2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2006 election for Maryland Legislative District 31
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Bryan Simonaire (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Shandrowsky (D) by 1.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bryan SimonaireRepublican · winner
50.9%19,516
Walter J. ShandrowskyDemocrat
49.1%18,857
38,373 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET