1982Final results
1982 election for Maryland Delegate District 9
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Thomas B. Kernan (D), Donald K. Hughes (D) and Martha Klima (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsThomas B. KernanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.0%16,673
Donald K. HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.2%15,090
Martha KlimaRepublican · winner
16.6%14,539
Gregory N. StrouseRepublican
16.4%14,356
William T. RussellRepublican
15.9%13,925
John KousourisDemocrat
14.9%13,074
87,657 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)