1970Final results
1970 election for Maryland House of Delegates: Howard
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Hugh Burgess (D) and J. Hugh Nichols (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsHugh BurgessDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.2%8,696
J. Hugh NicholsDemocrat · winner
29.2%8,383
Barbara M. MorrisRepublican
21.2%6,096
David C. HartinRepublican
19.4%5,583
28,758 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET