1982Final results
1982 election for Maryland Legislative District 18
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Margaret Schweinhaut (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Donald H. Dalton (R) by 47.6 points.
Margaret SchweinhautDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%20,283
Donald H. DaltonRepublican
26.2%7,192
27,475 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