1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 42
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Benjamin L. Cardin (D) won with 24.2% of the vote, defeating Steven V. Sklar (D) by 6.7 points.
Benjamin L. CardinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.2%11,270
James W. CampbellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.1%8,409
Sandy RosenbergDemocrat · winner
17.8%8,297
Steven V. SklarDemocrat · incumbent
17.5%8,152
David B. ShapiroDemocrat · incumbent
12.0%5,594
Joseph AbrahamDemocrat
10.3%4,781
46,503 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET