1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 18
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Patricia R. Sher (D) won with 26.7% of the vote, defeating John A. Hurson (D) by 9.8 points.
Patricia R. SherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.7%8,069
Donald B. RobertsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.5%7,681
Helen L. KossDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.1%7,569
John A. HursonDemocrat
17.0%5,119
Stephen HotskoDemocrat
5.8%1,735
30,173 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET