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2002Final results

2002 election for Maryland Legislative District 7

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Andy Harris (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Diane Decarlo (D) by 15.8 points.

Andy HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%23,374
42.1%16,991
40,365 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+31.91994R+15.82002R+13.22006R+32.02010R+49.42014R+33.92018

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