In 1994 he won the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Maryland over future convict Ruthann Aron .
In 1994 he was soundly defeated ( 41 % -- 59 % ) in the general election by Democratic incumbent Paul Sarbanes .
In 1994 he won the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Maryland over future convict Ruthann Aron , but was soundly defeated ( 41 % -- 59 % ) in the general election by Democratic incumbent Paul Sarbanes .