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Elections / 2022 · Senate · MD

The Democratic candidate won Maryland's Senate seat D+31.7.

Maryland, 2022. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Maryland — 2022 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,316,897
65.8%
Republican (R)
682,293
34.1%
All others
3,146
0.2%
Margin
D+31.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2022 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chris Van HollenDDemocratic1,316,89765.8%
Chris ChaffeeRRepublican682,29334.1%
OtherOOther3,1460.2%
2022 presidential election
Maryland, 2022
DemocraticD+31.7
2022 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 2022 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 2022 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2022 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.MONTGOMERY, MD · D+61.4BALTIMORE, MD · D+28.6PRINCE GEORGE'S, MD · D+82.3ANNE ARUNDEL, MD · D+15.0BALTIMORE CITY, MD · D+80.5HOWARD, MD · D+42.0FREDERICK, MD · D+10.7HARFORD, MD · R+12.1CARROLL, MD · R+22.3CHARLES, MD · D+40.5WASHINGTON, MD · R+19.9ST. MARY'S, MD · R+16.5CALVERT, MD · R+9.0CECIL, MD · R+26.0WICOMICO, MD · R+5.9WORCESTER, MD · R+21.6QUEEN ANNE'S, MD · R+23.4ALLEGANY, MD · R+32.8TALBOT, MD · D+2.7DORCHESTER, MD · R+13.6GARRETT, MD · R+53.6CAROLINE, MD · R+32.5KENT, MD · D+6.1SOMERSET, MD · R+21.9
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
Democratic ✓Democratic65.8%1,317,231
RepublicanRepublican34.1%682,293
OtherAll other candidates0.1%2,812
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 2022 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%