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1978Final results

1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 31

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Walter J. Shandrowsky (D), Philip C. Jimeno (D) and William J. Burkhead (D) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Walter J. ShandrowskyDemocrat · winner
29.0%15,071
Philip C. JimenoDemocrat · winner
28.2%14,651
William J. BurkheadDemocrat · winner
23.1%11,979
19.7%10,236
51,937 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

EvenD+22.61974D+7.81978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)