1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 Republican primary for Maryland Legislative District 1

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

John N. Bambacus (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Mason (R) by 14.0 points.

John N. BambacusRepublican · winner
57.0%6,652
Edward J. MasonRepublican · incumbent
43.0%5,020
11,672 votes

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