1998Final results
1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 21
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Arthur Dorman (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Burkhart (R) by 41.0 points.
Arthur DormanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%15,246
Richard BurkhartRepublican
29.5%6,385
21,631 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