1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 5
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Francis H. Kelly (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating George A. Price (R) by 9.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Francis H. KellyDemocrat · winner
54.7%16,256
George A. PriceRepublican
45.3%13,439
29,695 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