1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 12
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Howard J. Needle (D) won with 16.7% of the vote, defeating Richard Rynd (D) by 2.8 points.
Howard J. NeedleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.7%8,305
Arthur S. AlpersteinDemocrat · winner
16.6%8,292
Theodore LevinDemocrat · winner
15.1%7,517
Richard RyndDemocrat · incumbent
13.9%6,904
M. Hirsh GoldbergDemocrat
10.3%5,119
Ira K. HimmelDemocrat
9.8%4,886
Stephen H. SirkinDemocrat
9.6%4,794
R. Richard RudolphDemocrat
4.7%2,366
Joseph AbrahamDemocrat
2.0%995
Thomas H. BlattDemocrat
1.3%644
49,822 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Howard J. Needle (D)Arthur S. Alperstein (D)Theodore Levin (D)Richard Rynd (D)M. Hirsh Goldberg (D)Ira K. Himmel (D)Stephen H. Sirkin (D)
Also on the ballot: R. Richard Rudolph (Democrat), 4.7%; Joseph Abraham (Democrat), 2.0%; Thomas H. Blatt (Democrat), 1.3%