1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 16
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Howard A. Denis (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph D. Gebhardt (D) by 0.8 points.
Howard A. DenisRepublican · winner
50.4%13,558
Joseph D. GebhardtDemocrat
49.6%13,347
26,905 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