1998Final results
1998 election for Maryland Governor
Governor · Maryland
Parris N. Glendening (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Ellen R. Sauerbrey (R) by 10.3 points.
Parris N. GlendeningDemocrat · winner
55.2%846,972
Ellen R. SauerbreyRepublican
44.8%688,357
1,535,329 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET