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Maryland Legislative District 37
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Johnny Mautz won re-election by 12.1 points over Katie Clendaniel.
Johnny MautzRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%28,678
Katie ClendanielDemocrat
43.9%22,485
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.0%19
100% of the expected vote counted · 51,182 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.
Katie ClendanielJohnny Mautz
$95.5K
Raised by the campaign
$341.6K
$72.2K
Spent by the campaign
$378.7K
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 18, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 18, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Katie Clendaniel
- 25%
- Johnny Mautz
- 75%
- Projected margin
- R+5.0
The candidates
Johnny Mautz (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022Katie Clendaniel (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2022Katie Clendaniel (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.0%