1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Maryland Legislative District 7
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Lester V. Jones (D) by 31.6 points.
Dennis F. RasmussenDemocrat · winner
58.3%8,323
Lester V. JonesDemocrat
26.7%3,808
Joseph J. SchiranoDemocrat
15.1%2,156
14,287 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET