1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Maryland Delegate District 2B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Christopher B. Shank (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating D. Bruce Poole (D) by 2.6 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Christopher B. ShankRepublican · winner
51.3%4,873
D. Bruce PooleDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%4,626
9,499 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 1998
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)