1990Final results
1990 election for Maryland Legislative District 12
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Nancy L. Murphy (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis Lanahan (R) by 10.4 points.
Nancy L. MurphyDemocrat · winner
55.2%12,984
Dennis LanahanRepublican
44.8%10,534
23,518 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET