1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Maryland House of Delegates: Washington
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Fred C. Wright III (D), Richard Grumbacher (D), Irwin Hoffman (D) and Charles F. Wagaman Jr. (R) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsFred C. Wright IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.5%16,552
Richard GrumbacherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.6%14,646
Irwin HoffmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%14,053
Charles F. Wagaman Jr.Republican · winner
11.9%11,944
William L. DonaldsonRepublican · incumbent
11.9%11,917
Vincent H. GrohRepublican
10.4%10,463
Gale B. CohillDemocrat
10.0%10,077
Clark K. SpitzerRepublican
8.8%8,828
Elizabeth JenkinsOther party
1.9%1,866
100,346 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET