2002 Maryland Senate election

The 2002 Maryland Senate election were held on November 5, 2002, to elect senators in all 47 districts of the Maryland Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for Governor of Maryland.

Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:• # State Senate district 15, 1.91% (gain)

• # State Senate district 13, 2.03%

• # State Senate district 13, 2.08%

• # State Senate district 33, 8.42% (gain)

Democrats

 * 1) District 18: Chris Van Hollen retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 8th congressional district.
 * 2) District 41: Clarence W. Blount retired.
 * 3) District 46: Perry Sfikas retired.

Democrats

 * 1) District 21: Arthur Dorman lost renomination to John A. Giannetti Jr.
 * 2) District 41: Barbara A. Hoffman lost a redistricting race to state delegate Lisa Gladden.
 * 3) District 44: Clarence Mitchell IV lost renomination to Verna L. Jones.

Republicans

 * District 4: Timothy R. Ferguson lost renomination to state delegate David R. Brinkley.

Democrats

 * 1) District 7: Diane DeCarlo lost a redistricting race to incumbent Andy Harris.
 * 2) District 33: Robert R. Neall lost to Janet Greenip.
 * 3) District 36: Walter M. Baker lost to E. J. Pipkin.

Republicans

 * 1) District 15: Jean Roesser lost to Robert J. Garagiola.

Detailed results
All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections.

District 8
Democratic state senator Thomas L. Bromwell resigned from the Maryland Senate on May 24, 2002, after Governor Parris Glendening appointed him to chair the Maryland Injured Workers' Insurance Fund. John R. Schneider, who Glendening appointed to replace Bromwell in the Senate, died from colon cancer on August 27, 2002. Therefore, the seat had no incumbent state senator.

District 14
In January 2002, Governor Parris Glendening appointed Robert H. Kittleman to succeed Christopher J. McCabe in the Maryland Senate following his resignation to serve as the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Following redistricting, the district had no incumbent.