1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 23
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Thomas Patrick Oreilly (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Anthony Blancato (R) by 40.2 points.
Thomas Patrick OreillyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%9,192
Richard Anthony BlancatoRepublican
29.9%3,924
13,116 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