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.

In the 2010 election, Democrats retained a majority and gained two seats in the chamber.

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

November 2 General Election Results

Majority control

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

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

Unopposed incumbents

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

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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:

Retiring incumbents

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:

Qualifications

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

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • George Edwards (R) 12,105 Approveda Incumbent Edwards was first elected in 2006.

November 2 General election candidates:

Republican Party George Edwards: 30,012 Green check mark transparent.png

District 2

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Republican Party Christopher Shank: 21,319 Green check mark transparent.png

Donald Munson (Write-in): 8,469

District 3

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Ronald Young (D) 4,892 Approveda
  • Don DeArmon (D) 2,523
  • Lisa Baugher (D) - Withdrew May 21, 2010
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Alex Mooney (R) 8,199 Approveda Incumbent Mooney was first elected in 1998.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ronald Young: 22,710 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Alex Mooney: 21,666

District 4

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • David R. Brinkley (R) 9,705 Approveda Incumbent Brinkley was first elected in 2002.
  • Kathryn Freed (R) 2,585

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Sara Trescott: 11,733
Republican Party David R. Brinkley: 31,522 Green check mark transparent.png

District 5

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
Note: Incumbent Larry Haines (R) did not seek re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Scott Stone: 14,070
Republican Party Joseph Getty: 36,425 Green check mark transparent.png

District 6

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Norman Stone (D) 5,336 Approveda Incumbent Stone was first elected in January 1966.
  • Jordan Hadfield (D) 4,575
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Norman Stone: 17,623 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Bruce Kahl: 12,805

District 7

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
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:

Democratic Party Rebecca Nelson: 14,848
Republican Party J.B. Jennings: 28,890 Green check mark transparent.png

District 8

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Katherine Klausmeier: 25,155 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Dee Hodges: 16,968

District 9

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Allan Kittleman (R) 10,314 Approveda Incumbent Kittleman was first elected in 2004.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jim Adams: 18,198
Republican Party Allan Kittleman: 36,641 Green check mark transparent.png

District 10

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Delores Kelley (D) 10,472 Approveda Incumbent Kelley was first elected in 1994.
  • Pat Kelly (D) 2,945
  • Stephanie Boston (D) 2,110
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Delores Kelley: 37,327 Green check mark transparent.png

Stephanie Boston (Write-in): 438

District 11

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Robert Zirkin (D) 13,474 Approveda Incumbent Zirkin was first elected in 2006.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Robert Zirkin: 38,730 Green check mark transparent.png

District 12

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Edward Kasemeyer: 24,981 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Rick Martel: 17,568

District 13

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • James Robey (D) 8,174 Approveda Incumbent Robey was first elected in 2006.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party James Robey: 28,258 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Kyle Lorton: 16,503

District 14

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:

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.

Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Karen Montgomery: 24,422 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Eric Cary: 14,898

District 15

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Robert Garagiola: 25,648 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Dwight Patel: 14,570

District 16

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Brian Frosh (D) 13,043 Approveda Incumbent Frosh was first elected in 1994.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Jerry Cave (R) 2,519 Approveda
  • Meyer Marks (R) Note: Meyer Marks withdrew from the race on July 16, 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Brian Frosh: 30,762 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Jerry Cave: 12,815

District 17

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Jennie Forehand (D) 4,129 Approveda Incumbent Forehand was first elected in 1994.
  • Cheryl Kagan (D) 3,773
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jennie Forehand: 23,508 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Adol Theo Owen-Williams II: 8,535

District 18

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Richard Madaleno (D) 8,734 Approveda Incumbent Madaleno was first elected in 2006.
  • Michael Griffiths (D) 2,364
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Richard Madaleno: 26,077 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Kurt Osuch: 8,755

District 19

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:

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.

Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Roger Manno: 24,249 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Don Irvine: 11,320

District 20

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Jamie Raskin (D) 8,110 Approveda Incumbent Raskin was first elected in 2006.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jamie Raskin: 25,384 Green check mark transparent.png

District 21

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Jim Rosapepe (D) 7,037 Approveda Incumbent Rosapepe was first elected in 2006.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jim Rosapepe: 23,331 Green check mark transparent.png

District 22

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Paul Pinsky (D) 7,636 Approveda Incumbent Pinsky was first elected in 1994.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Paul Pinsky: 20,731 Green check mark transparent.png

District 23

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Douglas Peters (D) 10,284 Approveda Incumbent Peters was first elected in 2006.
  • Bobby Henry, Jr. (D) 5,121
  • Darrell Carrington (D) 968
  • Mike Anderson (D) 725
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Douglas Peters: 39,260 Green check mark transparent.png

District 24

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:

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.

Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Joanne Benson: 27,222 Green check mark transparent.png

District 25

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Ulysses Currie (D) 10,274 Approveda Incumbent Currie was first elected in 1994.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ulysses Currie: 31,189 Green check mark transparent.png

Jennifer Lowery-Bell (Write-in): 281

District 26

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • C. Anthony Muse (D) 11,529 Approveda Incumbent Muse was first elected in 2006.
  • Albert Chatmon (D) 2,642
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party C. Anthony Muse: 30,492 Green check mark transparent.png

District 27

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Vernon Hayes (R) 3,525 Approveda
  • Ron Miller (Maryland candidate) (R) - Withdrew April 13, 2010

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Thomas Mike Miller, Jr. (Maryland): 36,286 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Vernon Hayes: 12,143

District 28

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Thomas Mac Middleton: 31,377 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Jay Bala: 13,290

District 29

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Roy Dyson (D) 6,870 Approveda Incumbent Dyson was first elected in 1994.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Roy Dyson: 22,368 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Stephen Waugh: 21,090

District 30

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • John Astle (D) 8,256 Approveda Incumbent Astle was first elected in 1994.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Ron Elfenbein (R) 7,390 Approveda
  • Gary DeMoss (R) Note: DeMoss withdrew on June 11, 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party John Astle: 25,285 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Ron Elfenbein: 24,146

District 31

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Bryan Simonaire (R) 6,693 Approveda Incumbent Simonaire was first elected in 2006.
  • William Capps (R) 1,323

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Edward Carey: 15,688
Republican Party Bryan Simonaire: 25,744 Green check mark transparent.png

District 32

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party James DeGrange, Sr.: 24,831 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Larry Barber: 16,223

District 33

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Edward R. Reilly (R) 6,838 Approveda Incumbent Reilly was first elected in 2002.
  • James King (R) 5,458
  • Brian Benjers (R) 886

November 2 General election candidates:

Republican Party Edward R. Reilly: 43,500 Green check mark transparent.png

District 34

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Nancy Jacobs (R) 6,439 Approveda Incumbent Jacobs was first elected in 1998.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Arthur Helton, Jr.: 17,540
Republican Party Nancy Jacobs: 22,358 Green check mark transparent.png

District 35

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Barry Glassman (R) 12,524 Approveda Incumbent Glassman was first elected in May 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Republican Party Barry Glassman: 46,209 Green check mark transparent.png

District 36

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • E. J. Pipkin (R) 8,365 Approveda Incumbent Pipkin was first elected in 2002.
  • Donald Alcorn (R) 3,264

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Steven Mumford: 16,896
Republican Party E. J. Pipkin: 29,238 Green check mark transparent.png

District 37

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:

  • Chris Robinson (D) 4,381 Approveda
  • Tim Quinn (D) 2,605
  • Christopher Jakubiak (D) 1,558
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • Richard Colburn (R) 7,957 Approveda Incumbent Colburn was first elected in 1994.
  • Paul Galanek (R) 2,427

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Chris Robinson: 18,164
Republican Party Richard Colburn: 26,365 Green check mark transparent.png

District 38

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
Grey.png Independent candidate:
Note: Incumbent J. Lowell Stoltzfus (R) did not seek re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party James Mathias, Jr.: 23,559 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Michael James: 22,919
Grey.png Rick Carey Note: Carey did not appear on the November 2, general election ballot.

District 39

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Nancy King: 17,990 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Robert Smith: 9,724

District 40

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Catherine Pugh: 21,778 Green check mark transparent.png

District 41

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Lisa Gladden (D) 11,570 Approveda Incumbent Gladden was first elected in 2002.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Lisa Gladden: 28,620 Green check mark transparent.png

District 42

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • James Brochin (D) 9,634 Approveda Incumbent Brochin was first elected in 2002.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party James Brochin: 24,346 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Kevin Carney: 17,320

District 43

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Joan Carter Conway (D) 9,259 Approveda Incumbent Conway was first elected in 1997.
  • Hector Torres (D) 4,070
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Joan Carter Conway: 27,583 Green check mark transparent.png

District 44

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Verna Jones (D) 5,727 Approveda Incumbent Jones was first elected in 2002.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Verna Jones: 17,706 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Bernard Reiter: 1,669

District 45

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Nathaniel McFadden (D) 7,397 Approveda Incumbent McFadden was first elected in 1994.
  • Aaron Wilkes (D) Note: Wilkes was disqualified on July 19, 2010.
Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Nathaniel McFadden: 23,159 Green check mark transparent.png

District 46

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:
  • Bill Ferguson (D) 5,248 Approveda
  • 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, 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.

Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Bill Ferguson: 19,126 Green check mark transparent.png

District 47

Democratic Party September 14 Democratic primary:

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, 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.

Republican Party September 14 Republican primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Victor Ramirez: 15,548 Green check mark transparent.png

See also

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Footnotes


Current members of the Maryland State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:William Ferguson
Majority Leader:Guy Guzzone
Minority Leader:Stephen Hershey
Senators
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Sara Love (D)
District 17
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C. Muse (D)
District 27
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District 31
District 32
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Dawn Gile (D)
District 34
District 35
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District 38
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