1982 Maryland Senate election
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All 47 seats of theMaryland Senate
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The1982 Maryland Senate elections were held on November 2, 1982, as part of the1982 United States elections, including the1982 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, citingLawrence Hogan andRobert A. Pascal leading the party's ticket in theU.S. Senate andgubernatorial elections, andRonald Reagan'sstrong performance in the state during the1980 United States presidential election and subsequent legislative accomplishments. However, the elections provided to be a major setback for the party asDemocrats were able to gain one seat from the Republicans in the state Senate, and Hogan and Pascal lost their elections in landslides.[1]
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 16, 1.73%
- State Senate district 9, 4.36%
- State Senate district 30, 4.47%
- State Senate district 15, 8.59%
Retiring incumbents
[edit]- District 22: Richard A. Palumbo retired torun for the Maryland House of Delegates.[2]
- District 24:Mary A. Conroy retired.[3]
- District 32: H. Erle Schafer retired to run for Harford County Executive.[4]
- District 37: Harry J. McGuirk retired torun for governor of Maryland.[5]
- District 43:J. Joseph Curran Jr. retired torun for lieutenant governor of Maryland alongsideHarry Hughes.[6]
- District 44: Louise G. Murphy retired.[7]
- District 11: Robert E. Stroble retired.[8]
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In primary elections
[edit]- District 7:Patrick T. Welsh lost renomination toNorman R. Stone Jr.[9]
- District 12: Timothy R. Hickman lost renomination to John C. Coolahan.[9]
- District 34: Art Helton lost renomination toCatherine Riley.[10]
- District 40:Verda Welcome lost renomination to Troy Brailey.[11]
- District 45: Robert Douglass lost renomination toNathan Irby.[12]
- District 45:Cornell N. Dypski lost renomination to Joseph S. Bonvegna.[13]
- District 1:Edward J. Mason lost renomination toJohn N. Bambacus.[12]
All election results are from the 1983-1984 edition of the Maryland Manual.[14]
Maryland Senate District 3 election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Republican | Edward P. Thomas (incumbent) | 14,914 | 64.0 |
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| Democratic | Raymond W. Kline | 8,401 | 36.0 |
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| Republicanhold |
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Maryland Senate District 10 election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Francis X. Kelly (incumbent) | 16,958 | 64.0 |
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| Republican | Kenneth W. Fowler | 9,524 | 36.0 |
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| Democratichold |
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Maryland Senate District 13 election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Thomas M. Yeager | 15,167 | 100.0 |
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| Democratichold |
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Maryland Senate District 21 election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Arthur Dorman (incumbent) | 14,042 | 100.0 |
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| Democratichold |
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Maryland Senate District 22 election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Thomas Patrick O'Reilly (incumbent) | 13,331 | 100.0 |
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| Democratichold |
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Maryland Senate District 31 election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Jerome F. Connell Sr. (incumbent) | 14,505 | 61.9 |
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| Republican | Thomas J. Harden III | 8,913 | 38.1 |
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| Democratichold |
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Maryland Senate District 38 election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Joseph J. Long Sr. (incumbent) | 18,575 | 100.0 |
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| Democratichold |
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Maryland Senate District 40 election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Troy Brailey | 15,278 | 100.0 |
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| Democratichold |
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Maryland Senate District 46 election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Joseph S. Bonvegna (incumbent) | 18,066 | 100.0 |
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| Democratichold |
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- ^Feinstein, John (December 12, 1982)."Square One For Md. GOP".The Washington Post. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2023.
- ^Hosler, Karen (August 7, 1982)."Legislators find no joy in session".The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Hosler, Karen (July 17, 1982)."2 exits in GOP assure Hogan of Senate bid".The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^LoLordo, Ann (August 11, 1982)."Police lodge endorses Schafer for executive".The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"McGuirk enters race for governor".Carroll County Times. March 17, 1982. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Gilbert, Kelly (May 13, 1982)."Curran, for one, in line for No. 2 job".The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Himowitz, Michael J. (February 18, 1982)."Louise Murphy picked for city Senate seat".The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Carson, Larry (April 28, 1982)."Baltimore Co.'s Stroble won't seek re-election".The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^abMcCord, Joel (September 15, 1982)."Dale Anderson makes political comeback; Coolahan, Stone win".The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Big Wins For Riley And Freeman".The Aegis. September 16, 1982. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Verda Welcome is shocked by close loss to Troy Brailey".The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1982. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^ab"Primary Elections, 1982".The Baltimore Sun. September 16, 1982. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Olesker, Michael (September 16, 1982)."In East Baltimore, slow day at the polls, grim evening at a bar".The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Maryland Manual"(PDF).Maryland State Archives. 1983. RetrievedDecember 14, 2023.
