1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 1B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
William B. Byrnes (D) won with 40.0% of the vote, defeating R. Donald Shaffer (D) by 13.4 points.
William B. ByrnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.0%3,138
Thomas B. CumiskeyDemocrat · winner
33.5%2,629
R. Donald ShafferDemocrat
26.6%2,085
7,852 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET