Steuart Pittman, Jr. directed that the newly built Annapolis branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library be named the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library in Busch's honor. In 2020, the District 30 Democratic Club, a social political club representing the same legislative district that Busch represented, was renamed the Michael E. Busch District 30 Democratic club in his honor. Election results 2018 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30A Voters to choose two: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |Michael E. Busch, Dem. |20,080 | 32.6% | Won |- |- |Alice J. Cain, Dem. |18,070 | 29.3% | Won |- |- |Chelsea Gill, Rep. |12,097 | 19.6% | Lost |- |- |Bob O'Shea, Rep. |11,324 | 18.4% | Lost |- |Other Write-Ins |53 | 0.01% | Lost |- |} 2014 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30A Voters to choose two: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |Herb McMillan, Rep. |14,484 | 27.9% | Won |- |- |Michael E. Busch, Dem. |14,289 | 27.6% | Won |- |- |Chuck Ferrar, Dem. |11,932 | 23.0% | Lost |- |- |Genevieve Lindner, Rep. |11,100 | 21.4% | Lost |- |Other Write-Ins |56 | 0.01% | Lost |- |} 2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District Voters to choose three: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |Ron George, Rep. |25,631 | 19.25% | Won |- |- |Michael E. Busch, Dem. |23,995 | 18.02% | Won |- |- |Herb McMillan, Rep. |22,553 | 16.94% | Won |- |- |Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. |21,142 | 15.88% | Lost |- |- |Seth Howard, Rep. |20,080 | 15.08% | Lost |- |- |Judd Legum, Dem. |19,670 | 14.77% | Lost |- |} 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates– 30th District Voters to choose three: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |Michael E. Busch, Dem. |22,479 | 17.1% | Won |- |- |Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. |22,360 | 17.0% | Won |- |- |Ron George, Rep. |21,811 | 16.6% | Won |- |- |Barbara Samorajczyk, Dem. |21,758 | 16.5% | Lost |- |- |Andy Smarick, Rep. |20,594 | 15.6% | Lost |- |- |Ron Elfenbein, Rep. |20,497 | 15.5% | Lost |- |} 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District Voters to choose three: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |Michael