Maryland State Senate District 45

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Cory McCray Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Cory McCrayDemocratic · Incumbent8 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Cory McCray (Democratic) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Cory McCrayIncumbentDemocratic

Source: elections.maryland.gov, dated Oct 16

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History (13 elections for this seat)

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCory McCrayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,90398.8%	98.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	3021.2%	1.2%

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCory McCrayWon	Democratic	29,608100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,473
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathaniel J. McFaddenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,20398.8%	98.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2701.2%	1.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,325
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathaniel J. McFaddenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,15999.3%	99.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1660.7%	0.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,950
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathaniel J. McFaddenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,83886.4%	86.4%
RepublicanLeonard J. Wolff	Republican	3,11213.6%	13.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,629
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathaniel J. McFaddenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,01684.0%	84.0%
RepublicanGordon T. Gates	Republican	3,61316.0%	16.0%

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathaniel J. McFaddenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,005100.0%	100.0%

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathaniel J. McFaddenWon	Democratic	12,568100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,047
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1993)

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathan C. Irby Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	7,39391.9%	91.9%
RepublicanLawrence E. Monaghan	Republican	6548.1%	8.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,638
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1993)

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathan C. Irby Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	10,85493.3%	93.3%
RepublicanMary L. Obrien	Republican	7846.7%	6.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,707
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1993)

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathan C. Irby Jr.Won	Democratic	14,75694.0%	94.0%
RepublicanJames D. David	Republican	9516.0%	6.0%

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert L. DouglassWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,893100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,397
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Maryland Senate District 45, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert L. DouglassWon	Democratic	5,14380.4%	80.4%
OtherRobert L. Dalton(incumbent)	Other	1,25419.6%	19.6%

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 45, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/md/senate/45. 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:45

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