1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Maryland House of Delegates: Allegany
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Lester B. Reed (R), William B. Byrnes (D), Melvin S. Sloan (R) and David J. Williams (R) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsLester B. ReedRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.1%12,484
William B. ByrnesDemocrat · winner
14.6%12,055
Melvin S. SloanRepublican · winner
13.4%11,098
David J. WilliamsRepublican · winner
13.2%10,938
Edward T. Evans Jr.Republican · incumbent
13.1%10,854
John J. LongDemocrat
12.8%10,591
James S. StaffordDemocrat
10.8%8,881
Frank K. NethkenDemocrat
6.9%5,669
82,570 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET