democrat Jim Rosapepe
• District 22: Incumbent Democrat Paul Pinsky
• District 23: Incumbent Democrat Douglas Peters
• District 25: Incumbent Democrat Ulysses Currie
• District 26: Incumbent Democrat C. Anthony Muse
• District 27: Incumbent Democrat Mike Miller
• District 28: Incumbent Democrat Thomas Mac Middleton
• District 29: Incumbent Democrat Roy Dyson
• District 30: Incumbent Democrat John Astle
• District 31: Incumbent Republican Bryan Simonaire
• District 32: Incumbent Republican James DeGrange, Sr.
• District 33: Incumbent Republican Edward R. Reilly
• District 34: Incumbent Republican Nancy Jacobs
• District 35: Incumbent Republican Barry Glassman
• District 36: Incumbent Republican E. J. Pipkin
• District 37: Incumbent Republican Richard Colburn
• District 39: Incumbent Democrat Nancy King
• District 40: Incumbent Democrat Catherine Pugh
• District 41: Incumbent Democrat Lisa Gladden
• District 42: Incumbent Democrat James Brochin
• District 43: Incumbent Democrat Joan Carter Conway
• District 44: Incumbent Democrat Verna Jones
• District 45: Incumbent Democrat Nathaniel McFadden

Retiring incumbents[edit]

Three incumbent Senators did not run for re-election, while 44 incumbents (94%) ran for re-election. Of the 3 incumbents who did not seek re-election, there were 3 Republicans and no Democrats.

Incumbents who retired are:

• District 5: Incumbent Republican Larry Haines.
• District 7: Incumbent Republican Andrew Harris.
• District 38: Incumbent Republican J. Lowell Stoltzfus.

Qualifications[edit]

Section 9 of Article 3 of the Maryland Constitution states, "A person is eligible to serve as a Senator or Delegate, who on the date of his election, (1) is a citizen of the State of Maryland, (2) has resided therein for at least one year next preceding that date, and (3) if the district which he has been chosen to represent has been established for at least six months prior to the date of his election, has resided in that district for six months next preceding that date.

If the district which the person has been chosen to represent has been established less than six months prior to the date of his election, then in addition to (1) and (2) above, he shall have resided in the district for as long as it has been established.

A person is eligible to serve as a Senator, if he has attained the age of twenty-five years, or as a Delegate, if he has attained the age of twenty-one years, on the date of his election. "

List of candidates

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District 1[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.

September 14 Republican primary:

• George Edwards (R) 12,105 a Incumbent Edwards was first elected in 2006.

November 2 General election candidates:

George Edwards: 30,012

District 2[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Christopher Shank (R) 6,720 a
• Donald Munson (R) 5,059 Incumbent Munson was first elected in 1990.

November 2 General election candidates:

Christopher Shank: 21,319

Donald Munson (Write-in): 8,469

District 3[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Ronald Young (D) 4,892 a
• Don DeArmon (D) 2,523
• Lisa Baugher (D) - Withdrew May 21, 2010

September 14 Republican primary:

• Alex Mooney (R) 8,199 a Incumbent Mooney was first elected in 1998.

November 2 General election candidates:

Ronald Young: 22,710

Alex Mooney: 21,666

District 4[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Sara Trescott (D) 3,989 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• David R. Brinkley (R) 9,705 a Incumbent Brinkley was first elected in 2002.
• Kathryn Freed (R) 2,585

November 2 General election candidates:

Sara Trescott: 11,733

David R. Brinkley: 31,522

District 5[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Scott Stone (D) 5,254 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Joseph Getty (R) 10,586 a
• Dale Lusher (R) 1,769

Note: Incumbent Larry Haines (R) did not seek re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Scott Stone: 14,070

Joseph Getty: 36,425

District 6[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Norman Stone (D) 5,336 a Incumbent Stone was first elected in January 1966.
• Jordan Hadfield (D) 4,575

September 14 Republican primary:

• Bruce Kahl (R) 2,987 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Norman Stone: 17,623

Bruce Kahl: 12,805

District 7[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Rebecca Nelson (D) 4,230 a
• Jim Stavropoulos (D) 3,523

September 14 Republican primary:

• J.B. Jennings (R) 5,547 a
• Alfred Redmer (R) 3,547

Note: Incumbent Andrew Harris (R) did not seek re-election but instead ran for the U.S. House of Representatives.

