1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for Maryland Legislative District 23
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Thomas Patrick Oreilly (D) won with 32.9% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Banning (D) by 6.9 points.
Thomas Patrick OreillyDemocrat · winner
32.9%2,153
Robert W. BanningDemocrat
26.0%1,701
William J. GoodmanDemocrat · incumbent
22.0%1,438
William J. McEwenDemocrat
19.0%1,243
6,535 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET