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1998Final results

1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 38

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

J. Lowell Stoltzfus (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Donald Ewalt (D) by 28.0 points.

J. Lowell StoltzfusRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%22,122
Donald EwaltDemocrat
36.0%12,434
34,556 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+37.52002D+1.42010D+3.52014R+5.42018R+32.92022R+24.62026

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