Maryland State Senate District 26

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Anthony Muse Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Anthony MuseDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Anthony Muse (Democratic) won by 85.0 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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One candidate on the printed ballot.

Anthony MuseIncumbentDemocratic

Source: elections.maryland.gov, dated Oct 16

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History (13 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 36,097
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAnthony MuseWon	Democratic	33,31492.3%	92.3%
RepublicanIke Puzon	Republican	2,6457.3%	7.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1380.4%	0.4%

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticObie PattersonWon	Democratic	42,92992.9%	92.9%
RepublicanIke Puzon	Republican	3,2807.1%	7.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,216
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticC. Anthony MuseWon(incumbent)	Democratic	29,75389.6%	89.6%
RepublicanKelley Howells	Republican	3,37010.2%	10.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	930.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,659
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticC. Anthony MuseWon(incumbent)	Democratic	30,49299.5%	99.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1670.5%	0.5%

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticC. Anthony MuseWon	Democratic	26,361100.0%	100.0%

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGloria LawlahWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,842100.0%	100.0%

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGloria LawlahWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,303100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,911
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGloria LawlahWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,59076.8%	76.8%
RepublicanMary Bell Shepherd	Republican	5,32123.2%	23.2%

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGloria LawlahWon	Democratic	12,231100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,151
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1993)

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank J. KomendaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,69183.8%	83.8%
RepublicanThomas Douglas Chambers	Republican	2,46016.2%	16.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,821
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1993)

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank J. KomendaWon	Democratic	13,49180.2%	80.2%
RepublicanGeorge L. Price	Republican	3,33019.8%	19.8%

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticB. W. DonovanWon	Democratic	7,362100.0%	100.0%

Maryland Senate District 26, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSteny H. HoyerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,096100.0%	100.0%

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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Election Wrld. (2026). Maryland State Senate District 26, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/md/senate/26. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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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