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1974Final results

1974 election for Maryland Legislative District 18

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Margaret Schweinhaut (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Darrell L. Johnson (R) by 43.0 points.

Margaret SchweinhautDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%16,833
28.5%6,715
23,548 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+47.61982D+45.61986D+35.91994D+46.41998D+96.62002D+52.12006

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