CalledUnofficial results
Maryland Legislative District 1
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Mike McKay won re-election by 37.5 points over Ashley Emerick.
Mike McKayRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%30,084
Ashley EmerickDemocrat
31.2%13,672
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%56
100% of the expected vote counted · 43,812 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 10:10 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ashley EmerickMike McKay
$13.3K
Raised by the campaign
$126.8K
$11.7K
Spent by the campaign
$129K
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 9, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 9, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Ashley Emerick
- <1%
- Mike McKay
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+38.2
The candidates
Mike McKay (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022Ashley Emerick (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022Ashley Emerick (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%