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1976 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election?

Gladys Noon Spellman won the 1976 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election. Gladys Noon Spellman received 77,836 popular votes (57.7%). The main challenger was John Burcham (42.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Spellman and Burcham

Spellman +15.4 pts · won by 20,779 votes
Gladys Noon SpellmanDemocraticWINNER57.7%
77,836 votes
John BurchamRepublican42.3%
57,057 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.