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1978Final results

1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 11

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Robert E. Stroble (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Roy E. Estes (D) by 22.5 points.

Robert E. StrobleRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%14,112
Roy E. EstesDemocrat
38.8%8,931
23,043 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

Races before and after

EvenR+22.51978D+26.51994D+25.22002D+41.72006D+43.02022D+50.12026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET