The 2002 Maryland Senate election were held on November 5, 2002, to elect senators in all 47 districts of the

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. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for

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Summary

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

District 18 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 ...

Chris Van Hollen Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative for ...

retired to run for

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Maryland's 8th congressional district Maryland's 8th congressional district stretches from the northern Washington, D. C., suburbs north to the Pennsylvania border. Following the 2020 redistricting cycle, it will no longer reach north into Frederick and Carroll counties, instead b ...

. # District 41:

Clarence W. Blount Clarence W. Blount (April 20, 1921 – April 12, 2003) was an American politician who was the first African American to be the majority leader of the Maryland State Senate. He represented the Maryland Legislative District 41, 41st district in Balt ...

retired. #

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 ...

: Perry Sfikas retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

District 21 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 ...

: Arthur Dorman lost renomination to John A. Giannetti Jr. # District 41: Barbara A. Hoffman lost a redistricting race to state delegate

Lisa Gladden Lisa Adrienne Gladden (born October 6, 1964) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. She formerly served in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 41 in ...

. #

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 ...

Clarence Mitchell IV Clarence Maurice Mitchell IV (born May 16, 1962) is an American radio host and former politician who currently cohosts ''The C4 And Bryan Nehman Show'' on Baltimore radio station WBAL. Mitchell served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 ...

lost renomination to

Verna L. Jones Verna L. Jones-Rodwell (born November 27, 1955) is an American politician who represented the 44th legislative district in the Maryland State Senate. Senator Jones-Rodwell was also the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 2007 t ...

Republicans

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 ...

Timothy R. Ferguson Timothy Ferguson (born January 22, 1955) is a Republican former State Senator from Maryland. Background In 1994, Timothy Ferguson was first elected to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 4, which covers parts of Carroll and Freder ...

lost renomination to state delegate David R. Brinkley.

In general elections

Democrats

District 7 District 7 could refer to: *District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam *District 7 (Zürich), Switzerland *District 7, Düsseldorf, Germany *VII District, Turku, Finland *District 7 School (Groton, Massachusetts), United States *District 7 School (Hanso ...

: Diane DeCarlo lost a redistricting race to incumbent Andy Harris. # District 33:

Robert R. Neall Robert R. Neall (born June 26, 1948) is an American politician and United States Republican Party, Republican in Maryland who has served as state health secretary, state senator, state delegate and Anne Arundel County, Maryland#County Executives, ...

lost to Janet Greenip. #

District 36 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 ...

Walter M. Baker Walter M. Baker (September 23, 1927 – April 17, 2012) was first elected to the Maryland Senate in 1979. He represented District 36, which covered Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Annes's, and Talbot counties. Education Baker earned his B.A. fro ...

lost to

E. J. Pipkin Edward Joseph Pipkin Jr. (born November 1, 1956) is an American activist, politician, and Republican former member of the Maryland State Senate, had represented Maryland's 36th Senate district, and was first elected in 2002 and served until 201 ...

Republicans

District 15 District 15 or 15th district can refer to: U.S. political districts Federal level * Illinois's 15th congressional district * Michigan's 15th congressional district * Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district * Ohio's 15th congressional district S ...

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 ...

lost to

Robert J. Garagiola Robert J. Garagiola (born September 5, 1972) is an American lawyer and former politician from the state of Maryland. A Democrat, he had represented District 15 in north-western Montgomery County in the Maryland State Senate. Early life and fami ...

Detailed results

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

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

Republican primary

General election

District 5

District 6

District 7

Democratic primary

General election

District 8

Democratic state senator Thomas L. Bromwell resigned from the Maryland Senate on May 24, 2002, after Governor

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 ...

appointed him to chair the Maryland Injured Workers' Insurance Fund. John R. Schneider, who Glendening appointed to replace Bromwell in the Senate, died from

colon cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel mo ...

on August 27, 2002. Therefore, the seat had no incumbent state senator.

Democratic primary

General election

District 9

District 10

District 11

Democratic primary

General election

District 12

Democratic primary

General election

District 13

Republican primary

General election

District 14

In January 2002, Governor

appointed

Robert H. Kittleman Robert H. Kittleman (January 31, 1926 – September 11, 2004) was a State Senator in Maryland's District 9, which covers parts of Carroll County and Howard County for the two years prior to his death. Prior to that he was a Maryland Stat ...

to succeed Christopher J. McCabe in the Maryland Senate following his resignation to serve as the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs within the

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. Following

redistricting Redistribution (re-districting in the United States and in the Philippines) is the process by which electoral districts are added, removed, or otherwise changed. Redistribution is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral dist ...

, the district had no incumbent.

Democratic primary

General election

District 15

District 16

District 17

Democratic primary

General election

District 18

Democratic primary

General election

District 19

Republican primary

General election

District 20

District 21

Democratic primary

General election

District 22

Democratic primary

General election

District 23

Democratic primary

General election

District 24

Democratic primary

General election

District 25

Democratic primary

General election

District 26

Democratic primary

General election

District 27

Democratic primary

General election

District 28

District 29

District 30

Republican primary

General election

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

Republican primary

General election

District 36

District 37

Democratic primary

General election

District 38

District 39

Democratic primary

General election

District 40

Democratic primary

General election

District 41

Democratic primary

General election

District 42

District 43

District 44

Democratic primary

General election

District 45

Democratic primary

General election

District 46

District 47

Democratic primary

General election

References

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