1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Maryland Delegate District 31
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
John Leopold (R), Joan Cadden (D) and Mary Rosso (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJohn LeopoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.6%21,632
Joan CaddenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.1%19,214
Mary RossoDemocrat · winner
16.1%15,372
Victoria L. SchadeRepublican · incumbent
16.1%15,366
Robert SchaefferRepublican
12.7%12,092
Thomas J. FleckensteinDemocrat
12.4%11,862
95,538 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)