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2006Final results

2006 election for Maryland Legislative District 8

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Katherine Klausmeier (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Craig Borne (R) by 16.5 points.

Katherine KlausmeierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%24,299
Craig BorneRepublican
41.7%17,401
41,700 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+10.91994D+35.21998D+17.12002D+16.52006D+19.42010D+22.52014

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