1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Maryland's 1st District
U.S. House · Maryland
Royden Dyson (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Bauman (R) by 3.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Royden DysonDemocrat · winner
51.7%97,743
Robert E. BaumanRepublican
48.3%91,143
188,886 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Royden DysonRobert E. Bauman
$166.8K
Raised by the campaign
$342.4K
$167.6K
Spent by the campaign
$342.6K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980