1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 8
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Robert R. Staab (D), Louis L. Depazzo (D) and Daniel J. Minnick (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsRobert R. StaabDemocrat · winner
32.4%15,875
Louis L. DepazzoDemocrat · winner
29.5%14,471
Daniel J. MinnickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.7%13,572
Robert N. KnepshieldRepublican
10.3%5,060
48,978 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)