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|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=== [[Maryland Legislative District 4|District 4]] ===
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Charles H. Smelser]] (incumbent)
|votes = 16,453
|percentage = 100.0%
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 16,453
|percentage = 100.0%
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|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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The 1978 Maryland Senate election was held on 7 November 1978 to determine which party would control the Maryland Senate for the following four years. All 47 seats were up for election and the primary was held on 12 September 1978. Prior to the election, 39 seats were held by Democrats and 8 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw the Democrats expand their majority by a single seat.[1]
