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1994Final results

1994 election for Maryland Legislative District 40

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Ralph M. Hughes (D) won with 94.5% of the vote, defeating Melvin Stubbs (R) by 89.0 points.

Ralph M. HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.5%15,133
Melvin StubbsRepublican
5.5%882
16,015 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+92.41986D+88.71990D+89.01994D+92.21998D+80.62006D+84.12022

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