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This page displays election information for the Maryland State Senate.

Elections

Maryland state senators serve four-year terms, with all seats up for election every four years. Maryland holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2026

Elections for the Maryland State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 23, 2026. The filing deadline is February 24, 2026.

2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

Elections for the Maryland State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for July 19, 2022. The filing deadline was April 15, 2022.

In the 2022 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the chamber from 32-15 to 34-13.

Maryland State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 32 34
     Republican Party 15 13
Total 47 47

2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

Elections for the Maryland State Senate took place in 2018. The closed primary election took place on June 26, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 27, 2018. The filing deadline for third party and independent candidates was August 6, 2018.[1]

In the 2018 elections, the Democratic majority in the Maryland State Senate was reduced from 33-14 to 32-15.

Maryland State Senate
Party As of November 6, 2018 After November 7, 2018
     Democratic Party 33 32
     Republican Party 14 15
Total 47 47


Historical party control

Democrats won control of the Maryland State Senate in 1900. In 2022, they won a 34-13 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Maryland Senate following every general election from 1990 to 2022. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Maryland State Senate election results: 1990-2022

Year '90 '94 '98 '02 '06 '10 '14 '18 '22
Democrats 40 32 32 33 33 35 33 32 34
Republicans 7 15 15 14 14 12 14 15 13

Trifecta history

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Maryland was under the following types of trifecta control:

  • Democratic trifecta: 1992-2002, 2007-2014, 2023
  • Republican trifecta: None
  • Divided government: 2003-2006, 2015-2022

Maryland Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty-two years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2018 Election Calendar," accessed July 6, 2018
  2. ↑ Follow the Money, "Maryland 2010 - Candidates," accessed June 15, 2014
  3. ↑ Follow the Money, "Maryland 2006 - Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
  4. ↑ Follow the Money, "Maryland 2002 - Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
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