Maryland State Senate District 19

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Ben Kramer Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Ben KramerDemocratic · Incumbent8 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Ben Kramer (Democratic) won by 52.9 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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One candidate on the printed ballot.

Ben KramerIncumbentDemocratic

Source: elections.maryland.gov, dated Oct 16

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History (13 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 39,035
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBen KramerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	29,47375.5%	75.5%
RepublicanAnita M. Cox	Republican	8,80422.6%	22.6%
GreenDavid George Jeang	Green	7241.9%	1.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	340.1%	0.1%

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBen KramerWon	Democratic	39,39389.2%	89.2%
GreenDavid Jeang	Green	4,79510.8%	10.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,531
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRoger MannoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,03067.7%	67.7%
RepublicanFelix Gonzalez II	Republican	10,44632.1%	32.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	550.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,647
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRoger P. MannoWon	Democratic	24,24968.0%	68.0%
RepublicanDon Irvine	Republican	11,32031.8%	31.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	780.2%	0.2%

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMike LenettWon	Democratic	25,81068.4%	68.4%
RepublicanMike Ryman	Republican	11,93331.6%	31.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,971
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLeonard H. TeitelbaumWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,82569.8%	69.8%
RepublicanLynn Siguenza	Republican	11,14630.1%	30.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,873
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLeonard H. TeitelbaumWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,35868.8%	68.8%
RepublicanLynn Siguenza	Republican	11,51531.2%	31.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,199
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLeonard H. TeitelbaumWon	Democratic	22,63064.3%	64.3%
RepublicanLynn Siguenza	Republican	12,56935.7%	35.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,682
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1993)

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticIdamae GarrottWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,17872.3%	72.3%
RepublicanHerbert S. Rosenberg	Republican	8,50427.7%	27.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,412
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1993)

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticIdamae GarrottWon	Democratic	19,99965.8%	65.8%
RepublicanThomas P. Sheahan	Republican	10,41334.2%	34.2%

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSidney KramerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,812100.0%	100.0%

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSidney KramerWon	Democratic	17,332100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,575
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Maryland Senate District 19, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticC. Lawrence WiserWon	Democratic	14,37461.0%	61.0%
RepublicanCarl Lee Frederick Jr.	Republican	9,20139.0%	39.0%

1974 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026