1970 primaries · May 1, 1970
1970 Maryland primaries results
Every race on Maryland's ballot in the 1970 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races28
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1C · Republican primary | William A. Wilson (R) | 8.7 | |
| LD-2 · Democratic primary | Charles H. Smelser (D) | 23.0 | |
| LD-3A · Democratic primary | James S. McAuliffe Jr. (D) | 27.4 | |
| LD-3A · Republican primary | Newton I. Steers Jr. (R) | 24.5 | |
| LD-3B · Democratic primary | Margaret Schweinhaut (D) | 22.9 | |
| LD-4A · Democratic primary | Edward F. Conroy (D) | 52.2 | |
| LD-4B · Democratic primary | Meyer M. Emanuel Jr. (D) | 1.8 | |
| LD-4B · Republican primary | Melvin L. Schneider (R) | 14.1 | |
| LD-4C · Democratic primary | Steny H. Hoyer (D) | 14.7 | |
| LD-5 · Republican primary | Paul Jacob Bailey (R) | 54.9 | |
| LD-6A · Democratic primary | Alfred J. Lipin (D) | 6.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-6B · Democratic primary | Edward J. Klima (D) | 19.0 | |
| LD-6B · Republican primary | Robert A. Pascal (R) | 17.1 | |
| LD-6C · Democratic primary | Julian B. Stevens Jr. (D) | 15.0 | |
| LD-7 · Democratic primary | Joseph A. Bertorelli (D) | 21.4 | |
| LD-8 · Democratic primary | Julian L. Lapides (D) | 7.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-9 · Democratic primary | J. Joseph Curran Jr. (D) | 9.5 | |
| LD-10 · Democratic primary | Clarence Mitchell III (D) | 25.2 | |
| LD-11 · Democratic primary | Rosalie Silber Abrams (D) | 11.5 | |
| LD-13A · Democratic primary | John C. Coolahan (D) | 9.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-13B · Democratic primary | Melvin A. Steinberg (D) | 18.5 | |
| LD-13D · Democratic primary | George W. H. Pierson (D) | 11.5 | |
| LD-13D · Republican primary | John J. Bishop (R) | 51.4 | |
| LD-13F · Democratic primary | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | 72.7 | |
| LD-13G · Democratic primary | Roy N. Staten (D) | 16.9 | |
| LD-14 · Democratic primary | William S. James (D) | 31.4 | |
| LD-15 · Democratic primary | Elroy G. Boyer (D) | 8.7 | |
| LD-16 · Democratic primary | Mary L. Nock (D) | 13.7 |
Maryland
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner