1998Final results
1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 40
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Ralph M. Hughes (D) won with 96.1% of the vote, defeating Melvin Stubbs (R) by 92.2 points.
Ralph M. HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.1%16,818
Melvin StubbsRepublican
3.9%683
17,501 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