1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 16
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Constance Morella (R), Nancy K. Kopp (D) and Marilyn Goldwater (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsConstance MorellaRepublican · winner
18.9%15,083
Nancy K. KoppDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.1%13,665
Marilyn GoldwaterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.5%13,138
John T. PerrinRepublican
16.1%12,808
John X. WardDemocrat · incumbent
15.9%12,720
Graham B. WeaverRepublican
15.5%12,339
79,753 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)