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1978Final results

1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 32

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

H. Erle Schafer (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Stack (R) by 35.5 points.

H. Erle SchaferDemocrat · winner
67.7%12,332
32.3%5,871
18,203 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

EvenR+3.61994D+3.61998D+18.52002D+21.72006D+20.92010D+18.02014

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