1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 1B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
William B. Byrnes (D) and Thomas B. Cumiskey (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsWilliam B. ByrnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.8%9,145
Thomas B. CumiskeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%8,921
John N. BambacusRepublican
27.6%8,767
Lester B. ReedRepublican
15.6%4,941
31,774 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)