1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 32
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
James Degrange Sr. (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Edward Middlebrooks (R) by 3.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James Degrange Sr.Democrat · winner
51.8%15,445
Edward MiddlebrooksRepublican · incumbent
48.2%14,358
29,803 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