# 2002 Maryland Senate election

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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.

## Summary
### Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* State Senate district 15, 1.91% (gain)
* State Senate district 13, 2.03%
* State Senate district 13, 2.08%
* State Senate district 33, 8.42% (gain)

## Retiring incumbents
### Democrats

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

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

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

#### Republicans

* District 4: Timothy R. Ferguson lost renomination to state delegate David R. Brinkley.

### In general elections
#### Democrats

* District 7: Diane DeCarlo lost a redistricting race to incumbent Andy Harris.
* District 33: Robert R. Neall lost to Janet Greenip.
* District 36: Walter M. Baker lost to E. J. Pipkin.

#### Republicans

* District 15: Jean Roesser lost to Robert J. Garagiola.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe D | October 4, 2002 |

## Detailed results

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

### District 1

Maryland Senate District 1 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John J. Hafer (incumbent) | 29,602 | 99.4 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 180 | 0.6 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 2

Maryland Senate District 2 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Donald F. Munson (incumbent) | 23,640 | 70.5 |
| Democratic | Mary E. Newby | 9,859 | 29.4 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 17 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 3

Maryland Senate District 3 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Alex Mooney (incumbent) | 21,617 | 55.0 |
| Democratic | Sue Hecht | 17,654 | 44.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 66 | 0.2 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 4
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 4 Republican primary election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | David R. Brinkley | 5,559 | 52.8 |
| Republican | Timothy R. Ferguson (incumbent) | 4,005 | 38.1 |
| Republican | David P. Gray | 958 | 9.1 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 4 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | David R. Brinkley | 29,231 | 76.4 |
| Democratic | Timothy Schlauch | 8,957 | 23.4 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 82 | 0.2 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 5

Maryland Senate District 5 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Larry E. Haines (incumbent) | 35,749 | 74.2 |
| Democratic | Ronald Zepp | 12,399 | 25.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 49 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 6

Maryland Senate District 6 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Norman R. Stone Jr. | 25,156 | 98.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 492 | 1.9 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 7
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 7 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diane DeCarlo (incumbent) | 7,531 | 80.0 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Hersi | 1,884 | 20.0 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 7 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Andy Harris (incumbent) | 23,374 | 57.8 |
| Democratic | Diane DeCarlo (incumbent) | 16,991 | 42.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 44 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | 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. Therefore, the seat had no incumbent state senator.

#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 8 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kathy Klausmeier | 10,463 | 85.2 |
| | Democratic | Raymond C. Shiflet | 1,815 | 14.8 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 8 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kathy Klausmeier | 24,590 | 58.5 |
| Republican | John W. E. Cluster Jr. | 17,426 | 41.4 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 55 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 9

Maryland Senate District 9 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert H. Kittleman (incumbent) | 40,133 | 98.2 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 746 | 1.8 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 10

Maryland Senate District 10 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Delores G. Kelley (incumbent) | 29,638 | 80.8 |
| Republican | Robbie Page | 6,981 | 19.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 0.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 11
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 11 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paula Hollinger (incumbent) | 13,428 | 83.2 |
| | Democratic | Larry L. LeDoyen | 2,705 | 16.8 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 11 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Paula Hollinger (incumbent) | 29,009 | 62.5 |
| Republican | Alan P. Zukerberg | 17,336 | 37.4 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 46 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 12
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 12 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edward J. Kasemeyer (incumbent) | 9,269 | 83.1 |
| | Democratic | Frank C. Fillmore Jr. | 1,889 | 16.9 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 12 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Edward J. Kasemeyer (incumbent) | 25,537 | 63.2 |
| Republican | Mike Sneeringer | 14,843 | 36.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 49 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 13
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 13 Republican primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sandra B. Schrader (incumbent) | 3,732 | 74.4 |
| | Republican | Edward L. Patrick | 1,286 | 25.6 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 13 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Sandra B. Schrader (incumbent) | 20,375 | 51.0 |
| Democratic | C. Vernon Gray | 19,563 | 49.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 32 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 14

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

#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 14 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Rona E. Kramer | 5,369 | 46.4 |
| Democratic | Tod David Sher | 4,900 | 42.3 |
| Democratic | Matthew Mossburg | 1,314 | 11.3 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 14 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Rona E. Kramer | 22,938 | 60.7 |
| Republican | Jorge Ribas | 14,773 | 39.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 51 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 15

Maryland Senate District 15 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert J. Garagiola | 20,121 | 50.9 |
| Republican | Jean Roesser (incumbent) | 19,366 | 49.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 18 | 0.1 |
| Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### District 16

Maryland Senate District 16 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Brian Frosh (incumbent) | 32,478 | 72.1 |
| Republican | Tom Devor | 12,563 | 27.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 17
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 17 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jennie M. Forehand (incumbent) | 8,204 | 81.8 |
| | Democratic | Sidney Altman | 1,825 | 18.2 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 17 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jennie M. Forehand (incumbent) | 21,494 | 71.0 |
| Republican | Roy A. Burke II | 8,737 | 28.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 18
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 18 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sharon M. Grosfeld | 7,527 | 48.9 |
| Democratic | Steven P. Hollman | 6,220 | 40.4 |
| Democratic | Michael C. Griffiths | 1,643 | 10.7 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 18 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sharon M. Grosfeld | 28,504 | 97.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 877 | 3.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 19
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 19 Republican primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lynn Siguenza | 2,110 | 58.7 |
| | Republican | Luis F. Columba | 1,483 | 41.3 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 19 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Leonard Teitelbaum (incumbent) | 25,825 | 69.8 |
| Republican | Lynn Siguenza | 11,146 | 30.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 37 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 20

Maryland Senate District 20 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ida G. Ruben (incumbent) | 22,738 | 82.1 |
| Republican | John W. Wrightson | 4,885 | 17.6 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 68 | 0.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 21
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 21 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John A. Giannetti Jr. | 4,365 | 51.3 |
| | Democratic | Arthur Dorman (incumbent) | 4,140 | 48.7 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 21 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John A. Giannetti Jr. | 18,767 | 97.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 564 | 2.9 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 22
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 22 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul G. Pinsky (incumbent) | 8,240 | 76.0 |
| | Democratic | Richard R. Pilski | 2,598 | 24.0 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 22 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Paul G. Pinsky (incumbent) | 19,930 | 99.2 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 169 | 0.8 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 23
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 23 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Leo E. Green (incumbent) | 9,406 | 56.5 |
| | Democratic | Bobby G. Henry Jr. | 7,252 | 43.5 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 23 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Leo E. Green (incumbent) | 29,387 | 79.9 |
| Republican | Fran C. Shellenberger | 7,374 | 20.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 29 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 24
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 24 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nathaniel Exum (incumbent) | 11,427 | 82.1 |
| | Democratic | Milton Grady | 2,496 | 17.9 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 24 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nathaniel Exum (incumbent) | 21,570 | 99.6 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 80 | 0.4 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 25
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 25 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ulysses Currie (incumbent) | 10,544 | 64.6 |
| | Democratic | Sharrarne Morton | 5,785 | 35.4 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 25 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ulysses Currie (incumbent) | 24,761 | 99.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 85 | 0.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 26
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 26 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gloria G. Lawlah (incumbent) | 12,343 | 69.3 |
| Democratic | David Mercado Valderrama | 3,240 | 18.2 |
| Democratic | Zalee G. Harris | 2,222 | 12.5 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 26 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gloria G. Lawlah (incumbent) | 12,343 | 99.4 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 162 | 0.6 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 27
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 27 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) | 9,708 | 62.1 |
| Democratic | Juanita D. Miller | 5,203 | 33.3 |
| Democratic | Minerva Sanders | 710 | 4.5 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 27 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) | 26,875 | 71.8 |
| Republican | Toni Jarboe-Duley | 10,512 | 28.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 31 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 28

Maryland Senate District 28 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas M. Middleton (incumbent) | 21,735 | 64.0 |
| Republican | Jim Easter | 12,221 | 36.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 16 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 29

Maryland Senate District 29 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Roy Dyson (incumbent) | 20,532 | 58.2 |
| Republican | Barbara R. Thompson | 14,714 | 41.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 30
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 30 Republican primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Andy Smarick | 4,569 | 66.1 |
| | Republican | Nora Criss-McIntire Keenan | 2,342 | 33.9 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 30 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John Astle (incumbent) | 24,799 | 55.4 |
| Republican | Andy Smarick | 19,922 | 44.5 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 44 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 31

Maryland Senate District 31 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) | 23,381 | 62.3 |
| Republican | David K. Kyle | 14,100 | 37.6 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 32

