Maryland U.S. Senate election history

Every Maryland U.S. Senate election from 1976 to 2024: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Current senators

Maryland Senate races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Seat	Winner	Party	Runner-up	Margin	Votes
2024	Class I	Angela Alsobrooks	Democratic	Larry Hogan	11.8	3,021,378
2022	Class III	Chris Van Hollen	Democratic	Chris Chaffee	31.7	2,002,336
2018	Class I	Benjamin L. Cardin	Democratic	Tony Campbell	34.6	2,299,889
2016	Class III	Chris Van Hollen	Democratic	Kathy Szeliga	25.2	2,726,170
2012	Class I	Benjamin L. Cardin	Democratic	Daniel J. Bongino	29.7	2,633,234
2010	Class III	Barbara A. Mikulski	Democratic	Eric Wargotz	26.4	1,833,858
2006	Class I	Benjamin L. Cardin	Democratic	Michael S. Steele	10.0	1,781,139
2004	Class III	Barbara A. Mikulski	Democratic	E. J. Pipkin	31.1	2,321,931
2000	Class I	Paul S. Sarbanes	Democratic	Paul H. Rappaport	26.4	1,946,898
1998	Class III	Barbara A. Mikulski	Democratic	Ross Z. Pierpont	41.0	1,507,447
1994	Class I	Paul S. Sarbanes	Democratic	Bill Brock	18.2	1,369,101
1992	Class III	Barbara A. Mikulski	Democratic	Alan Keyes	42.0	1,841,298
1988	Class I	Paul S. Sarbanes	Democratic	Alan Keyes	23.6	1,617,065
1986 flip	Class III	Barbara A. Mikulski	Democratic	Linda Chavez	21.4	1,112,637
1982	Class I	Paul S. Sarbanes	Democratic	Lawrence J. Hogan	26.9	1,114,690
1980	Class III	Charles McCurdy Mathias	Republican	Edward T. Conroy	32.3	1,286,088
1976 flip	Class I	Paul S. Sarbanes	Democratic	John Glenn Beall	17.7	1,365,290

Angela Alsobrooks won in 2024 by 11.8 points.

Angela D. Alsobrooks (Democrat, term ends 2031) and Chris Van Hollen (Democrat, term ends 2029).

In 2024, when Angela Alsobrooks won.

In 1980, when Charles McCurdy Mathias won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.