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2006Final results

2006 election for Maryland Legislative District 42

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Jim Brochin (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Douglas B. Riley (R) by 12.6 points.

Jim BrochinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%24,588
43.7%19,084
43,672 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

EvenD+2.12002D+12.62006D+16.92010D+3.42014R+2.02018R+12.22026

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