CalledUnofficial results
Maryland Legislative District 23
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Ron Watson won re-election by 81.2 points over James A. T. Amah.
Ron WatsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.3%45,945
James A. T. AmahRepublican
9.2%4,655
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.5%253
100% of the expected vote counted · 50,853 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 11:01 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.
Ron WatsonNo Republican
$285.6K
Raised by the campaign
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$216.8K
Spent by the campaign
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Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 16, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Ron Watson
- >99%
- James A. T. Amah
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+70.6
The candidates
Ron Watson (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022James A. T. Amah (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022James A. T. Amah (R)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.5%