1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 36
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Robert Charles Long (D), Mark Pilchard (D) and Lewis R. Riley (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsRobert Charles LongDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.5%14,945
Mark PilchardDemocrat · winner
28.1%14,750
Lewis R. RileyRepublican · winner
24.2%12,699
Edward G. Banks Jr.Democrat
19.2%10,091
52,485 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)