1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 26
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Francis W. White (D), Dennis C. Donaldson (D) and Lorraine M. Sheehan (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsFrancis W. WhiteDemocrat · winner
27.4%6,974
Dennis C. DonaldsonDemocrat · winner
25.9%6,603
Lorraine M. SheehanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.9%6,100
John SimpsonRepublican
15.5%3,947
Joseph A. Finlayson Jr.Republican
7.3%1,866
25,490 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)