1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Republican primary for Maryland Delegate District 1A
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Decorsey Emroy Bolden (R) won with 45.5% of the vote, defeating Melvin S. Sloan (R) by 8.4 points.
Decorsey Emroy BoldenRepublican · winner · incumbent
45.5%1,651
Melvin S. SloanRepublican · incumbent
37.1%1,345
H. Lester HunterRepublican
17.4%630
3,626 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET