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1982Final results

1982 election for Maryland Delegate District 8

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Joseph Bartenfelder (D), William J. Burgess (D) and Dale Anderson (D) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Joseph BartenfelderDemocrat · winner
22.0%16,047
William J. BurgessDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.9%15,267
Dale AndersonDemocrat · winner
17.3%12,679
John J. BishopRepublican
14.6%10,662
Gary D. SnyderRepublican
12.9%9,401
12.4%9,048
73,104 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

EvenD+8.61982D+16.01986D+2.61990

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