1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Legislative District 44
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
John Carroll Byrnes (D) won with 80.3% of the vote, defeating John J. Novotny (D) by 60.6 points.
John Carroll ByrnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.3%8,145
John J. NovotnyDemocrat
19.7%1,998
10,143 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET