1982 Maryland Senate election

The 1982 Maryland Senate elections were held on November 2, 1982, as part of the 1982 United States elections, including the 1982 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, citing Lawrence Hogan and Robert A. Pascal leading the party's ticket in the U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections, and Ronald Reagan's strong performance in the state during the 1980 United States presidential election and subsequent legislative accomplishments. However, the elections provided to be a major setback for the party as Democrats were able to gain one seat from the Republicans in the state Senate, and Hogan and Pascal lost their elections in landslides.

Summary

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

1. District 22: Richard A. Palumbo retired to run 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 to run for governor of Maryland.
5. District 43: J. Joseph Curran Jr. retired to run for lieutenant governor of Maryland alongside Harry Hughes.
6. District 44: Louise G. Murphy retired.

Republicans

1. District 11: Robert E. Stroble retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

1. District 7: Patrick T. Welsh lost renomination to Norman R. Stone Jr.
2. District 12: Timothy R. Hickman lost renomination to John C. Coolahan.
3. District 34: Art Helton lost renomination to Catherine Riley.
4. District 40: Verda Welcome lost renomination to Troy Brailey.
5. District 45: Robert Douglass lost renomination to Nathan Irby.
6. District 45: Cornell N. Dypski lost renomination to Joseph S. Bonvegna.

Republicans

1. District 1: Edward J. Mason lost renomination to John N. Bambacus.

Detailed results

All election results are from the 1983-1984 edition of the Maryland Manual.

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

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