November 2 General election candidates:

Rebecca Nelson: 14,848

J.B. Jennings: 28,890

District 8[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Katherine Klausmeier (D) 9,273 a Incumbent Klausmeier was first elected in 2002.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Dee Hodges (R) 4,155 a
• Benjamin Lawless (R) 1,633

November 2 General election candidates:

Katherine Klausmeier: 25,155

Dee Hodges: 16,968

District 9[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jim Adams (D) 6,512 a

September 14 Republican primary:

• Allan Kittleman (R) 10,314 a Incumbent Kittleman was first elected in 2004.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jim Adams: 18,198

Allan Kittleman: 36,641

District 10[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Delores Kelley (D) 10,472 a Incumbent Kelley was first elected in 1994.
• Pat Kelly (D) 2,945
• Stephanie Boston (D) 2,110

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Delores Kelley: 37,327

Stephanie Boston (Write-in): 438

District 11[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Robert Zirkin (D) 13,474 a Incumbent Zirkin was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Zirkin: 38,730

District 12[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Edward Kasemeyer (D) 9,421 a Incumbent Kasemeyer was first elected in 1986.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Rick Martel (R) 4,652 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Edward Kasemeyer: 24,981

Rick Martel: 17,568

District 13[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• James Robey (D) 8,174 a Incumbent Robey was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Kyle Lorton (R) 2,948 a
• Jody Venkatesan (R) 2,081

November 2 General election candidates:

James Robey: 28,258

Kyle Lorton: 16,503

District 14[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Karen Montgomery (D) 4,973 a
• Rona Kramer (D) 4,857 Incumbent Kramer was first elected in 2002.

Across the country in 2010, state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, only 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbent state senator. Montgomery was one of the 12 Democratic challengers who defeated an incumbent Democratic state senator.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Eric Cary (R) 3,223 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Karen Montgomery: 24,422

Eric Cary: 14,898

District 15[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Robert Garagiola (D) 6,659 a Incumbent Garagiola was first elected in 2002.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Dwight Patel (R) 2,984 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Garagiola: 25,648

Dwight Patel: 14,570

District 16[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Brian Frosh (D) 13,043 a Incumbent Frosh was first elected in 1994.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jerry Cave (R) 2,519 a
• Meyer Marks (R) Note: Meyer Marks withdrew from the race on July 16, 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Brian Frosh: 30,762

Jerry Cave: 12,815

District 17[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jennie Forehand (D) 4,129 a Incumbent Forehand was first elected in 1994.
• Cheryl Kagan (D) 3,773

September 14 Republican primary:

• Adol Theo Owen-Williams II (R) 1,796 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jennie Forehand: 23,508

Adol Theo Owen-Williams II: 8,535

District 18[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Richard Madaleno (D) 8,734 a Incumbent Madaleno was first elected in 2006.
• Michael Griffiths (D) 2,364

September 14 Republican primary:

• Kurt Osuch (R) 1,826 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Madaleno: 26,077

Kurt Osuch: 8,755

District 19[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Roger Manno (D) 5,892 a
• Michael Lenett (D) 5,020 Incumbent Lenett was first elected in 2006.

Across the country in 2010, state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, only 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbent state senator. Manno was one of the 12 Democratic challengers who defeated an incumbent Democratic state senator.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Don Irvine (R) 2,543 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Roger Manno: 24,249

Don Irvine: 11,320

District 20[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jamie Raskin (D) 8,110 a Incumbent Raskin was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jamie Raskin: 25,384

District 21[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Jim Rosapepe (D) 7,037 a Incumbent Rosapepe was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jim Rosapepe: 23,331

District 22[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Paul Pinsky (D) 7,636 a Incumbent Pinsky was first elected in 1994.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Paul Pinsky: 20,731

District 23[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Douglas Peters (D) 10,284 a Incumbent Peters was first elected in 2006.
• Bobby Henry, Jr. (D) 5,121
• Darrell Carrington (D) 968
• Mike Anderson (D) 725

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Douglas Peters: 39,260

District 24[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Joanne Benson (D) 6,178 a
• Nathaniel Exum (D) 5,311 Incumbent Exum was first elected in 1998.

Across the country in 2010, state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, only 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbent state senator. Benson was one of the 12 Democratic challengers who defeated an incumbent Democratic state senator.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Joanne Benson: 27,222

District 25[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Ulysses Currie (D) 10,274 a Incumbent Currie was first elected in 1994.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Ulysses Currie: 31,189

Jennifer Lowery-Bell (Write-in): 281

District 26[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• C. Anthony Muse (D) 11,529 a Incumbent Muse was first elected in 2006.
• Albert Chatmon (D) 2,642

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

C. Anthony Muse: 30,492

District 27[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Thomas Mike Miller, Jr. (Maryland) (D) 12,072 a Incumbent Miller was first elected in 1974.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Vernon Hayes (R) 3,525 a
• Ron Miller (Maryland candidate) (R) - Withdrew April 13, 2010

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas Mike Miller, Jr. (Maryland): 36,286

Vernon Hayes: 12,143

District 28[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Thomas Mac Middleton (D) 9,481 a Incumbent Middleton was first elected in 1994.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Jay Bala (R) 4,371 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas Mac Middleton: 31,377

Jay Bala: 13,290

District 29[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Roy Dyson (D) 6,870 a Incumbent Dyson was first elected in 1994.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Stephen Waugh (R) 7,449 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Roy Dyson: 22,368

Stephen Waugh: 21,090

District 30[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• John Astle (D) 8,256 a Incumbent Astle was first elected in 1994.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Ron Elfenbein (R) 7,390 a
• Gary DeMoss (R) Note: DeMoss withdrew on June 11, 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

John Astle: 25,285

Ron Elfenbein: 24,146

District 31[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Edward Carey (D) 4,790 a
• John Booze (D) 2,131

September 14 Republican primary:

• Bryan Simonaire (R) 6,693 a Incumbent Simonaire was first elected in 2006.
• William Capps (R) 1,323

November 2 General election candidates:

Edward Carey: 15,688

Bryan Simonaire: 25,744

District 32[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• James DeGrange, Sr. (D) 6,706 a Incumbent DeGrange was first elected in 1998.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Larry Barber (R) 4,865 a

November 2 General election candidates:

James DeGrange, Sr.: 24,831

Larry Barber: 16,223

District 33[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Edward R. Reilly (R) 6,838 a Incumbent Reilly was first elected in 2002.
• James King (R) 5,458
• Brian Benjers (R) 886

November 2 General election candidates:

Edward R. Reilly: 43,500

District 34[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Arthur Helton, Jr. (D) 4,811 a
• Rovall Washington (D) 2,568

September 14 Republican primary:

• Nancy Jacobs (R) 6,439 a Incumbent Jacobs was first elected in 1998.

November 2 General election candidates:

Arthur Helton, Jr.: 17,540

Nancy Jacobs: 22,358

District 35[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Barry Glassman (R) 12,524 a Incumbent Glassman was first elected in May 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Barry Glassman: 46,209

District 36[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Steven Mumford (D) 4,041 a
• Robert Alt (D) 3,589

September 14 Republican primary:

• E. J. Pipkin (R) 8,365 a Incumbent Pipkin was first elected in 2002.
• Donald Alcorn (R) 3,264

November 2 General election candidates:

Steven Mumford: 16,896

E. J. Pipkin: 29,238

District 37[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Chris Robinson (D) 4,381 a
• Tim Quinn (D) 2,605
• Christopher Jakubiak (D) 1,558

September 14 Republican primary:

• Richard Colburn (R) 7,957 a Incumbent Colburn was first elected in 1994.
• Paul Galanek (R) 2,427

November 2 General election candidates:

Chris Robinson: 18,164

Richard Colburn: 26,365

District 38[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• James Mathias, Jr. (D) 7,891 a
• Charles Lehrer (D) 1,308

September 14 Republican primary:

• Michael James (R) 9,068 a

Independent candidate:

• Rick Carey a

Note: Incumbent J. Lowell Stoltzfus (R) did not seek re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

James Mathias, Jr.: 23,559

Michael James: 22,919

Rick Carey Note: Carey did not appear on the November 2, general election ballot.

District 39[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Nancy King (D) 3,695 a Incumbent King was first elected in 2007.
• Saqib Ali (D) 3,447

September 14 Republican primary:

• Robert Smith (R) 2,197 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Nancy King: 17,990

Robert Smith: 9,724

District 40[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Catherine Pugh (D) 7,826 a Incumbent Pugh was first elected in 2006.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Catherine Pugh: 21,778

District 41[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Lisa Gladden (D) 11,570 a Incumbent Gladden was first elected in 2002.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Lisa Gladden: 28,620

District 42[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• James Brochin (D) 9,634 a Incumbent Brochin was first elected in 2002.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Kevin Carney (R) 4,843 a
• Walter Kuebler (R) 704

November 2 General election candidates:

James Brochin: 24,346

Kevin Carney: 17,320

District 43[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Joan Carter Conway (D) 9,259 a Incumbent Conway was first elected in 1997.
• Hector Torres (D) 4,070

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Joan Carter Conway: 27,583

District 44[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Verna Jones (D) 5,727 a Incumbent Jones was first elected in 2002.

September 14 Republican primary:

• Bernard Reiter (R) 289 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Verna Jones: 17,706

Bernard Reiter: 1,669

District 45[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Nathaniel McFadden (D) 7,397 a Incumbent McFadden was first elected in 1994.
• Aaron Wilkes (D) Note: Wilkes was disqualified on July 19, 2010.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Nathaniel McFadden: 23,159

District 46[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Bill Ferguson (D) 5,248 a
• George Della (D) 3,641 Incumbent Della was first elected in 1982.
• Andrew Galli (D) Note: Galli withdrew from the race on July 16, 2010.

Across the country in 2010, state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, only 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbent state senator. Ferguson was one of the 12 Democratic challengers who defeated an incumbent Democratic state senator.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bill Ferguson: 19,126

District 47[edit]

September 14 Democratic primary:

• Victor Ramirez (D) 4,532 a
• David Harrington (D) 2,596 Incumbent Harrington was first elected in 2008.

Across the country in 2010, state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, only 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbent state senator. Ramirez was one of the 12 Democratic challengers who defeated an incumbent Democratic state senator.

September 14 Republican primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Victor Ramirez: 15,548

See also[edit]

• Maryland State Senate
• Maryland State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links[edit]

• Official Maryland State Senate General Election Results
• List of 2010 candidates for Maryland State Senate
• Maryland Republican Party's list of state senate candidates (dead link)
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for Maryland State Senate in the November 2, 2010 election

Footnotes[edit]