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1978Final results

1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 9

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

William J. Burgess (D), Thomas L. Bromwell (D) and William Rush (D) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
William J. BurgessDemocrat · winner
27.5%16,823
Thomas L. BromwellDemocrat · winner
27.1%16,622
William RushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.0%15,332
John P. QuinnRepublican
12.3%7,506
8.1%4,959
61,242 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+38.41974D+34.31978

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