1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 5B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Lawrence A. Lamotte (D) won with 42.7% of the vote, defeating John T. Moylan (D) by 12.7 points.
Lawrence A. LamotteDemocrat · winner
42.7%1,190
John T. MoylanDemocrat
29.9%835
George L. RayburnDemocrat
12.8%357
Thomas Frank GubernatisDemocrat
12.7%354
Sanford L. MervisDemocrat
1.9%54
2,790 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Lawrence A. Lamotte (D)John T. Moylan (D)George L. Rayburn (D)Thomas Frank Gubernatis (D)
Also on the ballot: Sanford L. Mervis (Democrat), 1.9%