The 2014 Maryland Senate election were held on November 4, 2014, 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.
Background
The Democratic Party had held majority control of the Senate since the beginning of the 20th century. The closest that the Republican Party had come to gaining control since then was in 1918, when Democrats held a thin 14 to 13 majority.
In the 2014 elections, Governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and Republicans sought to succeed him with businessman Larry Hogan. Capitalizing on a national red wave, the party successfully retook the governor's office and picked up nine seats in the General Assembly, including two seats in the Maryland Senate. Despite these gains, Democrats still retained their veto-proof supermajorities in both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly.
Overview Summary by district District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party 1st George C. Edwards Rep George C. Edwards Rep 2nd Christopher B. Shank Rep Christopher B. Shank Rep 3rd Ronald N. Young Dem Ronald N. Young Dem 4th David R. Brinkley Rep Michael Hough Rep 5th Joseph M. Getty Rep Joseph M. Getty Rep 6th Norman R. Stone Jr. Dem Johnny Ray Salling Rep 7th J. B. Jennings Rep J. B. Jennings Rep 8th Kathy Klausmeier Dem Kathy Klausmeier Dem 9th Allan H. Kittleman Rep Gail H. Bates Rep 10th Delores G. Kelley Dem Delores G. Kelley Dem 11th Robert Zirkin Dem Robert Zirkin Dem 12th Edward J. Kasemeyer Dem Edward J. Kasemeyer Dem 13th James N. Robey Dem Guy Guzzone Dem 14th Karen S. Montgomery Dem Karen S. Montgomery Dem 15th Brian Feldman Dem Brian Feldman Dem 16th Brian Frosh Dem Susan C. Lee Dem 17th Jennie M. Forehand Dem Cheryl Kagan Dem 18th Richard Madaleno Dem Richard Madaleno Dem 19th Roger Manno Dem Roger Manno Dem 20th Jamie Raskin Dem Jamie Raskin Dem 21st James Rosapepe Dem James Rosapepe Dem 22nd Paul G. Pinsky Dem Paul G. Pinsky Dem 23rd Douglas J. J. Peters Dem Douglas J. J. Peters Dem 24th Joanne C. Benson Dem Joanne C. Benson Dem 25th Ulysses Currie Dem Ulysses Currie Dem 26th C. Anthony Muse Dem C. Anthony Muse Dem 27th Thomas V. Miller Jr. Dem Thomas V. Miller Jr. Dem 28th Thomas M. Middleton Dem Thomas M. Middleton Dem 29th Roy Dyson Dem Stephen Waugh Rep 30th John Astle Dem John Astle Dem 31st Bryan Simonaire Rep Bryan Simonaire Rep 32nd James E. DeGrange Sr. Dem James E. DeGrange Sr. Dem 33rd Edward R. Reilly Rep Edward R. Reilly Rep 34th Nancy Jacobs Rep Robert Cassilly Rep 35th Barry Glassman Rep H. Wayne Norman Jr. Rep 36th Steve Hershey Rep Steve Hershey Rep 37th Richard F. Colburn Rep Adelaide C. Eckardt Rep 38th James N. Mathias Jr. Dem James N. Mathias Jr. Dem 39th Nancy J. King Dem Nancy J. King Dem 40th Catherine Pugh Dem Catherine Pugh Dem 41st Lisa Gladden Dem Lisa Gladden Dem 42nd James Brochin Dem James Brochin Dem 43rd Joan Carter Conway Dem Joan Carter Conway Dem 44th Verna L. Jones Dem Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Dem 45th Nathaniel J. McFadden Dem Nathaniel J. McFadden Dem 46th Bill Ferguson Dem Bill Ferguson Dem 47th Victor R. Ramirez Dem Victor R. Ramirez Dem
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Retiring incumbents
Democrats District 6: Norman R. Stone Jr. retired. District 13: James N. Robey retired. District 16: Brian Frosh retired to run for Attorney General of Maryland. District 17: Jennie M. Forehand retired.
Republicans District 9: Allan H. Kittleman retired to run for Howard County executive. District 34: Nancy Jacobs retired. District 35: Barry Glassman retired to run for Harford County executive.
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
Democrats District 44: Verna L. Jones lost renomination to Shirley Nathan-Pulliam.
Republicans District 4: David R. Brinkley lost renomination to Michael Hough. District 37: Richard F. Colburn lost renomination to Adelaide Eckardt.
In the general election
Democrat District 29: Roy Dyson lost to Stephen Waugh.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 20, 2014
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See also Elections in Maryland 2014 United States elections 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election 2014 Maryland Attorney General election 2014 Maryland Comptroller election 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland 2014 United States gubernatorial elections 2014 Maryland House of Delegates election
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