1982Final results
1982 election for Maryland Legislative District 1
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
John N. Bambacus (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Holmes R. Atkinson (D) by 48.4 points.
John N. BambacusRepublican · winner
74.2%19,173
Holmes R. AtkinsonDemocrat
25.8%6,667
25,840 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET