1970Final results
1970 election for Maryland Legislative District 5
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Paul Jacob Bailey (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Oliver R. Guyther (D) by 7.5 points.
Paul Jacob BaileyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%9,225
Oliver R. GuytherDemocrat
46.3%7,943
17,168 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