1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 12
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Melvin A. Steinberg (D) won with 82.0% of the vote, defeating Harvey T. Galonoy (R) by 64.0 points.
Melvin A. SteinbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.0%22,223
Harvey T. GalonoyRepublican
18.0%4,874
27,097 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET