1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 46
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Edward Dabrowski (D) won with 15.8% of the vote, defeating Donald G. Hammen (D) by 5.1 points.
Edward DabrowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.8%4,928
Charles J. KrysiakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.7%4,575
George J. SantoniDemocrat · winner
12.1%3,791
Donald G. HammenDemocrat
10.7%3,337
Anthony M. DipietroDemocrat
9.5%2,980
Joseph E. BullockDemocrat
7.6%2,367
Louis AverellaDemocrat
6.7%2,098
John T. CaprioDemocrat
5.3%1,650
Michael BakasDemocrat
4.9%1,525
Michael DimartinoDemocrat
3.3%1,039
John J. ClarkeDemocrat
3.2%1,000
Theodore C. BurkhardtDemocrat
2.5%771
Gordon L. DorerDemocrat
1.7%538
Betty Lee SunderlandDemocrat
1.3%410
Henry Jay SimmontDemocrat
0.7%214
31,223 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Edward Dabrowski (D)Charles J. Krysiak (D)George J. Santoni (D)Donald G. Hammen (D)Anthony M. Dipietro (D)Joseph E. Bullock (D)Louis Averella (D)John T. Caprio (D)
Also on the ballot: Michael Bakas (Democrat), 4.9%; Michael Dimartino (Democrat), 3.3%; John J. Clarke (Democrat), 3.2%; Theodore C. Burkhardt (Democrat), 2.5%; Gordon L. Dorer (Democrat), 1.7%; Betty Lee Sunderland (Democrat), 1.3%; Henry Jay Simmont (Democrat), 0.7%