1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 23
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Gerard F. Devlin (D) won with 27.6% of the vote, defeating James W. Hubbard (D) by 8.2 points.
Gerard F. DevlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.6%6,856
Joan PitkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.2%6,777
Charles J. RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.6%5,622
James W. HubbardDemocrat
19.4%4,824
Lawrence E. KevalDemocrat
3.2%799
24,878 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Gerard F. Devlin (D)Joan Pitkin (D)Charles J. Ryan (D)James W. Hubbard (D)
Also on the ballot: Lawrence E. Keval (Democrat), 3.2%