1982Final results
1982 election for Maryland Legislative District 3
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Edward P. Thomas (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Raymond W. Kline (D) by 27.9 points.
Edward P. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%14,914
Raymond W. KlineDemocrat
36.0%8,401
23,315 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