1990Final results
1990 election for Maryland Legislative District 40
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Ralph M. Hughes (D) won with 94.4% of the vote, defeating Melvin Stubbs (R) by 88.7 points.
Ralph M. HughesDemocrat · winner
94.4%8,813
Melvin StubbsRepublican
5.6%526
9,339 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