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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Maryland Delegate District 31

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Philip C. Jimeno (D), Paula A. Long (D) and John Leopold (R) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Philip C. JimenoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%16,989
Paula A. LongDemocrat · winner
25.6%15,463
John LeopoldRepublican · winner
24.1%14,556
William J. BurkheadDemocrat · incumbent
22.3%13,496
60,504 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

EvenR+3.81982R+6.21986D+2.91990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)