1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1990 election for Maryland's 1st District
U.S. House · Maryland
Wayne Gilchrest (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Royden Dyson (D) by 13.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Wayne GilchrestRepublican · winner
56.8%88,920
Royden DysonDemocrat
43.2%67,518
156,438 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Royden DysonWayne Gilchrest
$759.2K
Raised by the campaign
$266.9K
$771.8K
Spent by the campaign
$264.9K
$1.3K
Cash on hand
$2.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990