2016 Senate elections · Maryland history
Maryland U.S. Senate election 2016
Chris Van Hollen DEM +25.2 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 2,726,170
- Margin
- 25.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MD
- D+26.4same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Van Hollen Won | DEM | 1,659,907 | 60.89% | |
| Kathy Szeliga | REP | 972,557 | 35.68% | |
| Margaret Flowers | GRE | 89,970 | 3.30% | |
| Other | — | 3,231 | 0.12% | |
| Greg A. Dorsey | W | 242 | 0.01% | |
| Ed Tinus | W | 138 | 0.01% | |
| Lih Y. Young | W | 77 | 0.00% | |
| Charles Ulysses Smith | W | 26 | 0.00% | |
| Bob Robinson | W | 15 | 0.00% | |
| Jeffrey Binkins | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,726,170 | |||
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 2016 Maryland Senate race?
Chris Van Hollen (DEM) won with 60.9% of the vote, ahead of Kathy Szeliga (35.7%), a margin of 25.2 points.
Did the Maryland Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Maryland Senate race?
2,726,170 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.