DemocratNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 2002
Walter M. Baker
Walter M. Baker ran in 10 elections between 1978 and 2002, winning 9. Served in the Maryland State Senate (District 34 and District 36).
- Elections
- 10
- 1978–2002
- Won
- 9
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Baker was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maryland State Senate, District 34Maryland State Senate, District 36
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Baker has run
Margin: how far Baker finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Maryland State Senate, District 36 | General | Lost | E. J. Pipkin (R) | 37.5% | R+25.0 |
| 1998 | Maryland State Senate, District 36 | General | Won | Allaire D. Williams (R) | 57.6% | D+15.1 |
| 1994 | Maryland State Senate, District 36 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Maryland State Senate, District 36 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Maryland State Senate, District 36 | General | Won | Bernard M. Hopkins (R) | 58.2% | D+16.3 |
| 1986 | Maryland State Senate, District 36 | Primary | Won | Alan L. Goldstein (D), Dennis S. Clower (D), Donald Grove (D) | 45.2% | +13.3 |
| 1982 | Maryland State Senate, District 36 | General | Won | Bernard M. Hopkins (R) | 58.9% | D+17.7 |
| 1982 | Maryland State Senate, District 36 | Primary | Won | David M. Williams (D) | 68.9% | +37.7 |
| 1978 | Maryland State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Peter K. Monk (R) | 57.2% | D+14.5 |
| 1978 | Maryland State Senate, District 34 | Primary | Won | William Bailey Calvert (D), Robert P. Dean (D), Patricia Locascio (D) | 32.9% | +10.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Baker has held
- Maryland State Senate, District 36 · 1983–2002
- Maryland State Senate, District 34 · 1979–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Baker has run against
- E. J. Pipkin (R) · 2002 election, lost
- Allaire D. Williams (R) · 1998 election, won
- Bernard M. Hopkins (R) · 1986 election, won
- Peter K. Monk (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)