1998Final results
1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 20
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Ida G. Ruben (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. Falcinelli (R) by 59.6 points.
Ida G. RubenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%22,501
Thomas R. FalcinelliRepublican
20.2%5,696
28,197 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