1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Maryland Delegate District 1B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
William B. Byrnes (D) and Thomas B. Cumiskey (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsWilliam B. ByrnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.2%9,788
Thomas B. CumiskeyDemocrat · winner
27.1%7,763
Lester B. ReedRepublican · incumbent
20.2%5,792
William R. DavisRepublican
18.5%5,302
28,645 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)