Elections / 1998 · Senate · MD
The Democratic candidate won Maryland's Senate seat D+41.0.
Maryland, 1998. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
Maryland — 1998 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,062,810
70.5%
Republican (R)
444,637
29.5%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+41.0
Maryland's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +17.7% |
| 1980 | −32.3% |
| 1982 | +26.9% |
| 1986 | +21.4% |
| 1988 | +23.6% |
| 1992 | +42.0% |
| 1994 | +18.2% |
| 1998 | +41.0% |
| 2000 | +26.4% |
| 2004 | +31.1% |
| 2006 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | +26.5% |
| 2012 | +29.7% |
| 2016 | +25.2% |
| 2018 | +34.6% |
| 2022 | +31.7% |
| 2024 | +11.8% |