1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 5B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
John Chris Koch Jr. (D) won with 25.8% of the vote, defeating Betty Marie Bell (D) by 6.4 points.
John Chris Koch Jr.Democrat · winner
25.8%3,465
Joseph C. LaverghettaDemocrat · winner
20.0%2,678
Betty Marie BellDemocrat
19.4%2,602
Peter RellasDemocrat
11.5%1,543
Joseph WynnDemocrat
8.5%1,138
Victoria S. ReulingDemocrat
8.3%1,117
Weldon Leroy MaddoxDemocrat
6.5%878
13,421 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET