2018Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Maryland Legislative District 38
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Mary Beth Carozza (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Mathias (D) by 5.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mary Beth CarozzaRepublican · winner
52.6%25,731
Jim MathiasDemocrat · incumbent
47.3%23,098
48,873 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET