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1974Final results

1974 election for Maryland Legislative District 2

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

John P. Corderman (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Richard N. Bikle (R) by 24.3 points.

John P. CordermanDemocrat · winner
62.1%11,500
37.9%7,005
18,505 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+26.41982R+28.31990R+63.41994R+41.12002R+27.82022R+10.92026

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