1982Final results
1982 election for Maryland Delegate District 5A
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Richard C. Matthews (R) and Richard N. Dixon (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsRichard C. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.7%9,468
Richard N. DixonDemocrat · winner
26.0%8,590
John T. WillisDemocrat
25.1%8,302
Frank D. ColemanRepublican
20.2%6,683
33,043 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)