1978 Maryland Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1978 Maryland Attorney General election Maryland Presidential no 1974 Maryland Attorney General election 1974 1982 Maryland Attorney General election 1982 November 7, 1978 125px Stephen H. Sachs Democratic Party (United States) 649,909 74.54% 125px Warren K. Rich Republican Party (United States) 221,951 25.46% 1978 Maryland attorney general election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsSachs: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Lee: #e27f7f 50–60% Attorney General George A. Nilson (Acting) Democratic Party (United States) Stephen H. Sachs Democratic Party (United States) The 1978 Maryland attorney general election was held on November 7, 1978, in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Stephen H. Sachs defeated Republican nominee Warren K. Rich.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=24&year=1978&f=0&off=9&elect=0 1978 Attorney General General Election Results - Maryland uselectionatlas.org May 17, 2016 2024-10-23 2024-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20240713103215/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=24&year=1978&f=0&off=9&elect=0 live General election On election day, November 7, 1978, Democratic nominee Stephen H. Sachs won the election by a margin of 427,958 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Warren K. Rich, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of attorney general. Sachs was sworn in as the 43rd attorney general of Maryland on January 3, 1979.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114152 MD Attorney General ourcampaigns.com July 23, 2004 2024-10-23 2024-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20241130050928/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114152 live Results Maryland Attorney General election, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) Stephen H. Sachs 649,909 74.54 Republican Party (United States) Warren K. Rich 221,951 25.46 871,860 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Attorney General Category:Maryland Attorney General elections Category:November 1978 in the United States Maryland