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Maryland Legislative District 11
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Shelly Hettleman won re-election by 50.1 points over Jim Simpson.
Shelly HettlemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%31,012
Jim SimpsonRepublican
24.9%10,285
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%42
100% of the expected vote counted · 41,339 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM 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)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Shelly Hettleman
- >99%
- Jim Simpson
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+43.7
The candidates
Shelly Hettleman (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022Jim Simpson (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022Jim Simpson (R)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%