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1974Final results

1974 election for Maryland Legislative District 12

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Melvin A. Steinberg (D) won with 85.4% of the vote, defeating Clifford H. Andrews Jr. (R) by 70.7 points.

Melvin A. SteinbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.4%21,861
14.6%3,751
25,612 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+48.11982D+10.41990D+2.61994D+14.51998D+26.52002D+24.72006

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