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1998Final results

1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 15

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Jean Roesser (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Gail Ewing (D) by 1.8 points.

Jean RoesserRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%20,824
Gail EwingDemocrat
49.1%20,073
40,897 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

Races before and after

EvenD+26.81986D+15.21990R+9.91994R+1.81998D+1.92002D+31.62006

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