1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Legislative District 7
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) won with 76.7% of the vote, defeating Leonard A. Kraus (R) by 53.4 points.
Dennis F. RasmussenDemocrat · winner
76.7%16,446
Leonard A. KrausRepublican
23.3%4,991
21,437 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