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2010Final results

2010 election for Maryland Legislative District 8

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Katherine Klausmeier (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Dee Hodges (R) by 19.4 points.

Katherine KlausmeierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%25,155
Dee HodgesRepublican
40.2%16,968
42,164 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

EvenD+35.21998D+17.12002D+16.52006D+19.42010D+22.52014D+2.22018

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