1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 3B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
James E. McClellan (D) won with 46.1% of the vote, defeating Bernard P. Lorenzen (D) by 27.2 points.
James E. McClellanDemocrat · winner
46.1%4,484
Sterling E. Bollinger Sr.Democrat · winner
35.0%3,400
Bernard P. LorenzenDemocrat
18.9%1,837
9,721 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET