Obie Patterson

Patterson was born in Lancaster, South Carolina on March 7, 1938. He attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology in 1965, and the University of Florida, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in public administration in 1971. After graduating, he served in a variety of roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Patterson was a member of House of Delegates from January 11, 1995, and to January 10, 2007. He served as the Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 2002 to 2004.{{cite web |title=Maryland General Assembly Caucuses - Legislative Black Caucus - Chairs |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/html/caucus/blackchair.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=June 19, 2022 |date=March 14, 2022 |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630064858/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/html/caucus/blackchair.html |url-status=live }} In 2006, Patterson unsuccessfully ran for Maryland Senate in District 26,{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |title=The 'Young'uns' and the Legend: Democrats Sound Out Broadwater |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/06/15/the-younguns-and-the-legend-democrats-sound-out-broadwater/2cd87283-1d3f-4a28-b877-e5c48ca2900c/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=The Washington Post |date=June 15, 2006 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827203517/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/06/15/the-younguns-and-the-legend-democrats-sound-out-broadwater/2cd87283-1d3f-4a28-b877-e5c48ca2900c/ |url-status=live }} losing to former state Delegate C. Anthony Muse in the Democratic primary by a 55%-45% margin.

In 2010, Patterson was elected to serve on the Prince George's County Council in District 8. Termed out of running for re-election, he ran for the Maryland Senate in 2018, seeking to succeed C. Anthony Muse, who decided against running for another term to run for county executive of Prince George's County.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Candidate Filing Deadline: The Night of the Living Dead |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/02/28/candidate-filing-deadline-the-night-of-the-living-dead/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 28, 2018 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205034441/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/02/28/candidate-filing-deadline-the-night-of-the-living-dead/ |url-status=live }}

In September 2018, the Prince George's County Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against Patterson, claiming that his county government staff used a government email address to distribute an invitation to a reception featuring Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ben Jealous.{{cite news |last1=Chason |first1=Rachel |title=Council member Obie Patterson improperly promoted Ben Jealous event, Prince George’s GOP alleges |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/prince-georges-gop-council-member-obie-patterson-improperly-promoted-ben-jealous-event/2018/09/18/2781415c-bb4b-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=The Washington Post |date=September 18, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921174359/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/prince-georges-gop-council-member-obie-patterson-improperly-promoted-ben-jealous-event/2018/09/18/2781415c-bb4b-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=GOP: Prince George's Councilman Used County Resources for Political Purposes |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/09/18/gop-prince-george-39-s-councilman-used-county-resources-for-political-purposes/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=September 18, 2018 |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328110508/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/09/18/gop-prince-george-39-s-councilman-used-county-resources-for-political-purposes/ |url-status=live }} He won the general election in November 2018 with 92.5 percent of the vote and was sworn in on January 9, 2019. Later that month, President of the Maryland Senate Thomas V. Miller Jr. appointed Patterson to serve as the deputy majority whip of the Senate Democratic Caucus.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=More News From the State Senate |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/11/30/more-news-from-the-state-senate/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=November 30, 2018 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215358/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/11/30/more-news-from-the-state-senate/ |url-status=live }}

On April 6, 2022, he announced that he would not seek re-election to the Maryland Senate.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |last3=Shwe |first3=Elizabeth |title=Legislative Roundup: Patterson's Decision, House Debates Hate Crime Bill, Centenarian Tax Cuts and More |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/06/legislative-roundup-pattersons-decision-house-debates-hate-crime-bill-centenarian-tax-cuts-and-more/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 6, 2022 |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507043807/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/06/legislative-roundup-pattersons-decision-house-debates-hate-crime-bill-centenarian-tax-cuts-and-more/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=William J. |title=Maryland House of Delegates OKs $400M Economic Development Plan |url=https://www.washingtoninformer.com/maryland-house-of-delegates-oks-400m-economic-development-plan/ |access-date=April 6, 2022 |work=The Washington Informer |date=April 6, 2022 |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406215141/https://www.washingtoninformer.com/maryland-house-of-delegates-oks-400m-economic-development-plan/ |url-status=live }}

