2010 Senate elections · Maryland history
Maryland U.S. Senate election 2010
Barbara A. Mikulski DEM +26.4 · Class III seat · held 11/2/10
- Votes counted
- 1,833,858
- Margin
- 26.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/2/10
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara A. Mikulski Won | DEM | 1,140,531 | 62.19% | |
| Eric Wargotz | REP | 655,666 | 35.75% | |
| Kenniss Henry | GRE | 20,717 | 1.13% | |
| Richard Shawver | CON | 14,746 | 0.80% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,644 | 0.09% | |
| Claud L. Ashbury | W | 204 | 0.01% | |
| Donald Kaplan | W | 110 | 0.01% | |
| James T. Lynch | W | 84 | 0.01% | |
| Lih Y. Young | W | 80 | 0.00% | |
| Denise L. Whittington | W | 56 | 0.00% | |
| Robert J. Evans | W | 14 | 0.00% | |
| Mary Catherine Podlesak | W | 6 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,833,858 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Maryland Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Angela Alsobrooks | 11.8 |
| 2022 | Class III | Chris Van Hollen | 31.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Benjamin L. Cardin | 34.6 |
| 2016 | Class III | Chris Van Hollen | 25.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Benjamin L. Cardin | 29.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Barbara A. Mikulski | 26.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Benjamin L. Cardin | 10.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barbara A. Mikulski | 31.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Paul S. Sarbanes | 26.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Barbara A. Mikulski | 41.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Paul S. Sarbanes | 18.2 |
| 1992 | Class III | Barbara A. Mikulski | 42.0 |
Full Maryland Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2010 Maryland Senate race?
Barbara A. Mikulski (DEM) won with 62.2% of the vote, ahead of Eric Wargotz (35.8%), a margin of 26.4 points.
Did the Maryland Senate seat change party in 2010?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2010 Maryland Senate race?
1,833,858 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.