1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 38
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Isaiah Dixon III (D) won with 24.7% of the vote, defeating Calvin A. Douglass (D) by 14.3 points.
Isaiah Dixon IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.7%3,051
Lena K. LeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.5%2,156
Larry YoungDemocrat · winner
11.8%1,454
Calvin A. DouglassDemocrat · incumbent
10.4%1,287
Charles E. Brown IIDemocrat
7.0%860
Irvin ConwayDemocrat
6.8%836
Dennis CrosbyDemocrat
6.6%816
Burt DixonDemocrat
6.4%786
Ali K. NkrumahDemocrat
4.6%566
Booker T. RushDemocrat
2.2%275
Edward GilchristDemocrat
2.1%259
12,346 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Isaiah Dixon III (D)Lena K. Lee (D)Larry Young (D)Calvin A. Douglass (D)Charles E. Brown II (D)Irvin Conway (D)Dennis Crosby (D)Burt Dixon (D)
Also on the ballot: Ali K. Nkrumah (Democrat), 4.6%; Booker T. Rush (Democrat), 2.2%; Edward Gilchrist (Democrat), 2.1%