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1998Final results

1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 3

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Alexander X. Mooney (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Ronald S. Bird (D) by 12.8 points.

Alexander X. MooneyRepublican · winner
56.4%18,399
43.6%14,212
32,611 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

EvenR+36.71986R+37.91994R+12.81998R+10.12002R+4.12006D+2.32010

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