Maryland Senate District 32 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James E. DeGrange Sr. (incumbent) | 19,623 | 59.2 |
| Republican | Terry R. Gilleland Jr. | 13,490 | 40.7 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 45 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 33

Maryland Senate District 33 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Janet Greenip | 27,512 | 54.2 |
| Democratic | Robert R. Neall (incumbent) | 23,236 | 45.8 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 24 | 0.1 |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 34

Maryland Senate District 34 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Nancy Jacobs (incumbent) | 20,474 | 60.4 |
| Democratic | Art Helton | 13,399 | 39.5 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 45 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 35
#### Republican primary

Maryland Senate District 35 Republican primary election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Robert Hooper (incumbent) | 7,600 | 63.1 |
| Republican | Kenneth E. Unitas | 2,695 | 22.4 |
| Republican | Anthony M. DiPietro Jr. | 1,741 | 14.5 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 35 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Robert Hooper (incumbent) | 42,766 | 98.1 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 817 | 1.9 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 36

Maryland Senate District 36 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. J. Pipkin | 24,827 | 62.5 |
| Democratic | Walter M. Baker (incumbent) | 14,898 | 37.5 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 27 | 0.1 |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 37
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 37 Republican primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Grason Eckel | 6,530 | 76.5 |
| | Democratic | Ronald K. Warden Sr. | 2,005 | 23.5 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 37 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Richard F. Colburn (incumbent) | 26,144 | 68.6 |
| Democratic | Grason Eckel | 11,925 | 31.3 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 39 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 38

Maryland Senate District 38 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Lowell Stoltzfus (incumbent) | 27,328 | 68.7 |
| Democratic | Robert Lee Marvel Jr. | 12,432 | 31.2 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.1 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 39
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 39 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Hogan (incumbent) | 5,448 | 71.7 |
| | Democratic | David Bernhard | 2,154 | 28.3 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 39 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Patrick J. Hogan (incumbent) | 19,099 | 66.2 |
| Republican | Robin Ficker | 9,689 | 33.6 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 65 | 0.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 40
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 40 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ralph M. Hughes (incumbent) | 9,777 | 83.3 |
| | Democratic | Desiree M. Dodson | 1,957 | 16.7 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 40 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ralph M. Hughes (incumbent) | 19,189 | 99.6 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 81 | 0.4 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 41
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 41 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lisa Gladden | 10,084 | 49.4 |
| Democratic | Barbara A. Hoffman (incumbent) | 8,833 | 43.3 |
| Democratic | Frank Boston | 1,486 | 7.3 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 41 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lisa Gladden | 25,461 | 97.4 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 673 | 2.6 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 42

Maryland Senate District 42 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James Brochin | 22,709 | 51.0 |
| Republican | Martha Scanlan Klima | 21,781 | 48.9 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 45 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 43

Maryland Senate District 43 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joan Carter Conway | 24,244 | 99.5 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 127 | 0.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 44
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 44 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Verna L. Jones | 7,384 | 68.5 |
| | Democratic | Clarence Mitchell IV (incumbent) | 3,389 | 31.5 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 44 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Verna L. Jones | 16,135 | 99.5 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 80 | 0.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 45
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 45 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nathaniel J. McFadden (incumbent) | 9,194 | 81.4 |
| | Democratic | Frederick A. Broccolino | 2,097 | 18.6 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 45 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nathaniel J. McFadden (incumbent) | 19,016 | 84.0 |
| Republican | Gordon T. Gates | 3,613 | 16.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 19 | 0.1 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 46

Maryland Senate District 46 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | George W. Della Jr. (incumbent) | 16,825 | 99.0 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 177 | 1.04 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 47
#### Democratic primary

Maryland Senate District 47 Democratic primary election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gwendolyn T. Britt | 3,078 | 34.0 |
| Democratic | Darren Swain | 2,251 | 24.8 |
| Democratic | Tommie Broadwater | 2,051 | 22.6 |
| Democratic | Malinda Genevia Miles | 1,069 | 11.8 |
| Democratic | David Henry Otero | 270 | 3.0 |
| Democratic | Kay Young | 194 | 2.1 |
| Democratic | Allieu B. Kallay | 150 | 1.7 |

#### General election

Maryland Senate District 47 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gwendolyn T. Britt | 14,163 | 99.4 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 82 | 0.6 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |