1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 24
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Gerard F. Devlin (D), Charles J. Ryan (D) and Joan Pitkin (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsGerard F. DevlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.7%12,472
Charles J. RyanDemocrat · winner
21.3%11,697
Joan PitkinDemocrat · winner
21.1%11,621
Audrey E. ScottRepublican
16.0%8,798
Donald Bruce McBrideRepublican
10.0%5,487
Alan K. VirtaRepublican
8.9%4,894
54,969 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)