1998Final results
1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 18
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Chris Van Hollen (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Mark Spradley (R) by 46.4 points.
Chris Van HollenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%24,111
Mark SpradleyRepublican
26.8%8,818
32,929 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET