1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Legislative District 47
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Cornell N. Dypski (D) won with 45.9% of the vote, defeating George W. Della (D) by 0.5 points.
Cornell N. DypskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
45.9%5,829
George W. DellaDemocrat
45.5%5,771
Charles Raymond BorowskiDemocrat
3.9%494
Melvin A. StaniewiczDemocrat
3.1%399
Robert B. LewisDemocrat
1.5%193
12,686 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Cornell N. Dypski (D)George W. Della (D)
Also on the ballot: Charles Raymond Borowski (Democrat), 3.9%; Melvin A. Staniewicz (Democrat), 3.1%; Robert B. Lewis (Democrat), 1.5%