1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 20

Name: 1982 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 20
Start: 1982-09-01
Location: Maryland

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Diane Kirchenbauer (D) won with 31.3% of the vote, defeating Dana Lee Dembrow (D) by 14.3 points.

31.3%8,854

Ida G. RubenDemocrat · winner · incumbent

26.5%7,495

Sheila Ellis HixsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

25.0%7,068

17.1%4,826

28,243 votes

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