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1978Final results

1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 31

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Jerome F. Connell Sr. (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Gary Q. Green (R) by 13.3 points.

Jerome F. Connell Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%11,413
Gary Q. GreenRepublican
43.4%8,737
20,150 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

EvenD+12.31990D+18.61994D+33.71998D+24.82002R+1.72006R+24.32010

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