2010Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2010 election for Maryland Legislative District 38
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Jim Mathias (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Michael James (R) by 1.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim MathiasDemocrat · winner
50.7%23,559
Michael JamesRepublican
49.3%22,919
46,504 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET