Mary Washington (Maryland State Senate)

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Mary Washington
Democratic Party
Candidate, Maryland State Senate District 43
Maryland State Senate District 43
Tenure
2019 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
7
Prior offices:
Maryland House of Delegates District 43 (Historical)
Years in office: 2011 - 2019
Successor: Regina T. Boyce (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$55,526/year
Per diem
$125/day for lodging. $63/day for meals.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
June 23, 2026
Education
High school
Philadelphia High School for Girls
Ph.D
Johns Hopkins University
Contact
Official website
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Mary Washington (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 43. She assumed office on January 9, 2019. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Washington (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 43. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]

Biography

Mary Washington was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls. She earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1997. Washington's career experience includes teaching sociology at Lehigh University.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Washington was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Washington was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Washington was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Washington was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Washington served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Ways & Means
• Children, Youth, and Families

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Washington served on these committees:

Note: Washington also served on the Oversight Committee on Personnel and the Subcommittee on Transportation and Environment.

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 43

Incumbent Mary Washington (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 43 on June 23, 2026.

Candidate
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Mary Washington

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2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 43

Incumbent Mary Washington defeated Robert Gemmill II in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 43 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Mary Washington (D)
 
90.3
 
32,333
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Robert Gemmill II (L)
 
9.3
 
3,339
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
129

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,801
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 43

Incumbent Mary Washington advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 43 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Washington
Mary Washington
 
100.0
 
17,711

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,711
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2020

See also: Mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland (2020)

General election

General election for Mayor of Baltimore

Brandon Scott defeated Bob Wallace, Shannon Wright, and David Harding in the general election for Mayor of Baltimore on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Brandon Scott (D)
 
70.5
 
164,661
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Bob Wallace (Independent)
 
20.2
 
47,275
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Shannon Wright (R)
 
7.1
 
16,664
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David Harding (Working Class Party)
 
1.7
 
3,973
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
1,006

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 233,579
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Baltimore

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Baltimore on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Brandon Scott
 
29.6
 
43,927
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Sheila Dixon
 
27.5
 
40,782
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Mary Miller
 
15.6
 
23,193
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Thiru Vignarajah
 
11.5
 
17,080
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Jack Young
 
6.2
 
9,256
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T.J. Smith
 
5.8
 
8,593
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Carlmichael Stokey Cannady
 
1.7
 
2,473
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Mary Washington (Unofficially withdrew)
 
0.7
 
1,028
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Valerie Cunningham
 
0.2
 
339
Image of Keith Scott
Keith Scott
 
0.2
 
303
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Yasaun Young
 
0.1
 
188
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Ralph Johnson Jr.
 
0.1
 
177
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Yolanda Pulley
 
0.1
 
152
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Lou Catelli
 
0.1
 
151
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Dante Swinton
 
0.1
 
143
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Michael Douglas Jenson
 
0.1
 
131
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Brian Salsberry
 
0.1
 
129
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Rikki Vaughn
 
0.1
 
116
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Liri Fusha
 
0.0
 
57
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Terry Jay McCready
 
0.0
 
46
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Sean Bernard Gresh
 
0.0
 
45
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James Jones
 
0.0
 
33
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0.0
 
32
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Frederick D. Ware-Newsome
 
0.0
 
31

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 148,405
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mayor of Baltimore

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Mayor of Baltimore on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Shannon Wright
 
29.1
 
1,630
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Catalina Byrd
 
19.0
 
1,068
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William Herd
 
13.5
 
757
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David Anthony Wiggins
 
13.0
 
729
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Ivan Gonzalez
 
12.0
 
671
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Zulieka Baysmore Candidate Connection
 
11.4
 
641
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Collins Otonna
 
2.0
 
112

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,608
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2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 43

Mary Washington won election in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 43 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Washington
Mary Washington (D)
 
98.8
 
35,972
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
423

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 36,395
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 43

Mary Washington defeated incumbent Joan Carter Conway in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 43 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Mary Washington
 
51.3
 
9,694
Image of Joan Carter Conway
Joan Carter Conway
 
48.7
 
9,202

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 18,896
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2014

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Incumbents Curt Anderson, Maggie McIntosh and Mary Washington defeated Timothy Vance in the Democratic primary. Anderson, McIntosh and Washington defeated Greg A. Dorsey for three seats in the general election.[2][3][4]

Maryland House of Delegates District 43, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCurt Anderson Incumbent 34.3% 23,046
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMaggie McIntosh Incumbent 33.2% 22,310
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMary Washington Incumbent 32.4% 21,800
     Independent Greg A. Dorsey 0.2% 128
Total Votes 67,284


Maryland House of Delegates, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMaggie McIntosh Incumbent 31.8% 11,444
Green check mark transparent.pngCurt Anderson Incumbent 31% 11,167
Green check mark transparent.pngMary Washington Incumbent 29.3% 10,563
Timothy Vance 7.9% 2,863
Total Votes 36,037

2010

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Washington ran against five other Democratic candidates in the September 14 primary. There was no Republican candidate for the office.

Washington came in third in the general election on November 2, 2010, securing the third of three seats in the district.[5]

Maryland House of Delegates, District 43 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Curt Anderson (D) 24,831
Green check mark transparent.png Maggie McIntosh (D) 23,266
Green check mark transparent.png Mary Washington (D) 22,334

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Mary Washington campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 43Won general$394,438 $305,702
2018Maryland State Senate District 43Won general$305,063 N/A**
2014Maryland House of Delegates, District 43Won $163,926 N/A**
2010Maryland House of Delegates, District 43Won $55,388 N/A**
2006Maryland House of Delegates, District 43Lost $55,494 N/A**
Grand total$974,309 $305,702
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Elect Mary Washington, "Biography," accessed April 27, 2018
    2. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
    4. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    5. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014

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    2011-2019    		 Succeeded by
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