2012 Senate elections · Maryland history
Maryland U.S. Senate election 2012
Benjamin L. Cardin DEM +29.7 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 2,633,234
- Margin
- 29.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MD
- D+26.1same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin L. Cardin Won | DEM | 1,474,028 | 55.98% | |
| Daniel J. Bongino | REP | 693,291 | 26.33% | |
| Rob Sobhani | UN | 430,934 | 16.37% | |
| Dean A. Ahmad | LIB | 32,252 | 1.23% | |
| Other | — | 2,346 | 0.09% | |
| Lih Y. Young | W | 163 | 0.01% | |
| Brandy Baker | W | 151 | 0.01% | |
| Ed Tinus | W | 48 | 0.00% | |
| Mary Catherine Podlesak | W | 21 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,633,234 | |||
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 2012 Maryland Senate race?
Benjamin L. Cardin (DEM) won with 56.0% of the vote, ahead of Daniel J. Bongino (26.3%), a margin of 29.7 points.
Did the Maryland Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Maryland Senate race?
2,633,234 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.