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1974Final results

1974 election for Maryland Legislative District 10

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

John J. Bishop (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating George W. H. Pierson (D) by 18.6 points.

John J. BishopRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%15,767
40.7%10,823
26,590 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

EvenR+22.01978D+32.41982D+31.81986D+11.41990D+57.81994D+61.92002

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