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2016 Maryland U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2016 Maryland U.S. Senate Election?

Chris van Hollen won the 2016 Maryland U.S. Senate Election. Chris van Hollen received 1,659,907 popular votes (60.89%). The main challenger was Kathy Szeliga (35.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Hollen and Szeliga

Hollen +25.2 pts · won by 687,350 votes
Chris van HollenDemocraticWINNER60.89%
1,659,907 votes
Kathy SzeligaRepublican35.67%
972,557 votes
Margaret FlowersGreen3.3%
89,970 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.