The 1982 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1982, simultaneously with other elections for seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to gubernatorial openings. Incumbent Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes won reelection to a second term in office. He defeated the Republican nominee, former Representative from Maryland's 5th district and Prince George's County Executive Lawrence Hogan.

Sarbanes carried Garrett County, the state's westernmost county and one which is so strongly Republican that it has never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate as of . Sarbanes would repeat this feat six years later in 1988, but no Democrat has won Garrett County in a Senate election since then.

Forty-two years later, Hogan's son Larry Hogan became the Republican nominee for the same seat.

Major candidates Democratic Paul Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1977.

Republican Lawrence Hogan, former U.S. Representative from Maryland's 5th congressional district from 1969 to 1975.

Results

Results by county

+CountyPaul S. Sarbanes DemocraticLawrence Hogan RepublicanMarginTotal Votes

Cast#%#%#% Allegany 12056 53.44% 10503 46.56% 1553 6.88% 22559 Anne Arundel 52875 54.47% 44199 45.53% 8676 8.94% 97074 Baltimore (City) 160318 82.98% 32881 17.02% 127437 65.96% 193199 Baltimore (County) 118305 59.41% 80834 40.59% 37471 18.82% 199139 Calvert 5768 61.48% 3614 38.52% 2154 22.96% 9382 Caroline 3046 57.66% 2237 42.34% 809 15.31% 5283 Carroll 10752 43.71% 13844 56.29% -3092 -12.57% 24596 Cecil 8275 58.00% 5992 42.00% 2283 16.00% 14267 Charles 9266 57.40% 6878 42.60% 2388 14.79% 16144 Dorchester 4540 59.15% 3136 40.85% 1404 18.29% 7676 Frederick 13115 47.96% 14230 52.04% -1115 -4.08% 27345 Garrett 3801 55.34% 3067 44.66% 734 10.69% 6868 Harford 20024 52.42% 18175 47.58% 1849 4.84% 38199 Howard 20819 59.24% 14322 40.76% 6497 18.49% 35141 Kent 3153 59.69% 2129 40.31% 1024 19.39% 5282 Montgomery 121589 63.86% 68818 36.14% 52771 27.71% 190407 Prince George's 94619 69.17% 42172 30.83% 52447 38.34% 136791 Queen Anne's 3957 54.56% 3296 45.44% 661 9.11% 7253 St. Mary's 7265 61.63% 4524 38.37% 2741 23.25% 11789 Somerset 3218 56.26% 2502 43.74% 716 12.52% 5720 Talbot 4124 50.06% 4114 49.94% 10 0.12% 8238 Washington 13126 47.18% 14696 52.82% -1570 -5.64% 27822 Wicomico 9240 55.15% 7515 44.85% 1725 10.30% 16755 Worcester 4105 52.89% 3656 47.11% 449 5.79% 7761 Total 707356 63.46% 407334 36.54% 300022 26.92% 1114690

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Allegany Caroline Garrett Talbot Worcester

See also 1982 United States Senate elections 1982 United States elections

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