2002Final results
2002 election for Maryland Delegate District 20
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Sheila Ellis Hixson (D), Peter Franchot (D) and Gareth E. Murray (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsSheila Ellis HixsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.8%19,841
Peter FranchotDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.6%18,273
Gareth E. MurrayDemocrat · winner
21.3%15,803
Linda SchadeIndependent
13.6%10,101
Jae Donald CollinsRepublican
7.1%5,294
Kenneth KleinRepublican
6.5%4,855
74,167 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)