1970Final results
1970 election for Maryland Legislative District 14
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
William S. James (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating John W. Hardwicke (R) by 19.2 points.
William S. JamesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%14,140
John W. HardwickeRepublican
40.4%9,587
23,727 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET