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
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
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
See also
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