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2006Final results

2006 election for Maryland Legislative District 37

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Richard F. Colburn (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Hilary Spence (D) by 17.4 points.

Richard F. ColburnRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%23,415
38.9%16,183
4.9%2,043
41,641 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

EvenR+9.81994R+17.31998R+37.42002R+17.42006R+18.42010R+32.12014

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

The candidates