1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 29
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Royden P. Dyson (D) won with 28.9% of the vote, defeating John K. Parlett (D) by 13.3 points.
Royden P. DysonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.9%9,576
Michael J. SpragueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.4%7,733
John William QuadeDemocrat · winner
15.8%5,233
John K. ParlettDemocrat
15.6%5,156
Joseph S. GuyDemocrat
10.9%3,619
Anthony Joseph BrooksDemocrat
5.4%1,794
33,111 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET