1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 15
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Laurence Levitan (D) won with 48.0% of the vote, defeating John Henry Hiser Jr. (R) by 8.2 points.
Laurence LevitanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.0%16,507
John Henry Hiser Jr.Republican
39.8%13,693
Bette MarshallIndependent
12.2%4,194
34,394 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