# 2006 Maryland Senate election

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The 2006 Maryland Senate elections were held on November 7, 2006, as part of the 2006 United States elections, including the 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election. All 47 of Maryland's state senators were up for reelection. Neither party netted seats, allowing Democrats to retain supermajority control of the chamber.

## Summary
### Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* State Senate district 31, 1.72% (gain)
* State Senate district 3, 4.12%
* State Senate district 30, 5.89%

## Retiring incumbents
### Democrats

* District 11: Paula Hollinger retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 3rd congressional district.
* District 18: Sharon M. Grosfeld retired.
* District 19: Leonard Teitelbaum retired.
* District 23: Leo E. Green retired.
* District 26: Gloria G. Lawlah retired.
* District 31: Philip C. Jimeno retired.
* District 40: Ralph M. Hughes retired.

### Republicans

* District 1: John J. Hafer retired.

## Incumbents defeated
### In primary elections
#### Democrats

* District 20: Ida G. Ruben lost renomination to Jamie Raskin.
* District 21: John A. Giannetti Jr. lost renomination to James Rosapepe.

### In the general election
#### Republicans

* District 13: Sandra Schrader lost to James N. Robey.
* District 21: John A. Giannetti Jr. lost to James Rosapepe.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Rothenberg | Safe D | November 4, 2006 |

## Detailed results
### District 1
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 1 Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George C. Edwards | 9,559 | 80.3 |
| | Republican | John "Ross" Sines | 2,339 | 19.7 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 1 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George C. Edwards | 25,365 | 72.7 |
| Democratic | Thomas Conlon | 9,489 | 27.2 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 19 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 2

Maryland Senate District 2 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Donald F. Munson (incumbent) | 28,900 | 98.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 320 | 1.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 3
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 3 Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Alex Mooney (incumbent) | 5,617 | 64.4 |
| Republican | Hugh M. Warner | 1,773 | 20.3 |
| Republican | Tim Brooks | 1,337 | 15.3 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 3 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Alex Mooney (incumbent) | 21,844 | 51.9 |
| Democratic | Candy O. Greenway | 20,111 | 47.8 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 104 | 0.2 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 4
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 4 Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David R. Brinkley (incumbent) | 8,420 | 84.1 |
| | Republican | Paul Chamberlain | 1,587 | 15.9 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 4 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | David R. Brinkley (incumbent) | 33,879 | 98.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 455 | 1.3 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 5
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 5 Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Larry E. Haines (incumbent) | 7,172 | 69.3 |
| | Republican | Michelle Jefferson | 3,181 | 30.7 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 5 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Larry E. Haines (incumbent) | 38,984 | 97.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 821 | 2.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 6

Maryland Senate District 6 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Norman R. Stone Jr. (incumbent) | 21,012 | 69.9 |
| Republican | Bill "Kush" Kushnerick | 9,028 | 30.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 7

Maryland Senate District 7 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Andy Harris (incumbent) | 23,453 | 56.6 |
| Democratic | Patricia A. Foerster | 17,972 | 43.3 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 8
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 8 Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Craig Borne | 3,083 | 68.1 |
| | Republican | Cal Clemons | 1,444 | 31.9 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 8 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kathy Klausmeier (incumbent) | 24,299 | 58.2 |
| Republican | Craig Borne | 17,401 | 41.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 37 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 9

Maryland Senate District 9 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Allan H. Kittleman (incumbent) | 33,317 | 62.2 |
| Democratic | Rich Corkran | 14,738 | 37.8 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 33 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 10
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 10 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Delores G. Kelley (incumbent) | 11,027 | 63.2 |
| Democratic | Pat Kelly | 5,507 | 31.6 |
| Democratic | Charles E. Arthur | 901 | 5.2 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 10 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Delores G. Kelley (incumbent) | 33,526 | 99.3 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 245 | 0.7 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 11
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 11 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Zirkin | 14,362 | 71.3 |
| | Democratic | Scott Rifkin | 5,779 | 28.7 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 11 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert Zirkin | 34,782 | 70.8 |
| Republican | Jeffrey S. Yablon | 14,312 | 29.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 46 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 12

Maryland Senate District 12 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Edward J. Kasemeyer (incumbent) | 26,286 | 62.3 |
| Republican | Richard I. Martel Jr. | 15,884 | 37.6 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 29 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 13

