1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 23
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Robert S. Redding (D), Frank B. Pesci (D) and David Bird (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsRobert S. ReddingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.0%8,729
Frank B. PesciDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.6%8,596
David BirdDemocrat · winner
23.7%7,979
Ana BartashRepublican
12.9%4,344
Joseph R. ProvencalRepublican
11.8%3,967
33,615 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)