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1982Final results

1982 election for Maryland Legislative District 5

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Raymond E. Beck (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Roger L. Mann (D) by 14.2 points.

Raymond E. BeckRepublican · winner
57.1%13,567
42.9%10,193
23,760 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+9.51978R+14.21982R+44.01986R+6.61990R+27.51994R+48.52002

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