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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Maryland (District 02)

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Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Clarence Long*
(D)		 Malcolm McKnight
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 98,60166.4% 49,88633.6% 00.0% 48,715 148,487
Total R vote: 49,886 (33.6%)      Total D vote: 98,601 (66.4%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $61,863 $30,777
Total Receipts: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/MD/02/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Clarence Long*
Total Disbursements: $61,863

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/MD/02/1978

Malcolm McKnight
Total Disbursements: $30,777

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Malcolm McKnight 8,092 71.4%
2   Lawrence Mays 3,244 28.6%
TOTAL VOTES 11,336  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Clarence Long* 70,280 86.4%
2   Howard Gates 11,021 13.6%
TOTAL VOTES 81,301