The 1998 Maryland Senate election were held on November 3, 1998, to elect senators in all 47 districts of the
Maryland Senate
The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single ...
. 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
The governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...
.
Summary
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Retiring incumbents
Republicans
# District 33:
David R. Craig retired to run for
Harford County Executive.
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
Democrats
#
District 24
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:
Decatur "Bucky" Trotter lost renomination to
Nathaniel Exum
Nathaniel Exum (February 28, 1940 – December 3, 2021) was an American politician from Maryland, a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party and former member of the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's Marylan ...
.
#
District 44: John D. Jefferies lost renomination to
Clarence Mitchell IV.
Republicans
#
District 3:
John W. Derr
John W. Derr (born March 18, 1941) is an American politician who was a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 3 from 1983 to 1999.
Background
Derr was appointed to the Maryland Senate to represent District 3 in 1983, which covers par ...
lost renomination to
Alex Mooney
Alexander Xavier Mooney (born June 7, 1971) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2015 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 3rd district in the Maryland State Senate from 1999 to 20 ...
.
#
District 9
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:
F. Vernon Boozer lost renomination to
Andy Harris.
In general elections
Democrats
#
District 35:
Donald C. Fry lost to
J. Robert Hooper.
Republicans
#
District 32
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:
C. Edward Middlebrooks
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lost to
James E. DeGrange Sr.
Detailed results
All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections.
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
References
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1998
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Senate
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Maryland General Assembly
The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland that convenes within the State House in Annapolis. It is a bicameral body: the upper chamber, the Maryland Senate, has 47 representatives, and the lower ...