1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 21
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Timothy F. Maloney (D) won with 15.8% of the vote, defeating Andrew O. Mothershead (D) by 1.0 points.
Timothy F. MaloneyDemocrat · winner
15.8%3,421
Kay G. BienenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%3,306
Pauline H. MenesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.2%3,287
Andrew O. MothersheadDemocrat · incumbent
14.9%3,214
James A. ForsythDemocrat
12.3%2,670
William W. HerndonDemocrat
8.2%1,770
William R. ReadingDemocrat
7.3%1,570
William C. Delodovico Sr.Democrat
5.9%1,279
Lawrence R. AlbertDemocrat
3.1%670
M. Neal JacobsDemocrat
2.1%445
21,632 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Timothy F. Maloney (D)Kay G. Bienen (D)Pauline H. Menes (D)Andrew O. Mothershead (D)James A. Forsyth (D)William W. Herndon (D)William R. Reading (D)William C. Delodovico Sr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Lawrence R. Albert (Democrat), 3.1%; M. Neal Jacobs (Democrat), 2.1%