1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 20
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Stewart Bainum Jr. (D), Sheila Ellis Hixson (D) and Ida G. Ruben (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsStewart Bainum Jr.Democrat · winner
30.0%12,595
Sheila Ellis HixsonDemocrat · winner
27.8%11,682
Ida G. RubenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.6%11,150
Quinn ScamahornRepublican
15.6%6,533
41,960 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)