1998Final results
1998 election for Maryland Delegate District 8
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Katherine Klausmeier (D), Alfred W. Redmer Jr. (R) and J. Franklin Ports (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsKatherine KlausmeierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.0%19,835
Alfred W. Redmer Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
18.9%17,846
J. Franklin PortsRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.8%17,756
J. Joseph Curran IIIDemocrat
18.7%17,583
Joseph C. Boteler IIIRepublican
12.0%11,306
Taras Andrew VizziDemocrat
10.5%9,927
94,253 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)