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1990Final results

1990 election for Maryland Legislative District 20

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Ida G. Ruben (D) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. Falcinelli (R) by 44.4 points.

Ida G. RubenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.2%17,941
27.8%6,912
24,853 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

EvenD+45.81986D+44.41990D+40.11994D+59.61998D+64.62002D+81.62018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET