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.
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%
Retiring incumbents [ edit ]
District 35: Linda Norman retired.[ 11]
Incumbents defeated [ edit ]
In primary elections [ edit ]
District 28: Thomas M. Middleton lost renomination to Arthur Ellis .[ 12]
District 40: Barbara A. Robinson lost renomination to Antonio Hayes .[ 12]
District 43: Joan Carter Conway lost renomination to Mary L. Washington .[ 13]
District 45: Nathaniel J. McFadden lost renomination to Cory McCray .[ 14]
District 29: Stephen Waugh lost renomination to Jack Bailey .[ 15]
In the general elections [ edit ]
District 38: James N. Mathias Jr. lost to Mary Beth Carozza .[ 16]
District 9: Gail H. Bates lost to Katie Fry Hester .[ 17]
All election results are from the Maryland Board of Elections.[ 18]
^ Kurtz, Josh (November 7, 2018). "GOP's 'Drive for Five' Stalls" . Maryland Matters . Retrieved July 2, 2020 .
^ Hicks, Josh (February 8, 2018). "Md. Senate budget chair Kasemeyer to retire" . The Washington Post . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Hicks, Josh (July 17, 2017). "Madaleno makes it official — he's running for Maryland governor" . The Washington Post . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Metcalf, Andrew (August 2, 2017). "Manno Announces Launch of District 6 Congressional Campaign" . MoCo360 . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Wiggins, Ovetta (February 11, 2018). "Wife of 80-year-old state senator accompanies him to work each day. Some say she assists him with duties" . The Washington Post . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Hernández, Arelis R. (June 26, 2017). "State Sen. Anthony Muse to run for Prince George's County executive" . The Washington Post . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Kurtz, Josh (June 29, 2017). "The Kid Prepares for Her Close-up" . Maryland Matters . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Yeager, Amanda (August 25, 2017). "State Sen. Ed DeGrange to retire in 2018" . The Capital . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ "State Sen. Jim Brochin To Run For Baltimore County Executive" . WJZ-TV . October 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Kurtz, Josh (August 21, 2017). "Sen. Ramirez to Run for State's Attorney; Scramble on to Replace Him" . Maryland Matters . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Anderson, David (March 12, 2018). "Linda Norman nominated to fill remainder of late husband's State Senate term" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ a b Zorzi, William F. (June 27, 2018). "Stunning Developments: Middleton, Vallario Lose, Conway Trails; Generational Change in Baltimore" . Maryland Matters . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Dresser, Michael (July 6, 2018). "Mary Washington claims victory in Maryland Senate race against Joan Carter Conway" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Bailey, Deborah (June 28, 2018). "McCray's Upset of Longtime Del. McFadden Ushers in New Era" . Baltimore Afro-American . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Zou, Dandan (November 30, 2018). "Waugh disappointed by more than election result" . Maryland Independent . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Soper, Shawn (November 8, 2018). "Carozza Scores Decisive Win For Shore Senate Seat; Mathias Win Streak Snapped At 10 Elections" . Maryland Coastal Dispatch . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Wiggins, Ovetta (May 17, 2019). "Could a first-term state senator build bridges? It was a constant struggle" . The Washington Post . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results" . Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 19, 2020 .
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