1982Final results
1982 election for Maryland Delegate District 23
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Joan Pitkin (D), Gerard F. Devlin (D) and Charles J. Ryan (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJoan PitkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.9%17,369
Gerard F. DevlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.3%17,027
Charles J. RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.3%16,366
Sharon E. MetcalfeRepublican
13.2%8,563
Donald Bruce McBrideRepublican
8.3%5,336
64,661 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)