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1998Final results

1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 8

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Thomas L. Bromwell (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating William Rush (R) by 35.2 points.

Thomas L. BromwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%22,837
William RushRepublican
32.4%10,954
33,791 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+46.51986D+8.41990D+10.91994D+35.21998D+17.12002D+16.52006

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