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2004 Senate elections · Maryland history

Maryland U.S. Senate election 2004

Barbara A. Mikulski DEM +31.1 · Class III seat · held 11/2/04

Votes counted
2,321,931
Margin
31.1 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in MD
D+13.0same year

General election 11/2/04

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Barbara A. Mikulski WonDEM1,504,69164.80%
E. J. PipkinREP783,05533.72%
Maria AllwineGRE24,8161.07%
Thomas M. TrumpCON9,0090.39%
Robert GemmillW2040.01%
Ray BlyW1090.01%
Dennard A. Gayle-ElW470.00%
Total2,321,931

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other Maryland Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IAngela Alsobrooks11.8
2022Class IIIChris Van Hollen31.7
2018Class IBenjamin L. Cardin34.6
2016Class IIIChris Van Hollen25.2
2012Class IBenjamin L. Cardin29.7
2010Class IIIBarbara A. Mikulski26.4
2006Class IBenjamin L. Cardin10.0
2004Class IIIBarbara A. Mikulski31.1
2000Class IPaul S. Sarbanes26.4
1998Class IIIBarbara A. Mikulski41.0
1994Class IPaul S. Sarbanes18.2
1992Class IIIBarbara A. Mikulski42.0

Full Maryland Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2004 Maryland Senate race?

Barbara A. Mikulski (DEM) won with 64.8% of the vote, ahead of E. J. Pipkin (33.7%), a margin of 31.1 points.

Did the Maryland Senate seat change party in 2004?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2004 Maryland Senate race?

2,321,931 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.