1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 5A
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
William H. Amoss (D) won re-election with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas C. Orourke II (R) by 49.3 points.
William H. AmossDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.6%6,939
Thomas C. Orourke IIRepublican
25.4%2,357
9,296 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)