Maryland State Senate District 28
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Arthur Ellis Democratic (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Arthur Ellis (Democratic) won by 34.2 points, 2022
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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UncontestedOpen seat
One candidate on the printed ballot. The current holder, Arthur Ellis, is not on the candidate list.
- C.T. WilsonDemocratic
Source: elections.maryland.gov, dated Oct 16
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History (13 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 44,997
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticArthur EllisWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Arthur Carr Ellis Democratic 30,16867.0% RepublicanMichelle M. Talkington Republican 14,76532.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 640.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 56,648
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticArthur EllisWon Democratic 37,58566.3% RepublicanBill Dotson Republican 19,06333.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,854
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMac MiddletonWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,30066.8% RepublicanAllan Donnelly Republican 13,49333.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 610.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,701
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas McLain MiddletonWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,37770.2% RepublicanJay Bala Republican 13,29029.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 340.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,277
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas McLain MiddletonWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,64665.3% RepublicanJay Bala Republican 13,63134.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,956
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas McLain MiddletonWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,73564.0% RepublicanJames H. Easter Republican 12,22136.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,441
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas McLain MiddletonWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,72262.7% RepublicanAllan R. Smith Republican 11,71937.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,999
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas McLain MiddletonWon Democratic 14,19556.8% RepublicanJames H. Easter Republican 10,80443.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,654
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
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- Older district map (1982 to 1993)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames C. SimpsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,40259.2% RepublicanJames H. Easter Republican 9,25240.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,570
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1993)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames C. SimpsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,570100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,510
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1993)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames C. SimpsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,94380.7% RepublicanSaad Kassem Republican 3,56719.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,352
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas V. Miller Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 11,84672.4% RepublicanRay Velasquez Republican 4,50627.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,980
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Maryland Senate District 28, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas V. Miller Jr.Won Democratic 10,57670.6% RepublicanGeorge L. Trees Republican 4,40429.4%
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 28, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/md/senate/28. Retrieved October 31, 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.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:md/sldu:28
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026