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1982Final results

1982 election for Maryland Legislative District 39

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Clarence Mitchell III (D) won with 91.3% of the vote, defeating Leana B. Thomas (R) by 82.6 points.

Clarence Mitchell IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.3%13,973
Leana B. ThomasRepublican
8.7%1,328
15,301 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+71.11986R+7.21994R+9.31998D+32.72002D+29.72010D+58.62018

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