Maryland Senate: Party Control and History

Current seats

Democratic majorityDemocrats 34, Republicans 13. 47 seats; 24 for a majority.

Democrats 34Republicans 13

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Democrat 34Republican 13

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Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

No majority line: the chamber changed size (43 to 47 seats).

Seats by election, table

Year	D	R	Seats	Control
2022	34	13	47	Democratic majority
2018	32	15	47	Democratic majority
2014	33	14	47	Democratic majority
2010	35	12	47	Democratic majority
2006	33	14	47	Democratic majority
2002	33	14	47	Democratic majority
1998	32	15	47	Democratic majority
1994	32	15	47	Democratic majority
1990	40	7	47	Democratic majority
1986	40	7	47	Democratic majority
1982	41	6	47	Democratic majority
1978	40	7	47	Democratic majority
1974	39	8	47	Democratic majority
1970	33	10	43	Democratic majority

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2022: 47 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share
1	MIKE MCKAY	Republican	73.4%
2	PAUL D CORDERMAN	Republican	63.8%
3	KAREN LEWIS YOUNG	Democrat	66.5%
4	WILLIAM "BILL" FOLDEN	Republican	57.5%
5	JUSTIN READY	Republican	96.1%
6	JOHNNY RAY SALLING	Republican	61.2%
7	J B JENNINGS	Republican	96.0%
8	KATHY KLAUSMEIER	Democrat	66.3%
9	KATIE FRY HESTER	Democrat	57.9%
10	BEN BROOKS	Democrat	78.6%
11	SHELLY HETTLEMAN	Democrat	71.5%
12	CLARENCE LAM	Democrat	70.0%
13	GUY GUZZONE	Democrat	97.1%
14	CRAIG J ZUCKER	Democrat	73.3%
15	BRIAN J FELDMAN	Democrat	73.0%
16	SUSAN C LEE	Democrat	97.8%
17	CHERYL C KAGAN	Democrat	97.2%
18	JEFF WALDSTREICHER	Democrat	82.8%
19	BEN KRAMER	Democrat	75.5%
20	WILL SMITH	Democrat	98.8%
21	JIM ROSAPEPE	Democrat	79.0%
22	PAUL G PINSKY	Democrat	98.6%
23	RON WATSON	Democrat	87.4%
24	JOANNE C BENSON	Democrat	99.2%
25	MELONY G GRIFFITH	Democrat	99.5%
26	C ANTHONY MUSE	Democrat	92.3%
27	MICHAEL A JACKSON	Democrat	60.3%
28	ARTHUR CARR ELLIS	Democrat	67.0%
29	JACK BAILEY	Republican	96.3%
30	SARAH ELFRETH	Democrat	57.4%
31	BRYAN W SIMONAIRE	Republican	71.2%
32	PAMELA BEIDLE	Democrat	65.8%
33	DAWN D GILE	Democrat	55.4%
34	MARY-DULANY JAMES	Democrat	50.5%
35	JASON C GALLION	Republican	96.9%
36	STEPHEN S HERSHEY JR	Republican	96.3%
37	JOHNNY MAUTZ	Republican	60.8%
38	MARY BETH CAROZZA	Republican	66.4%
39	NANCY J KING	Democrat	86.2%
40	ANTONIO HAYES	Democrat	91.9%
41	JILL P CARTER	Democrat	98.2%
42	CHRIS WEST	Republican	95.5%
43	MARY WASHINGTON	Democrat	90.3%
44	CHARLES E SYDNOR III	Democrat	97.5%
45	CORY V MCCRAY	Democrat	98.8%
46	BILL FERGUSON	Democrat	84.6%
47	MALCOLM AUGUSTINE	Democrat	98.8%

2018: 47 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share
1	GEORGE C EDWARDS	Republican	98.3%
2	ANDREW A SERAFINI	Republican	71.7%
3	RONALD NELSON YOUNG	Democrat	58.5%
4	MICHAEL HOUGH	Republican	59.1%
5	JUSTIN READY	Republican	71.5%
6	JOHNNY R SALLING	Republican	55.3%
7	J B JENNINGS	Republican	66.9%
8	KATHERINE KLAUSMEIER	Democrat	51.1%
9	KATIE FRY HESTER	Democrat	50.8%
10	DELORES G KELLEY	Democrat	80.3%
11	BOBBY A ZIRKIN	Democrat	96.9%
12	CLARENCE K LAM	Democrat	66.1%
13	GUY GUZZONE	Democrat	97.4%
14	CRAIG J ZUCKER	Democrat	72.6%
15	BRIAN J FELDMAN	Democrat	72.0%
16	SUSAN C LEE	Democrat	80.1%
17	CHERYL C KAGAN	Democrat	79.0%
18	JEFF WALDSTREICHER	Democrat	97.6%
19	BEN KRAMER	Democrat	88.0%
20	WILL SMITH	Democrat	90.8%
21	JIM ROSAPEPE	Democrat	77.5%
22	PAUL G PINSKY	Democrat	92.4%
23	DOUGLAS J J PETERS	Democrat	98.6%
24	JOANNE C BENSON	Democrat	99.2%
25	MELONY GRIFFITH	Democrat	99.4%
26	OBIE PATTERSON	Democrat	92.5%
27	THOMAS V MIKE MILLER JR	Democrat	66.0%
28	ARTHUR ELLIS	Democrat	66.2%
29	JACK BAILEY	Republican	60.2%
30	SARAH K ELFRETH	Democrat	53.8%
31	BRYAN W SIMONAIRE	Republican	61.0%
32	PAMELA BEIDLE	Democrat	66.4%
33	EDWARD R REILLY	Republican	53.5%
34	BOB CASSILLY	Republican	50.1%
35	JASON C GALLION	Republican	67.3%
36	STEPHEN S HERSHEY JR	Republican	65.1%
37	ADELAIDE ADDIE ECKARDT	Republican	59.9%
38	MARY BETH CAROZZA	Republican	52.6%
39	NANCY J KING	Democrat	79.2%
40	ANTONIO HAYES	Democrat	98.7%
41	JILL P CARTER	Democrat	98.2%
42	CHRIS WEST	Republican	51.0%
43	MARY WASHINGTON	Democrat	98.8%
44	SHIRLEY NATHAN-PULLIAM	Democrat	84.5%
45	CORY V MCCRAY	Democrat	98.8%
46	BILL FERGUSON	Democrat	78.2%
47	MALCOLM AUGUSTINE	Democrat	93.0%

Not available: 2024, 2020, 2016.

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.