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1982Final results

1982 election for Maryland Legislative District 8

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Thomas L. Bromwell (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating John P. Quinn (R) by 32.3 points.

Thomas L. BromwellDemocrat · winner
66.2%16,483
John P. QuinnRepublican
33.8%8,434
24,917 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+32.31982D+46.51986D+8.41990D+10.91994D+35.21998D+17.12002

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