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1982Final results

1982 election for Maryland Legislative District 25

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

B. W. Donovan (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating James Whitehead (R) by 51.7 points.

B. W. DonovanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%9,951
James WhiteheadRepublican
21.7%2,948
Alvin ThorntonOther party
4.9%658
13,557 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+24.11978D+51.71982D+71.21986D+85.92014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

B. W. Donovan (D)James Whitehead (R)

Also on the ballot: Alvin Thornton (Other party), 4.9%