1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 24
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Gerard F. Devlin (D) won with 25.1% of the vote, defeating F. Anthony McCarthy (D) by 5.8 points.
Gerard F. DevlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.1%5,923
Joan PitkinDemocrat · winner
20.0%4,713
Charles J. RyanDemocrat · winner
19.9%4,687
F. Anthony McCarthyDemocrat
19.3%4,558
Richard R. PilskiDemocrat
15.8%3,717
23,598 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET