1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Maryland House of Delegates: Montgomery 1

Name: 1970 election for Maryland House of Delegates: Montgomery 1
Start: 1970-11-03
Location: Maryland

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

S. Ruffin Maddox Jr. (D), Devin J. Doolan (D), Woodrow M. Allen (D), Laurence Levitan (D), Donald B. Robertson (D), John Stuart McInerney (R) and S. Frank Shore (D) won the district's 7 seats.

7 seats

S. Ruffin Maddox Jr.Democrat · winner

7.6%33,859

Devin J. DoolanDemocrat · winner

7.5%33,334

Woodrow M. AllenDemocrat · winner

7.5%33,270

Laurence LevitanDemocrat · winner

7.3%32,538

Donald B. RobertsonDemocrat · winner

7.3%32,414

John Stuart McInerneyRepublican · winner · incumbent

7.2%32,256

S. Frank ShoreDemocrat · winner

7.2%31,949

Edward J. ClarkeRepublican · incumbent

7.2%31,900

Harry W. LerchRepublican

7.2%31,865

Frank E. HagenRepublican

7.1%31,587

Stephen M. NassauDemocrat

7.0%31,002

Howard A. DenisRepublican

6.8%30,458

Horace K. WhalenRepublican · incumbent

6.7%29,681

James P. GoedenRepublican

6.6%29,263

445,376 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

S. Ruffin Maddox Jr. (D)Devin J. Doolan (D)Woodrow M. Allen (D)Laurence Levitan (D)Donald B. Robertson (D)John Stuart McInerney (R)S. Frank Shore (D)Edward J. Clarke (R)Harry W. Lerch (R)Frank E. Hagen (R)Stephen M. Nassau (D)Howard A. Denis (R)Horace K. Whalen (R)James P. Goeden (R)