1974Final results
1974 Republican primary for Maryland Delegate District 1B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
William R. Davis (R) won with 33.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas W. Gracie (R) by 5.8 points.
William R. DavisRepublican · winner
33.0%2,496
Lester B. ReedRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.4%2,446
Thomas W. GracieRepublican
27.2%2,060
Larry D. KumpRepublican
7.4%559
7,561 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET