1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 40
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Troy Brailey (D) won with 25.4% of the vote, defeating Olin P. Moyd (D) by 9.7 points.
Troy BraileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.4%5,617
Frank M. ConawayDemocrat · winner
17.0%3,770
Howard P. RawlingsDemocrat · winner
16.0%3,538
Olin P. MoydDemocrat
15.7%3,475
Lloyal RandolphDemocrat · incumbent
12.0%2,649
Kenneth L. WebsterDemocrat · incumbent
10.0%2,219
John H. Davis Sr.Democrat
2.0%443
Purcell WylieDemocrat
1.9%421
22,132 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Troy Brailey (D)Frank M. Conaway (D)Howard P. Rawlings (D)Olin P. Moyd (D)Lloyal Randolph (D)Kenneth L. Webster (D)
Also on the ballot: John H. Davis Sr. (Democrat), 2.0%; Purcell Wylie (Democrat), 1.9%