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1978 Maryland U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Maryland U.S. House District 6 Election?

Beverly B. Byron won the 1978 Maryland U.S. House District 6 Election. Beverly B. Byron received 126,196 popular votes (89.67%). The main challenger was Melvin Perkins (10.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Byron and Perkins

Byron +79.3 pts · won by 111,651 votes
Beverly B. ByronDemocraticWINNER89.67%
126,196 votes
Melvin PerkinsRepublican10.33%
14,545 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.