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1982 United States Senate election in Maryland

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The 1982 Senate election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1982, simultaneously with other elections for seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to gubernatorial openings. Incumbent Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes won reelection to a second term in office. He defeated the Republican nominee, former Representative from Maryland's 5th district and Prince George's County Executive Lawrence Hogan.

1982 United States Senate election in Maryland
← 1976 November 2, 1982 1988 →
 
Nominee Paul Sarbanes Lawrence Hogan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 707,356 407,334
Percentage 63.46% 36.54%
County results

Sarbanes:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

Hogan:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Paul Sarbanes
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Paul Sarbanes
Democratic

Sarbanes carried Garrett County, the state's westernmost county and one which is so strongly Republican that it has never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate as of 2024. Sarbanes would repeat this feat six years later in 1988, but no Democrat has won Garrett County in a Senate election since then.[1]

Forty-two years later, Hogan's son Larry Hogan became the Republican nominee for the same seat.

Major candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Results

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General election results[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Sarbanes (incumbent) 707,356 63.46%
Republican Lawrence Hogan 407,334 36.54%
Turnout 1,114,690
Democratic hold

Results by county

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County Paul S. Sarbanes

Democratic

Lawrence Hogan

Republican

Margin Total

Votes

Cast

# % # % # %
Allegany 12056 53.44% 10503 46.56% 1553 6.88% 22559
Anne Arundel 52875 54.47% 44199 45.53% 8676 8.94% 97074
Baltimore (City) 160318 82.98% 32881 17.02% 127437 65.96% 193199
Baltimore (County) 118305 59.41% 80834 40.59% 37471 18.82% 199139
Calvert 5768 61.48% 3614 38.52% 2154 22.96% 9382
Caroline 3046 57.66% 2237 42.34% 809 15.31% 5283
Carroll 10752 43.71% 13844 56.29% -3092 -12.57% 24596
Cecil 8275 58.00% 5992 42.00% 2283 16.00% 14267
Charles 9266 57.40% 6878 42.60% 2388 14.79% 16144
Dorchester 4540 59.15% 3136 40.85% 1404 18.29% 7676
Frederick 13115 47.96% 14230 52.04% -1115 -4.08% 27345
Garrett 3801 55.34% 3067 44.66% 734 10.69% 6868
Harford 20024 52.42% 18175 47.58% 1849 4.84% 38199
Howard 20819 59.24% 14322 40.76% 6497 18.49% 35141
Kent 3153 59.69% 2129 40.31% 1024 19.39% 5282
Montgomery 121589 63.86% 68818 36.14% 52771 27.71% 190407
Prince George's 94619 69.17% 42172 30.83% 52447 38.34% 136791
Queen Anne's 3957 54.56% 3296 45.44% 661 9.11% 7253
St. Mary's 7265 61.63% 4524 38.37% 2741 23.25% 11789
Somerset 3218 56.26% 2502 43.74% 716 12.52% 5720
Talbot 4124 50.06% 4114 49.94% 10 0.12% 8238
Washington 13126 47.18% 14696 52.82% -1570 -5.64% 27822
Wicomico 9240 55.15% 7515 44.85% 1725 10.30% 16755
Worcester 4105 52.89% 3656 47.11% 449 5.79% 7761
Total 707356 63.46% 407334 36.54% 300022 26.92% 1114690

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Official General Election Results for United States Senate - November 2, 1982" (PDF). Information Division of the Federal Election Commission. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0181, Page 0688 - Maryland Manual, 1983-84". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 688. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "1982 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 6, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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