The 1986 Maryland Senate election were held on November 4, 1986, to elect senators in all 47 districts of the Maryland Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for Governor of Maryland.
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Following landslide victories for Paul Sarbanes and Harry Hughes in the 1982 elections, Republicans largely spent the following four years rebuilding the party.[1] The party began its 1986 campaigns in a strong position with White House aide Linda Chavez leading the ticket,[2] however, the party's status weakened as the election approached, with it shifting its focus away from legislative gains and toward limiting its legislative losses.[3]
Summary edit
Closest races edit
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 16, 7.45%
- State Senate district 14, 8.12%
Retiring incumbents edit
Democrats edit
- District 11: Melvin Steinberg retired to run for lieutenant governor of Maryland alongside William Donald Schaefer.[3]
- District 14: James Clark Jr. retired.[4]
- District 19: Sidney Kramer retired to run for Montgomery County Executive.[5]
- District 20: Stewart W. Bainum Jr. retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 8th congressional district.[6]
- District 25: B. W. Mike Donovan retired.[7]
- District 38: Joseph J. Long Sr. retired.[8]
- District 39: Clarence Mitchell III retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 7th congressional district.[9]
Detailed results edit
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 |
All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections.[10]
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | John N. Bambacus (incumbent) | 16,370 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Victor Cushwa (incumbent) | 15,642 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | John W. Derr (incumbent) | 15,553 | 68.4 | ||
Democratic | Gerald Downs | 7,200 | 31.6 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Charles H. Smelser (incumbent) | 12,673 | 56.4 | ||
Republican | John Thompson | 9,805 | 43.6 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Raymond E. Beck (incumbent) | 17,117 | 72.0 | ||
Democratic | Robert E. Spellman | 6,651 | 28.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Michael J. Collins (incumbent) | 13,434 | 80.0 | ||
Republican | Teresa Mancuso Albright | 3,368 | 20.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Norman R. Stone Jr. (incumbent) | 18,779 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Thomas L. Bromwell (incumbent) | 19,730 | 73.2 | ||
Republican | Edward J. Glusing Jr. | 7,211 | 26.8 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | F. Vernon Boozer (incumbent) | 16,854 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Francis X. Kelly (incumbent) | 18,655 | 65.9 | ||
Republican | Clarence E. Ritter | 9,656 | 34.1 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Paula Hollinger | 23,475 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | John C. Coolahan (incumbent) | 18,890 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Thomas M. Yeager (incumbent) | 15,264 | 62.3 | ||
Republican | John C. Murphy | 9,238 | 37.7 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Edward J. Kasemeyer | 19,388 | 54.1 | ||
Republican | Christopher J. McCabe | 16,475 | 45.9 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Laurence Levitan | 20,607 | 63.4 | ||
Republican | Robin Ficker | 11,908 | 36.6 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Howard A. Denis (incumbent) | 19,345 | 53.7 | ||
Democratic | Marilyn R. Goldwater | 16,661 | 46.3 | ||
Republican hold |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | S. Frank Shore (incumbent) | 15,621 | 69.2 | ||
Republican | Jeffrey Wayne Skinner | 6,967 | 30.8 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Margaret Schweinhaut (incumbent) | 19,163 | 72.8 | ||
Republican | Susan Lee White | 7,161 | 27.2 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Idamae Garrott | 19,999 | 65.8 | ||
Republican | Thomas P. Sheahan | 10,413 | 34.2 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Ida G. Ruben | 18,906 | 72.9 | ||
Republican | Stephen Leventhal | 7,029 | 27.1 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Arthur Dorman (incumbent) | 12,341 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Thomas Patrick O'Reilly (incumbent) | 11,523 | 79.9 | ||
Republican | Jo Mimms-Bolden | 2,901 | 20.1 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Leo E. Green (incumbent) | 16,828 | 76.2 | ||
Republican | Michael B. Twigg | 5,263 | 23.8 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Decatur "Bucky" Trotter (incumbent) | 11,581 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Albert Wynn | 10,853 | 85.6 | ||
Republican | Gregory K. Washington | 1,828 | 14.4 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Frank Komenda (incumbent) | 12,691 | 83.8 | ||
Republican | Thomas Douglas Chambers | 2,460 | 16.2 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Thomas V. Miller Jr. (incumbent) | 15,507 | 81.6 | ||
Democratic | Ronald R. Austin | 3,502 | 18.4 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | James C. Simpson (incumbent) | 15,570 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Bernie Fowler (incumbent) | 15,392 | 72.5 | ||
Republican | James D. Warn | 5,851 | 27.5 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Gerald W. Winegrad (incumbent) | 16,287 | 64.9 | ||
Republican | Charles Thomamm | 8,793 | 35.1 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) | 16,999 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Michael J. Wagner (incumbent) | 13,804 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | John A. Cade (incumbent) | 14,463 | 68.3 | ||
Democratic | Robert J. Cancelliere | 6,725 | 31.7 | ||
Republican hold |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Catherine Riley (incumbent) | 17,473 | 80.0 | ||
Republican | Francis J. Eurice | 4,374 | 20.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 35 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | William H. Amoss (incumbent) | 16,142 | 68.7 | ||
Republican | James Cooper | 7,340 | 31.3 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 36 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Walter M. Baker (incumbent) | 12,204 | 58.2 | ||
Republican | Bernard M. Hopkins | 8,778 | 41.8 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 37 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Frederick Malkus (incumbent) | 15,912 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 38 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Lewis R. Riley | 14,974 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 39 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Michael B. Mitchell | 8,754 | 85.6 | ||
Republican | Victor Clark Jr. | 1,476 | 14.4 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Troy Brailey (incumbent) | 11,584 | 96.2 | ||
Republican | Melvin Stubbs | 456 | 3.8 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 41 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Clarence W. Blount (incumbent) | 13,722 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 42 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Barbara A. Hoffman | 16,929 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 43 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | John A. Pica Jr. (incumbent) | 16,354 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 44 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Julian L. Lapides (incumbent) | 14,638 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 45 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Nathan Irby (incumbent) | 10,854 | 93.3 | ||
Republican | Mary L. O'Brien | 784 | 6.7 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 46 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Joseph S. Bonvegna (incumbent) | 16,160 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 47 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | George W. Della Jr. (incumbent) | 10,378 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ Feinstein, John (December 12, 1982). "Square One For Md. GOP". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Sugawara, Sandra (January 24, 1986). "Chavez Lifts Md. GOP's Hopes". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "MARYLAND: Promise Turns to Problems For Fragmented State GOP". The Washington Post. November 2, 1986. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Churchville, Victoria (August 17, 1986). "Leadership In Howard Is Up for Grabs". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Melton, R. H. (September 10, 1986). "Kramer, Gannon Win Montgomery Executive Races". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Melton, R. H. (February 3, 1986). "Bainum Joins Md. Race for U.S. House". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Vesey, Tom (September 6, 1986). "Md. Assembly to Get New Leadership". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Riley, Others Eye Senate Seat". The Daily Times. April 4, 1986. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vesey, Tom (August 31, 1986). "Campaigning in Maryland". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "1986 Gubernatorial Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 19, 2023.