1990 Maryland Senate election
The 1990 Maryland Senate election were held on November 6, 1990, to elect senators in all 47 districts of the Maryland Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for Governor of Maryland.
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Summary
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 14, 1.34% (gain)
- State Senate district 5, 6.59%
- State Senate district 8, 8.36%
- State Senate district 43, 8.41%
Retiring incumbents
Democrats
- District 34: Catherine Riley retired.[1]
Republicans
- District 1: John N. Bambacus retired.[2]
Incumbents defeated
Democrats
- District 10: Francis X. Kelly lost renomination to Janice Piccinini.[1]
- District 17: S. Frank Shore lost renomination to Mary H. Boergers.[1]
- District 18: Margaret Schweinhaut lost renomination to Patricia R. Sher.[1]
- District 26: Frank Komenda lost renomination to Gloria G. Lawlah.[1]
- District 40: Troy Bailey lost renomination to Ralph M. Hughes.[3]
Democrats
- District 2: Patricia K. Cushwa lost to Donald F. Munson.[2]
- District 14: Edward J. Kasemeyer lost to Christopher J. McCabe.[4]
Detailed results
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 |
All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections.[5]
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | John J. Hafer | 14,397 | 58.7 | ||
Democratic | Daniel F. McMullen | 10,126 | 41.3 | ||
Republican hold | |||||
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Donald F. Munson | 13,371 | 64.1 | ||
Democratic | Patricia K. Cushwa (incumbent) | 7,477 | 35.9 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | John W. Derr (incumbent) | 16,870 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | |||||
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Charles H. Smelser | 18,023 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Larry E. Haines | 16,400 | 53.3 | ||
Democratic | J. Jeffrey Griffith | 14,373 | 46.7 | ||
Republican hold | |||||
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Michael J. Collins (incumbent) | 10,500 | 60.2 | ||
Republican | George Egbert | 4,961 | 28.4 | ||
Independent | Frederick George Schiesser | 1,985 | 11.4 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Norman R. Stone Jr. (incumbent) | 14,281 | 99.2 | ||
Democratic | Matko Lee Chullin III | 113 | 0.8 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Thomas L. Bromwell (incumbent) | 15,710 | 54.2 | ||
Republican | William Rush | 13,286 | 45.8 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | F. Vernon Boozer (incumbent) | 20,175 | 79.8 | ||
Democratic | Kauko H. Kokkonen | 5,111 | 20.2 | ||
Republican hold | |||||
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Janice Piccinini | 19,299 | 55.7 | ||
Republican | Richard M. Cornwell | 15,334 | 44.3 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Paula Hollinger (incumbent) | 21,077 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Nancy L. Murphy (incumbent) | 12,984 | 55.2 | ||
Republican | Dennis Lanahan | 10,534 | 44.8 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Thomas M. Yeager (incumbent) | 17,066 | 58.5 | ||
Republican | Guy L. Harriman | 12,120 | 41.5 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Christopher J. McCabe | 23,993 | 50.7 | ||
Democratic | Edward J. Kasemeyer (incumbent) | 23,357 | 49.3 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Laurence Levitan (incumbent) | 22,862 | 57.6 | ||
Republican | Robert J. Miller | 16,821 | 42.4 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Howard A. Denis (incumbent) | 20,041 | 58.8 | ||
Democratic | Charles F. Chester | 14,047 | 41.2 | ||
Republican hold | |||||
District 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Mary H. Boergers | 15,305 | 69.3 | ||
Republican | William J. Skinner | 6,772 | 30.7 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Patricia R. Sher | 17,827 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 19
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Idamae Garrott (incumbent) | 22,178 | 72.3 | ||
Republican | Herbert S. Rosenberg | 8,504 | 27.7 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 20
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Ida G. Ruben (incumbent) | 17,941 | 72.2 | ||
Republican | Thomas R. Falcinelli | 6,912 | 27.8 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 21
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Arthur Dorman (incumbent) | 12,439 | 81.5 | ||
Republican | Abdullah Salim | 2,830 | 18.5 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 22
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Thomas Patrick O'Reilly (incumbent) | 10,754 | 78.2 | ||
Republican | Jack R. Jones | 3,002 | 21.8 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 23
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Leo E. Green (incumbent) | 17,190 | 73.2 | ||
Republican | R. Nicholas Palarino | 6,263 | 26.7 | ||
Democratic | Donna Jo Campbell | 34 | 0.1 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 24
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Decatur "Bucky" Trotter (incumbent) | 10,339 | 83.9 | ||
Democratic | Tommie Broadwater | 1,983 | 16.1 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 25
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Albert Wynn (incumbent) | 12,884 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 26
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Gloria G. Lawlah | 12,231 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 27
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) | 17,729 | 83.8 | ||
Republican | John Eugene Sellner | 3,423 | 16.2 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 28
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | James C. Simpson (incumbent) | 13,402 | 59.2 | ||
Republican | James H. Easter | 9,252 | 40.8 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 29
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Bernie Fowler (incumbent) | 18,111 | 68.6 | ||
Republican | Denzil L. Pritchard | 8,273 | 31.4 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 30
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Gerald W. Winegrad (incumbent) | 18,698 | 61.7 | ||
Republican | Charles Thomann | 11,585 | 38.3 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 31
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) | 16,715 | 56.2 | ||
Republican | John R. Leopold | 13,045 | 43.8 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 32
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Michael J. Wagner (incumbent) | 16,423 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 33
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | John A. Cade | 21,321 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | |||||
District 34
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Habern W. Freeman | 19,050 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 35
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | William H. Amoss (incumbent) | 15,703 | 61.4 | ||
Republican | James Cooper | 9,853 | 38.6 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 36
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Walter M. Baker (incumbent) | 14,431 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 37
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Frederick Malkus (incumbent) | 13,344 | 55.4 | ||
Republican | Kenneth Gelletly | 10,733 | 44.6 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 38
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Lewis R. Riley (incumbent) | 18,296 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | |||||
District 39
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Larry Young (incumbent) | 6,844 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 40
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Ralph M. Hughes | 8,813 | 94.4 | ||
Republican | Melvin E. Stubbs | 526 | 5.6 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 41
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Clarence W. Blount (incumbent) | 10,681 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 42
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Barbara A. Hoffman (incumbent) | 13,122 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 43
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | John A. Pica Jr. (incumbent) | 9,537 | 54.2 | ||
Republican | James Brewster | 8,058 | 45.8 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 44
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Jullian L. Lapides (incumbent) | 10,734 | 100.0 | ||
Republican | Leonard J. Wolf | 5 | 0.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 45
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Nathan Irby (incumbent) | 7,393 | 91.9 | ||
Republican | Lawrence E. Monaghan | 654 | 8.1 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 46
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | American Joe Miedusiewski (incumbent) | 10,037 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 47
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | George W. Della Jr. (incumbent) | 7,132 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
References
- Fletcher, Michael A. (September 12, 1990). "Md. Senate's anti-abortion bloc apparently broken". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- Loverro, Thom (November 7, 1990). "Democratic Senator Cushwa ousted by Munson". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- Bliss, Dewitt; Rasmussen, Fred (October 7, 1994). "Troy Brailey, champion for civil rights, dies at 78". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- "Kasemeyer Takes Post As A Lobbyist". The Baltimore Sun. December 9, 1990. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- "1990 Gubernatorial Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 19, 2023.