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1994Final results

1994 election for Maryland Legislative District 26

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Gloria Lawlah (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Mary Bell G. Shepherd (R) by 53.6 points.

Gloria LawlahDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.8%17,590
23.2%5,321
22,911 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+60.41982D+67.51986D+53.61994D+79.42014D+85.52018D+85.02022

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