CalledUnofficial results
Maryland Legislative District 36
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Steve Hershey won re-election by 21.4 points over Nivek Johnson.
Steve HersheyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%30,889
Nivek JohnsonDemocrat
39.3%20,005
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%33
100% of the expected vote counted · 50,927 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.
Nivek JohnsonSteve Hershey
$6.2K
Raised by the campaign
$291.2K
$3K
Spent by the campaign
$247.7K
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Aug 16, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 15, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Aug 16, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Nivek Johnson
- 1%
- Steve Hershey
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+23.4
The candidates
Steve Hershey (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2014Nivek Johnson (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2014Nivek Johnson (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%