1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Legislative District 40
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Verda Welcome (D) won with 47.7% of the vote, defeating Harold L. Dobson (D) by 24.2 points.
Verda WelcomeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
47.7%4,471
Harold L. DobsonDemocrat
23.5%2,203
Western W. IveyDemocrat
22.1%2,076
William E. RobertsDemocrat
6.7%630
9,380 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET