Constitution Party Costs GOP Seat in Maryland House

Michael Dawson, the Constitution Party’s candidate for Maryland House of Delegates in District 34B, appears to have cost the Republicans a seat.

Incumbent Democrat David Rudolph was re-elected with less than 50%. With 99% of the vote reporting, Dawson is drawing well over the margin of victory for the Democrat…

David D. Rudolph (Dem) 6782 votes (48.46%)
Theodore A. Patterson (Rep) 6461 votes (46.17%)
Michael W. Dawson (Cst) 749 votes (5.35%)