The 1982 Maryland Senate elections were held on November 2, 1982, as part of the 1982 United States elections, including the 1982 Maryland gubernatorial election. All 47 of Maryland's state senators were up for reelection.
Leading up to the 1982 elections, Republicans were hopeful to gain seats in the legislature, citing Lawrence Hogan and Robert A. Pascal leading the party's ticket in the U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections, and Ronald Reagan's strong performance in the state during the 1980 United States presidential election and subsequent legislative accomplishments. However, the elections provided to be a major setback for the party as Democrats were able to gain one seat from the Republicans in the state Senate, and Hogan and Pascal lost their elections in landslides.
Summary Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Retiring incumbents Democrats District 22: Richard A. Palumbo retired to run for the Maryland House of Delegates. District 24: Mary A. Conroy retired. District 32: H. Erle Schafer retired to run for Harford County Executive. District 37: Harry J. McGuirk retired to run for governor of Maryland. District 43: J. Joseph Curran Jr. retired to run for lieutenant governor of Maryland alongside Harry Hughes. District 44: Louise G. Murphy retired.
Republicans District 11: Robert E. Stroble retired.
Incumbents defeated In primary elections Democrats District 7: Patrick T. Welsh lost renomination to Norman R. Stone Jr. District 12: Timothy R. Hickman lost renomination to John C. Coolahan. District 34: Art Helton lost renomination to Catherine Riley. District 40: Verda Welcome lost renomination to Troy Brailey. District 45: Robert Douglass lost renomination to Nathan Irby. District 45: Cornell N. Dypski lost renomination to Joseph S. Bonvegna.
Republicans District 1: Edward J. Mason lost renomination to John N. Bambacus.
Detailed results 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__NOTOC__ All election results are from the 1983-1984 edition of the Maryland Manual.
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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
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