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1974Final results

1974 election for Maryland Delegate District 20

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Martin S. Becker (D), Alexander Bell (D) and Ida G. Ruben (D) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Martin S. BeckerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.1%12,149
Alexander BellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.7%11,975
Ida G. RubenDemocrat · winner
20.0%10,549
Edward A. CookeRepublican
11.5%6,037
Leon R. YoungRepublican
11.4%6,015
11.3%5,925
52,650 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

EvenD+27.21974D+26.11978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)