1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 9
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
William Rush (D) won with 18.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Baldwin (D) by 7.1 points.
William RushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.0%5,019
George E. HeffnerDemocrat · winner
17.1%4,771
Louis E. EinschutzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%4,268
Thomas A. BaldwinDemocrat
10.9%3,046
Paul SnyderDemocrat
8.6%2,406
Robert R. KrulDemocrat
6.9%1,940
Paul P. ZawickiDemocrat
6.8%1,892
Mary Cathryn HohenbergerDemocrat
5.1%1,433
Ford J. GreenwoodDemocrat
3.8%1,065
John D. CartwrightDemocrat
3.8%1,057
Charles E. KyleDemocrat
3.7%1,034
27,931 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
William Rush (D)George E. Heffner (D)Louis E. Einschutz (D)Thomas A. Baldwin (D)Paul Snyder (D)Robert R. Krul (D)Paul P. Zawicki (D)Mary Cathryn Hohenberger (D)
Also on the ballot: Ford J. Greenwood (Democrat), 3.8%; John D. Cartwright (Democrat), 3.8%; Charles E. Kyle (Democrat), 3.7%