1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 18
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
David L. Scull (D) won with 27.1% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Kirkley (D) by 11.5 points.
David L. ScullDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%7,436
Patricia R. SherDemocrat · winner
19.1%5,230
Donald B. RobertsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.7%5,132
Charles F. KirkleyDemocrat
15.6%4,294
Myrna B. RosenDemocrat
12.8%3,516
Stephen HotskoDemocrat
6.7%1,831
27,439 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET