1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 36
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
John M. Ashley Jr. (D) won with 25.0% of the vote, defeating Carter M. Hickman (D) by 0.7 points.
John M. Ashley Jr.Democrat · winner
25.0%4,577
Carter M. HickmanDemocrat · incumbent
24.3%4,449
Ronald A. GunsDemocrat
18.9%3,469
William Emory BurkhardtDemocrat
12.2%2,232
David T. PinderDemocrat
12.2%2,229
Thomas L. KempDemocrat
7.4%1,360
18,316 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET