2014 Maryland Senate election

The 2014 Maryland Senate election were held on November 4, 2014, 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.

Background
The Democratic Party had held majority control of the Senate since the beginning of the 20th century. The closest that the Republican Party had come to gaining control since then was in 1918, when Democrats held a thin 14 to 13 majority.

In the 2014 elections, Governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and Republicans sought to succeed him with businessman Larry Hogan. Capitalizing on a national red wave, the party successfully retook the governor's office and picked up nine seats in the General Assembly, including two seats in the Maryland Senate. Despite these gains, Democrats still retained their veto-proof supermajorities in both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly.

Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:• # State Senate district 3, 1.7%

• # State Senate district 30, 2.7%

• # State Senate district 6, 2.8% (gain)

• # State Senate district 42, 3.3%

• # State Senate district 38, 3.5%

Democrats

 * 1) District 6: Norman R. Stone Jr. retired.
 * 2) District 13: James N. Robey retired.
 * 3) District 16: Brian Frosh retired to run for Attorney General of Maryland.
 * 4) District 17: Jennie M. Forehand retired.

Republicans

 * 1) District 9: Allan H. Kittleman retired to run for Howard County executive.
 * 2) District 34: Nancy Jacobs retired.
 * 3) District 35: Barry Glassman retired to run for Harford County executive.

Democrats

 * 1) District 44: Verna L. Jones lost renomination to Shirley Nathan-Pulliam.

Republicans

 * 1) District 4: David R. Brinkley lost renomination to Michael Hough.
 * 2) District 37: Richard F. Colburn lost renomination to Adelaide Eckardt.

Democrat

 * 1) District 29: Roy Dyson lost to Stephen Waugh.