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1974Final results

1974 election for Maryland Legislative District 3

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Edward P. Thomas (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Wallace E. Hutton (D) by 26.7 points.

Edward P. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%12,275
36.6%7,099
19,374 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+36.71986R+37.91994R+12.81998R+10.12002R+4.12006D+2.32010

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