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Elections / 2018 · Senate · MD

The Democratic candidate won Maryland's Senate seat D+34.6.

Maryland, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Maryland — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,491,614
64.9%
Republican (R)
697,017
30.3%
All others
108,907
4.7%
Margin
D+34.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ben CardinDDemocrat1,491,61464.9%
Tony CampbellRRepublican697,01730.3%
Neal SimonOUnaffiliated85,9643.7%
Arvin VohraOLibertarian22,9431.0%
2018 presidential election
Maryland, 2018
DemocraticD+34.6
2018 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 2018 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 2018 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.MONTGOMERY, MD · D+58.9BALTIMORE, MD · D+28.1PRINCE GEORGE'S, MD · D+82.6ANNE ARUNDEL, MD · D+13.3BALTIMORE CITY, MD · D+78.3HOWARD, MD · D+39.9HARFORD, MD · R+9.8FREDERICK, MD · D+7.7CARROLL, MD · R+22.1CHARLES, MD · D+41.9WASHINGTON, MD · R+16.6ST. MARY'S, MD · R+11.3CALVERT, MD · R+6.5CECIL, MD · R+19.0WICOMICO, MD · D+2.7WORCESTER, MD · R+12.8ALLEGANY, MD · R+22.3QUEEN ANNE'S, MD · R+19.1TALBOT, MD · D+5.6DORCHESTER, MD · D+0.5CAROLINE, MD · R+19.5GARRETT, MD · R+45.6KENT, MD · D+12.8SOMERSET, MD · R+3.0
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
Democratic ✓Democratic64.9%1,491,614
RepublicanRepublican30.3%697,017
OtherAll other candidates4.8%109,611
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
Maryland's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1976 to 2024. Most recent: +11.8% in 2024.flipped D · 1982+11.8%DR19762024
Maryland's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1976+17.7%
1980−32.3%
1982+26.9%
1986+21.4%
1988+23.6%
1992+42.0%
1994+18.2%
1998+41.0%
2000+26.4%
2004+31.1%
2006+10.0%
2010+26.5%
2012+29.7%
2016+25.2%
2018+34.6%
2022+31.7%
2024+11.8%