2002Final results
2002 election for Maryland Delegate District 26
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Veronica Turner (D), Obie Patterson (D) and Darryl A. Kelley (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsVeronica TurnerDemocrat · winner
29.8%22,482
Obie PattersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.9%21,794
Darryl A. KelleyDemocrat · winner
28.2%21,306
JoAnn FisherRepublican
4.9%3,675
Dale AndersonRepublican
4.7%3,562
Max BuffRepublican
3.5%2,623
75,442 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)
The candidates
Veronica Turner (D)Obie Patterson (D)Darryl A. Kelley (D)
Also on the ballot: JoAnn Fisher (Republican), 4.9%; Dale Anderson (Republican), 4.7%; Max Buff (Republican), 3.5%