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2002Final results

2002 election for Maryland Legislative District 30

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

John C. Astle (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Andy Smarick (R) by 10.9 points.

John C. AstleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%24,799
Andy SmarickRepublican
44.5%19,922
44,721 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

EvenD+23.51990D+2.81994D+29.61998D+10.92002D+5.92006D+2.32010

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