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
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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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Hafer | 14,397 | 58.7 | ||
| Democratic | Daniel F. McMullen | 10,126 | 41.3 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John W. Derr (incumbent) | 16,870 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Smelser | 18,023 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry E. Haines | 16,400 | 53.3 | ||
| Democratic | J. Jeffrey Griffith | 14,373 | 46.7 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas L. Bromwell (incumbent) | 15,710 | 54.2 | ||
| Republican | William Rush | 13,286 | 45.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | F. Vernon Boozer (incumbent) | 20,175 | 79.8 | ||
| Democratic | Kauko H. Kokkonen | 5,111 | 20.2 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice Piccinini | 19,299 | 55.7 | ||
| Republican | Richard M. Cornwell | 15,334 | 44.3 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paula Hollinger (incumbent) | 21,077 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nancy L. Murphy (incumbent) | 12,984 | 55.2 | ||
| Republican | Dennis Lanahan | 10,534 | 44.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas M. Yeager (incumbent) | 17,066 | 58.5 | ||
| Republican | Guy L. Harriman | 12,120 | 41.5 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Laurence Levitan (incumbent) | 22,862 | 57.6 | ||
| Republican | Robert J. Miller | 16,821 | 42.4 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Howard A. Denis (incumbent) | 20,041 | 58.8 | ||
| Democratic | Charles F. Chester | 14,047 | 41.2 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary H. Boergers | 15,305 | 69.3 | ||
| Republican | William J. Skinner | 6,772 | 30.7 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patricia R. Sher | 17,827 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Idamae Garrott (incumbent) | 22,178 | 72.3 | ||
| Republican | Herbert S. Rosenberg | 8,504 | 27.7 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ida G. Ruben (incumbent) | 17,941 | 72.2 | ||
| Republican | Thomas R. Falcinelli | 6,912 | 27.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Arthur Dorman (incumbent) | 12,439 | 81.5 | ||
| Republican | Abdullah Salim | 2,830 | 18.5 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Decatur "Bucky" Trotter (incumbent) | 10,339 | 83.9 | ||
| Democratic | Tommie Broadwater | 1,983 | 16.1 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Wynn (incumbent) | 12,884 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria G. Lawlah | 12,231 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James C. Simpson (incumbent) | 13,402 | 59.2 | ||
| Republican | James H. Easter | 9,252 | 40.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernie Fowler (incumbent) | 18,111 | 68.6 | ||
| Republican | Denzil L. Pritchard | 8,273 | 31.4 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald W. Winegrad (incumbent) | 18,698 | 61.7 | ||
| Republican | Charles Thomann | 11,585 | 38.3 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) | 16,715 | 56.2 | ||
| Republican | John R. Leopold | 13,045 | 43.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael J. Wagner (incumbent) | 16,423 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John A. Cade | 21,321 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Habern W. Freeman | 19,050 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William H. Amoss (incumbent) | 15,703 | 61.4 | ||
| Republican | James Cooper | 9,853 | 38.6 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walter M. Baker (incumbent) | 14,431 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 37
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frederick Malkus (incumbent) | 13,344 | 55.4 | ||
| Republican | Kenneth Gelletly | 10,733 | 44.6 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 38
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lewis R. Riley (incumbent) | 18,296 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Young (incumbent) | 6,844 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ralph M. Hughes | 8,813 | 94.4 | ||
| Republican | Melvin E. Stubbs | 526 | 5.6 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence W. Blount (incumbent) | 10,681 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 42
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara A. Hoffman (incumbent) | 13,122 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John A. Pica Jr. (incumbent) | 9,537 | 54.2 | ||
| Republican | James Brewster | 8,058 | 45.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 44
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jullian L. Lapides (incumbent) | 10,734 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican | Leonard J. Wolf | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 45
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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