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1980 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election?

Gladys Noon Spellman won the 1980 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election. Gladys Noon Spellman received 106,035 popular votes (80.5%). The main challenger was Kevin R. Igoe (19.5%).

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

Spellman +61.0 pts · won by 80,342 votes
Gladys Noon SpellmanDemocraticWINNER80.5%
106,035 votes
Kevin R. IgoeRepublican19.5%
25,693 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.