Maryland House of Delegates seat · former district

Maryland Delegate District 5A

8 elections since 1974: Democrats won 2, Republicans 3.

2010 election

Nov 2, 2010
  1. Justin Ready (R) · won38.4%
  2. Nancy R. Stocksdale (R) · won · incumbent34.4%
  3. Francis X. Walsh (D)13.9%
  4. Sharon L. Baker (D)13.1%

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Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

Every election for this seat

8 races since 1974. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2002
2010Justin Ready · Nancy R. Stocksdale (R)Francis X. Walsh (D)20.5
2006Nancy R. Stocksdale · Tanya Thornton Shewell (R)Ann Darrin (D)16.3
2002Nancy R. Stocksdale · Carmen Amedori (R)Robert P. Wack (D)15.4
Lines first used in 1982
1990Richard C. Matthews · Richard N. Dixon (REP)Ellen Leahy Willismiller (D)5.9
1986Richard C. Matthews · Richard N. Dixon (REP)Francis X. Walsh (D)8.4
1982Richard C. Matthews · Richard N. Dixon (REP)John T. Willis (D)0.9
Lines first used in 1972
1978William H. Amoss (D)Thomas C. Orourke II (R)49.3
1974William H. Amoss (D)Ckenneth Beattie (R)29.8

Primaries: 1986 Republican primary · 1986 Democratic primary · 1982 Republican primary · 1982 Democratic primary · 1974 Democratic primary

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)