1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 46
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Charles J. Krysiak (D) won with 14.6% of the vote, defeating Louis B. Cavallaro (D) by 4.0 points.
Charles J. KrysiakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.6%4,866
Anthony M. DipietroDemocrat · winner
13.7%4,570
Patrick L. McDonoughDemocrat · winner
10.6%3,555
Louis B. CavallaroDemocrat
10.6%3,524
John A. MicklosDemocrat
9.9%3,293
John G. LinzDemocrat
9.7%3,230
Edward DabrowskiDemocrat · incumbent
8.6%2,857
Michael BakasDemocrat
7.9%2,645
Michael BaccalaDemocrat
7.2%2,413
Michael DimartinoDemocrat
4.0%1,334
Albert J. MattesDemocrat
3.3%1,094
33,381 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Charles J. Krysiak (D)Anthony M. Dipietro (D)Patrick L. McDonough (D)Louis B. Cavallaro (D)John A. Micklos (D)John G. Linz (D)Edward Dabrowski (D)Michael Bakas (D)Michael Baccala (D)
Also on the ballot: Michael Dimartino (Democrat), 4.0%; Albert J. Mattes (Democrat), 3.3%