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1978Final results

1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 1A

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Decorsey Emroy Bolden (R) won re-election with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Condon Browning (D) by 32.3 points.

Decorsey Emroy BoldenRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%5,510
33.9%2,822
8,332 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

EvenR+30.11974R+32.31978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)