2014Final results
2014 election for Maryland Legislative District 36
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Steve Hershey (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Tilghman (D) by 34.4 points.
Steve HersheyRepublican · winner
67.1%27,876
Benjamin TilghmanDemocrat
32.8%13,612
41,518 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET