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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Maryland
      1978·U.S. House·Maryland

      Maryland U.S. House

      8 districtsD 6R 2
      8 districts|D won 6|R won 2|Closest: MD-08
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      MD-01
      Robert E BaumanREP
      		REP126,29563.5%
      R+27.0
      MD-02
      Clarence D LongDEM
      		DEM148,48766.4%
      D+32.8
      MD-03
      Barbara A MikulskiDEM
      		DEM91,189100.0%
      D+100.0
      MD-04
      Marjorie S HoltREP
      		REP115,03762.0%
      R+24.1
      MD-05
      Gladys Noon SpellmanDEM
      		DEM84,02877.2%
      D+54.4
      MD-06
      Beverly B ByronDEM
      		DEM140,74189.7%
      D+79.3
      MD-07
      Parren J MitchellDEM
      		DEM58,62288.7%
      D+88.7
      MD-08
      Michael D BarnesDEM
      		DEM159,65851.3%
      D+2.5
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