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Maryland Legislative District 38
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Mary Beth Carozza won re-election by 24.6 points over Lino Cressotti.
Mary Beth CarozzaRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%30,467
Lino CressottiDemocrat
37.7%18,446
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%32
100% of the expected vote counted · 48,945 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.
Lino CressottiMary Beth Carozza
$52.2K
Raised by the campaign
$185.2K
$19.5K
Spent by the campaign
$151.2K
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 13, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 15, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 13, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Lino Cressotti
- 5%
- Mary Beth Carozza
- 95%
- Projected margin
- R+12.8
The candidates
Mary Beth Carozza (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2018Lino Cressotti (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2018Lino Cressotti (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.1%