Maryland State Senate District 43

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Mary Washington Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Mary WashingtonDemocratic · Incumbent8 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Mary Washington (Democratic) won by 81.0 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Mary WashingtonIncumbentDemocratic

Source: elections.maryland.gov, dated Oct 16

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History (13 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 35,801
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary WashingtonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	32,33390.3%	90.3%
LibertarianBob Gemmill	Libertarian	3,3399.3%	9.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1290.4%	0.4%

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary WashingtonWon	Democratic	35,972100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,149
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoan Carter ConwayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,66698.2%	98.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	4831.9%	1.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,859
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoan Carter ConwayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	27,58399.0%	99.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2761.0%	1.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,781
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoan Carter ConwayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,68688.9%	88.9%
GreenMaria Allwine	Green	3,09511.1%	11.1%

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoan Carter ConwayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,244100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,034
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoan Carter ConwayWon	Democratic	20,12087.3%	87.3%
IndependentNimrod Westcott Jr.	Independent	2,91412.7%	12.7%

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn A. Pica Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	18,374100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,595
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1993)

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn A. Pica Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	9,53754.2%	54.2%
RepublicanJames Brewster	Republican	8,05845.8%	45.8%

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn A. Pica Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	16,354100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,020
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1993)

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn A. Pica Jr.Won	Democratic	17,02568.0%	68.0%
RepublicanRichard D. Bennett	Republican	7,99531.9%	31.9%

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. Joseph Curran Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	15,431100.0%	100.0%

Maryland Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. Joseph Curran Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	13,425100.0%	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 43, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/md/senate/43. 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