1978Final results

1978 Republican primary for Maryland Delegate District 18

Name: 1978 Republican primary for Maryland Delegate District 18
Start: 1978-09-01
Location: Maryland

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Daniel J. Boyle (R) won with 31.5% of the vote, defeating Lavell Merritt (R) by 16.9 points.

Daniel J. BoyleRepublican · winner

31.5%1,935

John DeanRepublican · winner

24.9%1,529

Lorenza D. SimmonsRepublican · winner

16.7%1,028

14.6%897

12.3%758

6,147 votes

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