2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Maryland Legislative District 15
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Rob Garagiola (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Jean Roesser (R) by 1.9 points.
Rob GaragiolaDemocrat · winner
51.0%20,121
Jean RoesserRepublican · incumbent
49.0%19,366
39,487 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET