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1988 Maryland U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 Maryland U.S. House District 1 Election?

Roy Dyson won the 1988 Maryland U.S. House District 1 Election. Roy Dyson received 96,128 popular votes (50.4%). The main challenger was Wayne T. Gilchrest (49.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Dyson and Gilchrest

Dyson +0.8 pts · won by 1,540 votes
Roy DysonDemocraticWINNER50.4%
96,128 votes
Wayne T. GilchrestRepublican49.6%
94,588 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.