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2014Final results

2014 election for Maryland Legislative District 8

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Katherine Klausmeier (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Erik Lofstad (R) by 22.5 points.

Katherine KlausmeierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%23,638
Erik LofstadRepublican
38.7%14,938
38,613 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

EvenD+17.12002D+16.52006D+19.42010D+22.52014D+2.22018D+32.62022

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