1974Final results
1974 election for Maryland Delegate District 21
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Pauline H. Menes (D), Kay G. Bienen (D) and Andrew O. Mothershead (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsPauline H. MenesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.2%9,807
Kay G. BienenDemocrat · winner
18.9%9,205
Andrew O. MothersheadDemocrat · winner
18.0%8,736
James R. PopeRepublican
14.0%6,811
Julia BrownRepublican
13.6%6,617
Herbert F. FrymarkRepublican
10.4%5,080
Lawrence R. AlbertIndependent
4.9%2,375
48,631 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)
The candidates
Pauline H. Menes (D)Kay G. Bienen (D)Andrew O. Mothershead (D)James R. Pope (R)Julia Brown (R)Herbert F. Frymark (R)
Also on the ballot: Lawrence R. Albert (Independent), 4.9%