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Maryland Legislative District 2
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Paul Corderman won re-election by 10.9 points over Eric Van Buren.
Paul CordermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%22,829
Eric Van BurenDemocrat
44.5%18,320
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%43
100% of the expected vote counted · 41,192 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 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.
Eric Van BurenPaul Corderman
$5.4K
Raised by the campaign
$62K
$2.5K
Spent by the campaign
$102.5K
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Aug 15, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Aug 15, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Eric Van Buren
- 4%
- Paul Corderman
- 96%
- Projected margin
- R+13.2
The candidates
Paul Corderman (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022Eric Van Buren (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022Eric Van Buren (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%