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2014Final results

2014 election for Maryland Legislative District 9

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Gail H. Bates (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Ryan Frederic (D) by 31.8 points.

Gail H. BatesRepublican · winner
65.8%33,109
34.1%17,132
50,297 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

EvenR+22.31998R+24.42006R+33.62010R+31.82014D+1.72018D+15.92022

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