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1998Final results

1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 36

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Walter M. Baker (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Allaire D. Williams (R) by 15.1 points.

Walter M. BakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%18,517
42.4%13,650
32,167 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

EvenD+17.71982D+16.31986D+15.11998R+25.02002R+27.52006R+26.72010

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