Maryland Senate District 13 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James N. Robey | 24,354 | 56.1 |
| Republican | Sandra B. Schrader (incumbent) | 19,021 | 43.8 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 32 | 0.1 |
| Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### District 14

Maryland Senate District 14 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Rona E. Kramer (incumbent) | 22,938 | 67.8 |
| Republican | Frank Hackenberg | 12,733 | 32.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 53 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 15

Maryland Senate District 15 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert J. Garagiola (incumbent) | 27,788 | 65.8 |
| Republican | Bill Askinazi | 14,448 | 34.2 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 16

Maryland Senate District 16 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Brian E. Frosh (incumbent) | 35,290 | 75.7 |
| Republican | Robert F. Dyer Jr. | 11,317 | 24.3 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 17

Maryland Senate District 17 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jennie M. Forehand (incumbent) | 27,588 | 98.6 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 392 | 1.4 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 18

Maryland Senate District 18 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Richard Madaleno (incumbent) | 28,050 | 76.0 |
| Republican | David Stegmaier | 8,834 | 23.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 19
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 19 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Michael G. Lenett | 7,274 | 52.4 |
| Democratic | Adrienne A. Mandel | 3,405 | 24.5 |
| Democratic | Carol S. Petzold | 3,215 | 23.1 |

#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 19 Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Ryman | 2,521 | 78.3 |
| | Republican | Lynn Siguenza | 698 | 21.7 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 19 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Michael G. Lenett | 25,810 | 68.3 |
| Republican | Mike Ryman | 11,933 | 31.6 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 45 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 20
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 20 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamie Raskin | 9,585 | 66.6 |
| | Democratic | Ida G. Ruben (incumbent) | 4,812 | 33.4 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 20 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jamie Raskin | 26,251 | 98.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 349 | 1.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 21
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 21 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James Rosapepe | 5,837 | 58.5 |
| Democratic | John A. Giannetti Jr. (incumbent) | 3,881 | 38.9 |
| Democratic | Jessie Pulivarti | 266 | 2.7 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 21 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James Rosapepe | 18,067 | 67.5 |
| Republican | John A. Giannetti Jr. (incumbent) | 8,663 | 32.4 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 22

Maryland Senate District 22 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Paul G. Pinsky (incumbent) | 20,397 | 99.2 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 156 | 0.8 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 23
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 23 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Douglas J. J. Peters | 7,782 | 45.0 |
| Democratic | Bobby G. Henry Jr. | 7,212 | 41.7 |
| Democratic | Greg Holmes | 2,287 | 13.2 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 23 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Douglas J. J. Peters | 33,791 | 99.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 353 | 1.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 24

Maryland Senate District 24 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nathaniel Exum (incumbent) | 22,649 | 99.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 66 | 0.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 25

Maryland Senate District 25 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ulysses Currie (incumbent) | 26,333 | 99.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 66 | 0.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 26
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 26 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | C. Anthony Muse | 9,846 | 55.1 |
| | Democratic | Obie Patterson | 8,028 | 44.9 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 26 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | C. Anthony Muse | 26,361 | 98.8 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 310 | 1.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 27

Maryland Senate District 27 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) | 29,562 | 70.4 |
| Republican | Ron Miller | 12,410 | 29.5 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 31 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 28

Maryland Senate District 28 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas M. Middleton (incumbent) | 25,646 | 65.3 |
| Republican | Jay Bala | 13,631 | 34.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 16 | 0.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 29

Maryland Senate District 29 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Roy Dyson (incumbent) | 25,258 | 63.9 |
| Republican | Thomas F. McKay | 14,188 | 35.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 62 | 0.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 30

Maryland Senate District 30 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John Astle (incumbent) | 24,999 | 52.9 |
| Republican | Herbert H. McMillan | 22,216 | 47.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 29 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 31
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 31 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Walter J. Shandrowsky | 6,265 | 60.0 |
| | Democratic | Matthew L. McBride | 4,184 | 40.0 |

#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 31 Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bryan Simonaire | 3,032 | 42.0 |
| Republican | Carl G. "Dutch" Holland | 1,620 | 22.4 |
| Republican | Mike Jacobs | 1,533 | 21.2 |
| Republican | Thomas R. Gardner | 821 | 11.4 |
| Republican | Charles "Casey" Robison | 218 | 3.0 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 31 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bryan Simonaire | 19,516 | 50.8 |
| Democratic | Walter J. Shandrowsky | 18,857 | 49.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.1 |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 32

Maryland Senate District 32 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James E. DeGrange Sr. (incumbent) | 21,672 | 60.8 |
| Republican | Jon Vandenheuvel | 13,939 | 39.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 33

Maryland Senate District 33 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Janet Greenip (incumbent) | 30,269 | 56.1 |
| Democratic | Scott Hymes | 23,689 | 43.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 29 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 34

Maryland Senate District 34 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Nancy Jacobs (incumbent) | 21,601 | 57.3 |
| Democratic | William B. Kilby | 16,108 | 42.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.0 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 35

Maryland Senate District 35 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Robert Hooper (incumbent) | 35,760 | 68.0 |
| Democratic | Stan Kollar | 16,803 | 31.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 31 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 36

Maryland Senate District 36 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. J. Pipkin (incumbent) | 27,101 | 63.7 |
| Democratic | Harry E. Sampson | 15,402 | 36.2 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 34 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 37
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 37 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hilary Spence | 7,234 | 76.5 |
| | Democratic | Ronald Warden Sr. | 2,225 | 23.5 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 37 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Richard F. Colburn (incumbent) | 23,415 | 56.2 |
| Democratic | Hilary Spence | 16,183 | 38.8 |
| Independent | Moonyene Jackson-Amis | 2,043 | 4.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 38

Maryland Senate District 38 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Lowell Stoltzfus (incumbent) | 33,957 | 99.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 347 | 1.0 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 39

Maryland Senate District 39 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Patrick J. Hogan (incumbent) | 23,274 | 98.5 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 358 | 1.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 40
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 40 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Catherine Pugh | 5,045 | 39.9 |
| Democratic | Salima Siler Marriott | 3,560 | 28.2 |
| Democratic | Lawrence Bell | 2,527 | 20.0 |
| Democratic | Belinda K. Conaway | 794 | 6.3 |
| Democratic | Tara Andrews | 521 | 4.1 |
| Democratic | Timothy Mercer | 196 | 1.6 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 40 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Catherine Pugh | 20,112 | 90.1 |
| Republican | Stephen George | 2,160 | 9.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 41
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 41 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lisa Gladden (incumbent) | 15,147 | 90.7 |
| | Democratic | Leonard Kerpelman | 1,555 | 9.3 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 41 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lisa Gladden (incumbent) | 27,472 | 99.3 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 193 | 0.7 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 42
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 42 Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Douglas B. Riley | 4,936 | 86.6 |
| | Republican | Glenn Torgerson | 761 | 13.4 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 42 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James Brochin (incumbent) | 24,588 | 56.3 |
| Republican | Douglas B. Riley | 19,084 | 43.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 43
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 43 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joan Carter Conway (incumbent) | 13,926 | 92.0 |
| | Democratic | Dave Vane | 1,204 | 8.0 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 43 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joan Carter Conway (incumbent) | 24,686 | 88.7 |
| Green | Maria Allwine | 3,095 | 11.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 60 | 0.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 44
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 44 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Verna L. Jones (incumbent) | 7,182 | 75.0 |
| | Democratic | Kevin A. Brooks | 2,396 | 25.0 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 44 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Verna L. Jones (incumbent) | 15,982 | 90.0 |
| Republican | Sameerah S. Muhammad | 1,757 | 9.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 45
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 45 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nathaniel J. McFadden (incumbent) | 10,589 | 91.6 |
| | Democratic | Greg Truitt | 971 | 8.4 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 45 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nathaniel J. McFadden (incumbent) | 19,838 | 86.4 |
| Republican | Leonard J. Wolff | 3,112 | 13.5 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 23 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 46

Maryland Senate District 46 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | George W. Della Jr. (incumbent) | 16,623 | 73.0 |
| Republican | Keith Losoya | 6,112 | 26.8 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 36 | 0.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 47
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 47 Democratic primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gwendolyn T. Britt (incumbent) | 6,707 | 83.7 |
| | Democratic | George Seymore | 1,302 | 16.3 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 47 election, 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gwendolyn T. Britt (incumbent) | 14,630 | 99.5 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 79 | 0.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |