1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 32
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Tyras S. Athey (D) won with 17.3% of the vote, defeating Virginia Pope (D) by 4.8 points.
Tyras S. AtheyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.3%5,129
Patrick C. ScannelloDemocrat · winner
17.3%5,127
George T. SchminckeDemocrat · winner
12.8%3,798
Virginia PopeDemocrat
12.5%3,701
Edward A. PraleyDemocrat
11.7%3,458
Franklin A. ThomasonDemocrat · incumbent
11.6%3,442
Theodore L. Bertier Jr.Democrat
7.3%2,165
George F. JohnsonDemocrat
6.9%2,028
Paul E. BrittDemocrat
2.5%726
29,574 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET