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This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Maryland.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Maryland are:


Office Name Party Date assumed office Date term ends
U.S. Senate Maryland Angela Alsobrooks Democratic January 3, 2025 January 3, 2031
U.S. Senate Maryland Chris Van Hollen Democratic January 3, 2017 January 3, 2029


Election history

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Class I

Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2024

General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maryland

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Angela Alsobrooks
Angela Alsobrooks (D)
 
54.6
 
1,650,912
Image of Larry Hogan
Larry Hogan (R)
 
42.8
 
1,294,344
Image of Mike Scott
Mike Scott (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
69,396
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Patrick Burke (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
879
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Billy Bridges (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
70
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Robin Rowe (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
17
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Christy Helmondollar (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3
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Irwin Gibbs (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
5,755

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

Total votes: 3,021,378
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Angela Alsobrooks
Angela Alsobrooks
 
53.4
 
357,052
Image of David Trone
David Trone
 
42.8
 
286,381
Image of Joseph Perez
Joseph Perez
 
0.7
 
4,688
Image of Michael Cobb Sr.
Michael Cobb Sr.
 
0.7
 
4,524
Image of Brian Frydenborg
Brian Frydenborg Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
3,635
Image of Scottie Griffin
Scottie Griffin
 
0.5
 
3,579
Image of Marcellus Crews
Marcellus Crews Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
3,379
Image of Andrew Wildman
Andrew Wildman
 
0.3
 
2,198
Image of Robert Houton
Robert Houton Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
1,946
Image of Steven Seuferer
Steven Seuferer Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
1,664

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

Total votes: 669,046
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Larry Hogan
Larry Hogan
 
64.2
 
183,661
Image of Robin Ficker
Robin Ficker
 
27.8
 
79,517
Image of Chris Chaffee
Chris Chaffee
 
3.2
 
9,134
Image of Lorie Friend
Lorie Friend Candidate Connection
 
2.1
 
5,867
Image of John Myrick
John Myrick Candidate Connection
 
1.7
 
4,987
Image of Moe Barakat
Moe Barakat Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
2,203
Image of Laban Seyoum
Laban Seyoum
 
0.3
 
782

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

Total votes: 286,151
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Maryland

Incumbent Ben Cardin defeated Tony Campbell, Neal Simon, and Arvin Vohra in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin (D)
 
64.9
 
1,491,614
Image of Tony Campbell
Tony Campbell (R)
 
30.3
 
697,017
Image of Neal Simon
Neal Simon (Independent)
 
3.7
 
85,964
Image of Arvin Vohra
Arvin Vohra (L)
 
1.0
 
22,943
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2,351

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

Total votes: 2,299,889
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2012

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBen Cardin Incumbent 56% 1,474,028
     Republican Dan Bongino 26.3% 693,291
     Libertarian Dean Ahmad 1.2% 32,252
     Independent Rob Sobhani 16.4% 430,934
     Democratic Lih Young (Write-in) 0% 163
     Republican Mary Podlesak (Write-in) 0% 21
     Independent Brandy Baker 0% 151
     Independent Ed Tinus 0% 48
     N/A Other Write-ins 0.1% 2,346
Total Votes 2,633,234
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "U.S. Senator"


2006

On November 7, 2006, Benjamin Cardin won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Michael S. Steele (R), Kevin Zeese (Green) and Lih Young (Write-in, D) in the general election.[1]

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBenjamin Cardin 54.2% 965,477
     Republican Michael S. Steele 44.2% 787,182
     Green Kevin Zeese 1.5% 27,564
     Write-in Democratic Lih Young 0% 120
     N/A Write-in 0% 796
Total Votes 1,781,139


2000

On November 7, 2000, Paul S. Sarbanes (D) won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Paul H. Rappaport (R) and Corrogan R. Vaughn in the general election.[2]

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPaul S. Sarbanes 63.2% 1,230,013
     Republican Paul H. Rappaport 36.7% 715,178
     N/A Corrogan R. Vaughn 0% 113
     N/A Other 0.1% 1,594
Total Votes 1,946,898


Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Maryland

Incumbent Chris Van Hollen defeated Chris Chaffee, Scottie Griffin, and Andrew Wildman in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Chris Van Hollen (D)
 
65.8
 
1,316,897
Image of Chris Chaffee
Chris Chaffee (R)
 
34.1
 
682,293
Image of Scottie Griffin
Scottie Griffin (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
334
Image of Andrew Wildman
Andrew Wildman (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
89
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2,723

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

Total votes: 2,002,336
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland

Incumbent Chris Van Hollen defeated Michelle Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
 
80.8
 
535,014
Image of Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith Candidate Connection
 
19.2
 
127,089

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

Total votes: 662,103
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Chaffee
Chris Chaffee
 
20.8
 
50,514
Image of Lorie Friend
Lorie Friend Candidate Connection
 
14.7
 
35,714
Image of John Thormann
John Thormann
 
13.7
 
33,290
Image of Joseph Perez
Joseph Perez Candidate Connection
 
10.8
 
26,359
Image of George Davis
George Davis
 
8.7
 
21,095
Image of James Tarantin
James Tarantin
 
8.4
 
20,514
Image of Reba Hawkins
Reba Hawkins
 
7.4
 
18,057
Image of Jon McGreevey
Jon McGreevey
 
5.8
 
14,128
Image of Todd Puglisi
Todd Puglisi
 
5.6
 
13,550
Image of Nnabu Eze
Nnabu Eze
 
4.1
 
9,917

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

Total votes: 243,138
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Maryland's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. In the U.S. Senate race in Maryland, incumbent Barbara Mikulski chose to retire, leaving the seat open in 2016. The election attracted a large number of Democratic, Republican and independent candidates. Chris Van Hollen (D) defeated Kathy Szeliga (R), Arvin Vohra (Libertarian), Margaret Flowers (Green), and several write-in candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. Van Hollen defeated nine other Democrats to win the nomination, and Szeliga defeated 13 other Republicans in the primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[3][4]

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChris Van Hollen 60.9% 1,659,907
     Republican Kathy Szeliga 35.7% 972,557
     Green Margaret Flowers 3.3% 89,970
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 3,736
Total Votes 2,726,170
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections


U.S. Senate, Maryland Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Van Hollen 53.2% 470,320
Donna Edwards 38.9% 343,620
Freddie Dickson 1.7% 14,856
Theresa Scaldaferri 1.5% 13,178
Violet Staley 1.2% 10,244
Lih Young 1% 8,561
Charles Smith 0.9% 7,912
Ralph Jaffe 0.8% 7,161
Blaine Taylor 0.7% 5,932
Ed Tinus 0.3% 2,560
Total Votes 884,344
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections
U.S. Senate, Maryland Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Szeliga 35.6% 135,337
Chris Chaffee 13.7% 52,066
Chrys Kefalas 9.6% 36,340
Richard Douglas 7.6% 29,007
Dave Wallace 6.1% 23,226
Sean Connor 5.7% 21,727
Lynn Richardson 5.5% 20,792
John Graziani 4.4% 16,722
Greg Holmes 4.3% 16,148
Mark McNicholas 2.6% 9,988
Joseph Hooe 2.2% 8,282
Anthony Seda 1% 3,873
Richard Shawver 0.8% 3,155
Garry Yarrington 0.8% 2,988
Total Votes 379,651
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

2010

On November 2, 2010, Barbara Mikulski (D) won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Eric Wargotz (R), Richard Shawver (Constitution), Kenniss Henry (Green), Claud L. Ashbury (Write-in, R), Donald Kaplan (Write-in), James T. Lynch, Jr. (Write-in, D), Lih Young (Write-in), Denise L. Whittington (Write-in), Robert J. Evans (Write-in) and Mary Catherine Podlesak (Write-in, R) in the general election.[5]

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Mikulski incumbent 62.2% 1,140,531
     Republican Eric Wargotz 35.8% 655,666
     Constitution Richard Shawver 0.8% 14,746
     Green Kenniss Henry 1.1% 20,717
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 1,644
     Write-in Republican Claud L. Ashbury 0% 204
     N/A Donald Kaplan 0% 110
     Write-in Democratic James T. Lynch, Jr. 0% 84
     N/A Lih Young 0% 80
     N/A Denise L. Whittington 0% 56
     N/A Robert J. Evans 0% 14
     Write-in Republican Mary Catherine Podlesak 0% 6
Total Votes 1,833,858


2004

On November 2, 2004, Barbara Mikulski won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated E.J. Pipkin (R), Maria Allwine (Green), Thomas Trump (Constitution), Robert Gemmill II (Write-in), Ray Bly (Write-in) and Dennard A. Gayle-El, Sr. (Write-in) in the general election.[6]

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Mikulski incumbent 64.8% 1,504,697
     Republican E.J. Pipkin 33.7% 783,055
     Green Maria Allwine 1.1% 24,816
     Constitution Thomas Trump 0.4% 9,009
     Write-in Robert Gemmill 0% 204
     Write-in Ray Bly 0% 109
     Write-in Dennard A. Gayle-El, Sr. 0% 47
Total Votes 2,321,937


1998

On November 3, 1998, Barbara Mikulski won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Ross Z. Pierpont in the general election.[7]

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Mikulski incumbent 70.5% 1,062,810
     Republican Ross Z. Pierpoint 29.5% 444,637
Total Votes 1,507,447


1992

On November 3, 1992, Barbara Mikulski won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Alan L. Keyes (R) in the general election.[8]

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 1992
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Mikulski incumbent 71% 1,307,610
     Republican Alan L. Keyes 29% 533,688
Total Votes 1,841,298


1986

On November 4, 1986, Barbara Mikulski won election to the United States Senate. She defeated Linda Chavez (R) in the general election.[9]

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 1986
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Mikulski 60.7% 675,225
     Republican Linda Chavez 39.3% 437,411
     N/A Write-in 0% 1
Total Votes 1,112,637


Historical members

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Maryland.

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Maryland
Party Total
     Democratic 28
     Republican 10
     Federalist 6
     Whig 4
     Democratic Republican 3
     Democratic Republican; Jacksonian 2
     Anti-Jacksonian 2
     Unionist 2
     Pro-Admin; Federalist 2
     Democratic Republican, Jacksonian 1
     American 1
     Adams, Anti-Jacksonian 1
     Pro-Admin 1
     Anti-Jacksonian; Whig 1
Class 1 Senators from Maryland
Senator Years Served Party
Charles Carroll 1789-1792 Pro-Admin
Richard Potts 1793-1796 Pro-Admin; Federalist
John E. Howard 1796-1803 Federalist
Samuel Smith 1803-1815 Democratic Republican; Jacksonian
Robert G. Harper 1816-1816 Federalist
Alexander Contee Hanson 1816-1819 Federalist
William Pinkney 1819-1822 Democratic Republican
Samuel Smith 1822-1833 Democratic Republican; Jacksonian
Joseph Kent 1833-1837 Anti-Jacksonian
William D. Merrick 1838-1845 Whig
Reverdy Johnson 1845-1849 Whig
David Stewart 1849-1850 Democratic
Thomas G. Pratt 1850-1857 Whig
Anthony Kennedy 1857-1863 American
Reverdy Johnson 1863-1868 Democratic
William Pinkney Whyte 1868-1869 Democratic
William T. Hamilton 1869-1875 Democratic
William Pinkney Whyte 1875-1881 Democratic
Arthur P. Gorman 1881-1899 Democratic
Louis E. McComas 1899-1905 Republican
Isidor Rayner 1905-1912 Democratic
William P. Jackson 1912-1914 Republican
Blair Lee 1914-1917 Democratic
Joseph I. France 1917-1923 Republican
William Cabell Bruce 1923-1929 Democratic
Phillips Lee Goldsborough 1929-1935 Republican
George L. P. Radcliffe 1935-1947 Democratic
Herbert R. O'Conor 1947-1953 Democratic
J. Glenn Beall, Sr. 1953-1965 Republican
Joseph D. Tydings 1965-1971 Democratic
J. Glenn Beall, Jr. 1971-1977 Republican
Paul S. Sarbanes 1977-2007 Democratic
Ben Cardin 2007-2025 Democratic
Angela Alsobrooks 2025-Present Democratic
Class 3 Senators from Maryland
Senator Years Served Party
John Henry 1789-1797 Pro-Admin; Federalist
James Lloyd 1797-1800 Federalist
William Hindman 1800-1801 Federalist
Robert Wright 1801-1806 Democratic Republican
Philip Reed 1806-1813 Democratic Republican
Robert H. Goldsborough 1813-1819 Federalist
Edward Lloyd 1819-1826 Democratic Republican, Jacksonian
Ezekiel F. Chambers 1826-1834 Adams, Anti-Jacksonian
Robert H. Goldsborough 1835-1836 Anti-Jacksonian
John S. Spence 1836-1840 Anti-Jacksonian; Whig
John Leeds Kerr 1841-1843 Whig
James A. Pearce 1843-1862 Democratic
Thomas H. Hicks 1862-1865 Unionist
John A. J. Creswell 1865-1867 Unionist
George Vickers 1868-1873 Democratic
George R. Dennis 1873-1879 Democratic
James B. Groome 1879-1885 Democratic
Ephraim King Wilson 1885-1891 Democratic
Charles H. Gibson 1891-1897 Democratic
George L. Wellington 1897-1903 Republican
Arthur P. Gorman 1903-1906 Democratic
William Pinkney Whyte 1906-1908 Democratic
John Walter Smith 1908-1921 Democratic
Ovington E. Weller 1921-1927 Republican
Millard E. Tydings 1927-1951 Democratic
John Marshall Butler 1951-1963 Republican
Daniel B. Brewster 1963-1969 Democratic
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. 1969-1987 Republican
Barbara A. Mikulski 1987-2017 Democratic
Chris Van Hollen 2017-Present Democratic

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  2. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
  4. ↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986," accessed March 28, 2013


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Chris Hollen (D)
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