The 1994 Maryland Senate election were held on November 8, 1994, 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. Republicans picked up six seats from the Democrats by tying themselves to the tax-cutting debate surrounding the gubernatorial election between

Parris Glendening Parris Nelson Glendening (born June 11, 1942) is an American politician and academic who served as the 59th Governor of Maryland from January 18, 1995, to January 15, 2003. Previously, he was the County Executive of Prince George's County, Mary ...

and

Ellen Sauerbrey Ellen Richmond Sauerbrey (born September 9, 1937) is an American politician from Maryland and the former head of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. She was nominated to the Bureau in September 2 ...

. This strategy was especially effective in Montgomery County, where Republicans campaigned on the county only getting 52 cents for every dollar in tax revenue it contributed to the state. The elections were marked by the legislature's highest turnover rate since 1974, which gave Republicans their largest legislative gains since the 1950s.

Summary

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

District 4 District 4 can refer to: *District 4, Düsseldorf, in Germany *District 4, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia *District 4 (Ho Chi Minh City), in Vietnam *District 4 (New York City Council), in the United States *IV District, Turku, in Finland *Aussersi ...

Charles H. Smelser Charles H. Smelser (July 4, 1920 – January 29, 2009) was a Democratic State Senator and Delegate in Maryland. Background Smelser was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1955. He served in the House until 1963. In 1967, he wa ...

retired. #

District 17 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

: Mary H. Boergers retired to run for governor of Maryland. #

District 19 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

: Idamae Garrott retired. # District 25: Beatrice P. Tignor retired to run for Prince George's County Executive. #

District 28 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

: James C. Simpson retired to run for lieutenant governor of Maryland alongside Lieutenant Governor Melvin Steinberg. #

District 29 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

Bernie Fowler Clyde Bernard Fowler (March 30, 1924 – December 12, 2021) was an American politician from Maryland. He was a Calvert County Commissioner from 1970 to 1982, and served in the Maryland Senate between 1983 and 1994. Fowler is best known for his ...

retired to run for run for lieutenant governor of Maryland alongside state senator

American Joe Miedusiewski American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

. #

District 30 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

: Gerald W. Winegrad retired. # District 37: Frederick Malkus retired. #

District 44 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

: Julian L. Lapides retired. # District 45:

Nathan Irby Nathan C. Irby (born 1931 or 1932) is an American former politician in the state of Maryland. He served in the Maryland State Senate The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assem ...

retired to run for president of the

Baltimore City Council The Baltimore City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Baltimore and its more than 600,000 citizens. It has 14 members elected by district and a president elected at-large; all serve four-year terms. The Council holds reg ...

. #

District 46 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

retired to run for governor of Maryland.

Republicans

# District 16: Howard A. Denis retired to run for lieutenant governor of Maryland alongside U.S. Representative Helen Delich Bentley.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

# District 11: Janice Piccinini lost a redistricting race to

Paula Hollinger Paula C. Hollinger (born December 30, 1940, in Washington, D.C.) is a Democratic Party politician from Maryland in the United States. She most recently served as the associate director for health workforce in the Maryland Department of Health ...

. # District 12: Nancy L. Murphy lost renomination to Edward J. Kasemeyer. # District 13: Thomas M. Yeager lost renomination to Virginia M. Thomas. # District 18: Patricia R. Sher lost renomination to Chris Van Hollen.

In general elections

Democrats

# District 15: Laurence Levitan lost to

Jean Roesser Gloria Jean Wolberg Roesser (May 8, 1930 – October 2, 2017) was an American journalist and politician. Roesser was born in Washington, D.C. She received her bachelor's degree in economics from Trinity College and took graduate courses in econom ...

. # District 32: Michael J. Wagner lost to

C. Edward Middlebrooks C. Edward Middlebrooks (born June 11, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland), is an American politician. Most recently, he was a member of the County Council for District 2 of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. A Republican, he served as the Council's Chair ...

. #

District 34 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

: Habern W. Freeman lost to

David R. Craig David R. Craig (born June 12, 1949) is an American Republican Party politician from the State of Maryland who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor of Maryland in 2014. He was appointed, and sworn in as Harford County E ...

Detailed results

All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections.

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

References

{{1994 United States elections 1994 Maryland elections Maryland Senate elections Maryland Senate