1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Legislative District 22
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
John J. Garrity (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Claire R. Bigelow (D) by 20.3 points.
John J. GarrityDemocrat · winner
49.0%3,399
Claire R. BigelowDemocrat
28.7%1,988
Frances Patricia OhareDemocrat
16.0%1,112
Thomas C. NealDemocrat
6.3%436
6,935 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET