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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in Maryland

Barbara A. Mikulski (Democrat) beat Ross Z. Pierpont (Republican) in Maryland in 1998, 70.5% to 29.5%, a margin of 41.0 points and 618,173 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1992, when Barbara A. Mikulski also won.

Democrats led in 23 of the 24 counties and Republicans in 1. The largest, Montgomery, cast 273,004 votes and went to the Democrat by 46.1 points. The closest was Garrett, where 601 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Barbara A. Mikulski won Democratic 1,062,810 70.5%
Ross Z. Pierpont Republican 444,637 29.5%
Total1,507,447

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Montgomery 199,461 73.1% 73,543 26.9% 273,004 D+46.1
Baltimore 162,327 67.8% 77,048 32.2% 239,375 D+35.6
Prince George's 158,184 83.7% 30,753 16.3% 188,937 D+67.4
Anne Arundel 97,955 64.1% 54,834 35.9% 152,789 D+28.2
Baltimore City 135,726 89.7% 15,539 10.3% 151,265 D+79.5
Howard 55,493 67.2% 27,099 32.8% 82,592 D+34.4
Harford 43,938 60.7% 28,462 39.3% 72,400 D+21.4
Frederick 30,235 57.0% 22,829 43.0% 53,064 D+14.0
Carroll 24,200 51.5% 22,815 48.5% 47,015 D+2.9
Washington 19,228 56.5% 14,798 43.5% 34,026 D+13.0
Charles 20,175 64.0% 11,356 36.0% 31,531 D+28.0
Calvert 14,057 63.6% 8,031 36.4% 22,088 D+27.3
Wicomico 13,679 63.5% 7,867 36.5% 21,546 D+27.0
St. Mary's 14,440 67.1% 7,067 32.9% 21,507 D+34.3
Cecil 12,593 61.9% 7,749 38.1% 20,342 D+23.8
Allegany 13,077 67.3% 6,344 32.7% 19,421 D+34.7
Worcester 10,471 67.2% 5,101 32.8% 15,572 D+34.5
Queen Anne's 8,103 61.8% 5,004 38.2% 13,107 D+23.6
Talbot 6,938 59.8% 4,655 40.2% 11,593 D+19.7
Dorchester 6,007 69.5% 2,630 30.5% 8,637 D+39.1
Garrett 3,708 46.3% 4,309 53.7% 8,017 R+7.5
Caroline 4,089 60.1% 2,714 39.9% 6,803 D+20.2
Kent 4,689 69.8% 2,027 30.2% 6,716 D+39.6
Somerset 4,037 66.2% 2,063 33.8% 6,100 D+32.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Maryland Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Angela Alsobrooks (D) D+11.8
2022 Chris Van Hollen (D) D+31.8
2018 Ben Cardin (D) D+34.5
2016 Chris Van Hollen (D) D+25.2
2012 Ben Cardin (D) D+29.6
2010 Barbara Mikulski (D) D+26.4
2006 Benjamin L. Cardin (D) D+10.0
2004 Barbara A. Mikulski (D) D+31.1
2000 Paul S. Sarbanes (D) D+26.4
1998 Barbara A. Mikulski (D) D+41.0
1994 Paul S. Sarbanes (D) D+18.2
1992 Barbara A. Mikulski (D) D+42.0
1988 Paul S. Sarbanes (D) D+23.6
1986 Barbara A. Mikulski (D) D+21.4
1982 Paul S. Sarbanes (D) D+26.9
1980 Charles McC. Mathias Jr. (R) R+32.3
1976 Paul S. Sarbanes (D) D+17.7
1974 Charles M. Mathias Jr. (R) R+14.7
1970 J. Glenn Beall Jr. (R) R+2.6
1968 Charles M. Mathias Jr. (R) R+8.7
1964 Joseph D. Tydings (D) D+25.6
1962 Daniel Brewster (D) D+24.1
1958 J. Glenn Beall Sr. (R) R+2.0
1956 John M. Butler (R) R+6.0
1952 J. Glenn Beall Sr. (R) R+5.1
1950 John M. Butler (R) R+7.0
1946 Herbert R. O'Conor (D) D+0.5
1944 Millard E. Tydings (D) D+23.5
1940 George L. Radcliffe (D) D+31.3
1938 Millard E. Tydings (D) D+39.0
1934 George L. Radcliffe (D) D+14.1
1932 Millard E. Tydings (D) D+34.9
1928 Phillips Goldsborough (R) R+8.8
1926 Millard E. Tydings (D) D+16.1
1922 William C. Bruce (D) D+7.0
1920 Ovington Weller (R) R+4.0
1916 Joseph I. France (R) R+1.7
1914 John W. Smith (D) D+7.1