Patterson opposed Governor Larry Hogan's proposal to construct a pro football stadium on a large parcel of federal land in Oxon Hill,{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Deal in works to build new Redskins stadium in Maryland in exchange for Western Maryland park land, Hogan says |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/nfl/bs-md-hogan-redskins-20181211-story.html |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 12, 2018 |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725225741/https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/nfl/bs-md-hogan-redskins-20181211-story.html |url-status=live }} saying "I don't know how anyone can think about bringing the Redskins there without some drastic increase in better transportation".{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Hogan Aide Defends Stadium Maneuver as Criticism Mounts |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/12/10/hogan-aide-defends-stadium-maneuver-as-criticism-mounts/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=December 10, 2018 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215358/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/12/10/hogan-aide-defends-stadium-maneuver-as-criticism-mounts/ |url-status=live }}

During the 2021 legislative session, Patterson voted for the Climate Solutions Now Act, saying that he "reluctantly" supported the legislation.{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=Sweeping Climate Bill Passes Senate Committee After Four Voting Sessions |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/23/sweeping-climate-bill-passes-senate-committee-after-four-voting-sessions/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301062207/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/23/sweeping-climate-bill-passes-senate-committee-after-four-voting-sessions/ |url-status=live }} In the same year, he introduced various environmental bills, including:

• Senate Bill 70, which would require the state to establish uniform standards for mold assessment and remediation{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Senators Consider Sweeping Climate Bill — And More Modest Measures |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/28/senators-consider-sweeping-climate-bill-and-more-modest-measures/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 28, 2021 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162049/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/28/senators-consider-sweeping-climate-bill-and-more-modest-measures/ |url-status=live }}
• Senate Bill 121, which would require the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities to develop policy recommendations on clan energy projects and investments to benefit low-income communities{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=Lawmakers Considering How to Remake State's Environmental Justice Commission |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/18/lawmakers-considering-how-to-remake-states-environmental-justice-commission/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 18, 2021 |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612184733/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/18/lawmakers-considering-how-to-remake-states-environmental-justice-commission/ |url-status=live }}
• Senate Bill 151, which would amend the Maryland State Constitution to establish a right to a healthy environment{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Samantha |title=Md. Lawmakers Look to Amend State Constitution to Include Environmental Rights |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/22/md-lawmakers-look-to-amend-state-constitution-to-include-environmental-rights/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 22, 2021 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215358/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/22/md-lawmakers-look-to-amend-state-constitution-to-include-environmental-rights/ |url-status=live }}

During the 2006 legislative session, Patterson voted to override Governor Bob Ehrlich's veto of the Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, which would require Walmart to pay more for employee health care.{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Andrew |title=Wal-Mart veto falls |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-01-13-0601130056-story.html |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 13, 2006 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526180606/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-01-13-0601130056-story.html |url-status=live }}

During the 2019 legislative session, Patterson refused to cast a vote on the End-of-Life Option Act, which would have provided palliative care to terminally ill adults, causing the bill to die in a tied 23–23 vote.{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle |title=Medical Aid-in-Dying Bill Fails in Tie Senate Vote |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/03/27/medical-aid-in-dying-bill-fails-in-tie-senate-vote/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 27, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215357/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/03/27/medical-aid-in-dying-bill-fails-in-tie-senate-vote/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Bill to legalize medically assisted suicide in Maryland defeated in state Senate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-senate-suicide-vote-20190327-story.html |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 27, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215357/https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-senate-suicide-vote-20190327-story.html |url-status=live }} On his decision not to vote, Patterson said he had no regrets about decision, adding, "I did not cast a vote simply because I could not bring myself to move right or left on the bill and therefore I didn't vote on all. I don't know if it is [a violation of Senate rules] but I had to vote my conscience and that's what I did".{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=On Life or Death Bill, Lawmaker Opts Not to Vote |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/03/27/on-life-or-death-bill-lawmaker-opts-not-to-vote/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 27, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215359/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/03/27/on-life-or-death-bill-lawmaker-opts-not-to-vote/ |url-status=live }} In 2020, when the bill was reintroduced, Patterson said that he would cast a vote if the bill came up for a vote again, but did not say how he planned to vote.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Even With Senate Lineup Change, 'End-of-Life' Bill May Fall Short |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/13/even-with-senate-lineup-change-end-of-life-bill-may-fall-short/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 13, 2020 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215358/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/13/even-with-senate-lineup-change-end-of-life-bill-may-fall-short/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Sen. Patterson: I've Made Up My Mind on 'End of Life Options Act' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/13/even-with-senate-lineup-change-end-of-life-bill-may-fall-short/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 28, 2020 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215358/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/13/even-with-senate-lineup-change-end-of-life-bill-may-fall-short/ |url-status=live }}

During the 2021 legislative session, Patterson introduced legislation that would allow police officers to arrest a person based on witness testimony and video evidence.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Lawmakers Consider Protections for Transit Operators, Sports Officials |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/21/lawmakers-consider-protections-for-transit-operators-sports-officials/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 21, 2021 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215357/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/21/lawmakers-consider-protections-for-transit-operators-sports-officials/ |url-status=live }} Patterson voted in favor of the General Assembly's police reform package.{{cite news |last1=Stole |first1=Bryn |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Maryland General Assembly passes landmark policing legislation, sends package to Gov. Hogan |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-police-reform-package-passes-20210407-6xrj6ni2iffpdlxboqnavjmjwy-story.html |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 7, 2021 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616095634/https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-police-reform-package-passes-20210407-6xrj6ni2iffpdlxboqnavjmjwy-story.html |url-status=live }}

During the 2001 legislative session, Patterson voted in favor of legislation to implement a two-year moratorium on Maryland's use of capital punishment. The bill passed the Maryland House of Delegates by a vote of 82–54.{{cite news |last1=Koenig |first1=Sarah |title=House approves bill to halt executions |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-03-25-0103250070-story.html |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 25, 2001 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624053246/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-03-25-0103250070-story.html |url-status=live }} He also voted in favor of legislation to add gays and lesbians to the state's anti-discrimination law, which passed in a 88–50 vote.{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Jeff |title=House OKs gay rights legislation |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-03-31-0103310453-story.html |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 31, 2001 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526181328/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-03-31-0103310453-story.html |url-status=live }}

During the 2021 legislative session, Patterson introduced legislation that would rename Indian Head Highway after former President Barack Obama.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Lawmakers Seek to Rename Md. Highway to Honor Former President |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/12/lawmakers-seek-to-rename-md-highway-to-honor-former-president/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 12, 2021 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705222754/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/12/lawmakers-seek-to-rename-md-highway-to-honor-former-president/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Pusatory |first1=Matt |title=Maryland lawmakers want to change the name of Indian Head Highway to President Barack Obama Highway |url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/bill-to-rename-indian-head-highway-to-barack-obama-highway/65-c4874fd4-15fd-41c4-82ee-7a6d1e5ada4a |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=WUSA9 |date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215356/https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/bill-to-rename-indian-head-highway-to-barack-obama-highway/65-c4874fd4-15fd-41c4-82ee-7a6d1e5ada4a |url-status=live }} The bill died in the Maryland Senate after its first reading a month later.{{cite news |last1=Ashford |first1=Brielle |title='Victim of discrimination' {{!}} Piscataway Conoy Tribe push for name change of Indian Head city, highway |url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/maryland-piscataway-conoy-tribe-continue-fight-for-indian-head-city-highway-name-change/65-13276551-442d-4f53-bd09-ddb8aa26a972 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=WUSA9 |date=March 8, 2022 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327212340/https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/maryland-piscataway-conoy-tribe-continue-fight-for-indian-head-city-highway-name-change/65-13276551-442d-4f53-bd09-ddb8aa26a972 |url-status=live }} He also introduced a bill that would replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day.{{cite news |last1=Decker |first1=Audrey |title=Maryland Bill Would Replace Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples' Day |url=https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/03/12/maryland-bill-would-replace-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=WJZ-TV |agency=Capital News Service |date=March 12, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022230219/https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/03/12/maryland-bill-would-replace-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day/ |url-status=live }}

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|percentage = 28.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = JoAnn Fisher

|votes = 3,675

|percentage = 4.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dale L. Anderson

|votes = 3,562

|percentage = 4.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Max Buff

|votes = 2,623

|percentage = 3.5

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 38

|percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Maryland Senate District 26 Democratic primary election, 2006{{cite web

| title = Official 2006 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Legislative District 26

| work = elections.maryland.gov

| publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/primary/legislative_district_26.html

| access-date = June 19, 2022

| archive-date = July 23, 2021

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210723183107/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/primary/legislative_district_26.html

| url-status = live

}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = C. Anthony Muse

|votes = 9,846

|percentage = 55.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Obie Patterson

|votes = 8,028

|percentage = 44.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Prince George's County Council District 8 Democratic primary election, 2010{{cite web

| title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Prince George's County

| work = elections.maryland.gov

| publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/Primary/gen_results_2010_1_by_county_170.html

| access-date = June 19, 2022

| archive-date = October 19, 2021

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211019031202/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/Primary/gen_results_2010_1_by_county_170.html

| url-status = live

}}

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Obie Patterson

|votes = 5,209

|percentage = 41.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Betty Horton-Hodge

|votes = 3,661

|percentage = 29.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jerry J. Mathis

|votes = 1,576

|percentage = 12.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Trevor Otts

|votes = 1,012

|percentage = 8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Antwan Brown

|votes = 449

|percentage = 3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Archie L. O'Neil

|votes = 446

|percentage = 3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = André D. Nottingham

|votes = 244

|percentage = 1.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Prince George's County Council District 8 election, 2010{{cite web

| title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for Prince George's County

| work = elections.maryland.gov

| publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_by_county_170.html

| access-date = June 19, 2022

| archive-date = July 5, 2021

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210705085149/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_by_county_170.html

| url-status = live

}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Obie Patterson

|votes = 25,816

|percentage = 99.5

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 127

|percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Prince George's County Council District 8 election, 2014{{cite web

| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Prince George's County

| date = December 2, 2014

| work = elections.maryland.gov

| publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_by_county_170.html

| access-date = June 19, 2022

| archive-date = November 9, 2022

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221109092612/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_by_county_170.html

| url-status = live

}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Obie Patterson

|votes = 24,187

|percentage = 99.5

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 127

|percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Maryland Senate District 26 Democratic primary election, 2018{{cite web

| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senator

| date = July 31, 2018

| work = elections.maryland.gov

| publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/primary/gen_results_2018_1_01526.html

| access-date = June 19, 2022

| archive-date = February 2, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230202205727/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/Primary/gen_results_2018_1_01526.html

| url-status = live

}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Obie Patterson

|votes = 11,516

|percentage = 58.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jamila J. Woods

|votes = 8,321

|percentage = 41.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Maryland Senate District 26 election, 2018{{cite web

| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator

| date = December 11, 2018

| work = elections.maryland.gov

| publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections

| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01526.html

| access-date = June 19, 2022

| archive-date = May 14, 2021

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210514142859/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01526.html

| url-status = live

}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Obie Patterson

|votes = 42,929

|percentage = 92.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Ike Puzon

|votes = 3,280

|percentage = 7.1

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 183

|percentage = 0.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

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