1990Final results
1990 election for Maryland Legislative District 21
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Arthur Dorman (D) won with 81.5% of the vote, defeating Abdullah Salim (R) by 62.9 points.
Arthur DormanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.5%12,439
Abdullah SalimRepublican
18.5%2,830
15,269 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