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Maryland Legislative District 42
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Kevin Ford held the seat for Republicans, winning by 12.2 points over Stephanie Popescu.
Kevin FordRepublican · winner
56.1%27,787
Stephanie PopescuDemocrat
43.8%21,722
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%46
100% of the expected vote counted · 49,555 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM 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.
Stephanie PopescuKevin Ford
$143K
Raised by the campaign
$496.6K
$106.6K
Spent by the campaign
$452.9K
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.
- Stephanie Popescu
- 9%
- Kevin Ford
- 91%
- Projected margin
- R+10.6