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2002Final results

2002 election for Maryland Legislative District 37

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Richard F. Colburn (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Grason Eckel (D) by 37.4 points.

Richard F. ColburnRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%26,144
Grason EckelDemocrat
31.3%11,925
38,069 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+10.81990R+9.81994R+17.31998R+37.42002R+17.42006R+18.42010

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