1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 36
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Joseph J. Long (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Noah Ames Pennewell (R) by 50.1 points.
Joseph J. LongDemocrat · winner
75.1%17,952
Noah Ames PennewellRepublican
24.9%5,968
23,920 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