1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 23
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Frank B. Pesci (D) won with 21.0% of the vote, defeating Marion M. Hoffman (D) by 10.1 points.
Frank B. PesciDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.0%3,689
Robert S. ReddingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.0%2,991
David BirdDemocrat · winner
11.4%2,001
Marion M. HoffmanDemocrat
10.9%1,908
Robert L. ColganDemocrat
10.5%1,843
Perry O. Wilkinson Jr.Democrat · incumbent
9.3%1,638
Earl L. MartinDemocrat
8.3%1,465
Bernard A. OstermanDemocrat
6.5%1,142
Harold J. MagruderDemocrat
5.1%887
17,564 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET