1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 20
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Ida G. Ruben (D) won with 20.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Bainum (D) by 5.9 points.
Ida G. RubenDemocrat · winner
20.9%4,374
Martin S. BeckerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.1%4,211
Alexander BellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.8%3,312
Robert BainumDemocrat
15.0%3,146
Edna P. CookDemocrat
11.0%2,296
Maureen A. ThompsonDemocrat
8.7%1,815
William C. SefekarDemocrat
8.4%1,767
20,921 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET