1982Final results
1982 election for Maryland Delegate District 20
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Diane Kirchenbauer (D), Sheila Ellis Hixson (D) and Ida G. Ruben (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsDiane KirchenbauerDemocrat · winner
27.8%19,691
Sheila Ellis HixsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.0%19,131
Ida G. RubenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.3%17,910
Thomas R. FalcinelliRepublican
12.5%8,852
Gerald SchneiderOther party
7.4%5,262
70,846 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)