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1970Final results

1970 primary for Maryland Legislative District 4B

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Meyer M. Emanuel Jr. (D) won with 20.0% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Banning (D) by 1.8 points.

Meyer M. Emanuel Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
20.0%6,861
William J. GoodmanDemocrat · winner
18.9%6,474
Robert W. BanningDemocrat
18.3%6,260
Francis J. Santangelo Sr.Democrat
15.1%5,191
Truman C. S. MontfortDemocrat
11.3%3,889
James Edward KenkelDemocrat
10.3%3,518
J. William BaldwinDemocrat
6.1%2,098
34,291 votes

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

The candidates

Meyer M. Emanuel Jr. (D)William J. Goodman (D)Robert W. Banning (D)Francis J. Santangelo Sr. (D)Truman C. S. Montfort (D)James Edward Kenkel (D)J. William Baldwin (D)