Legislative election in Maryland
1986 Maryland Senate election
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All 47 seats of the Maryland Senate 24 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Melvin Steinberg (retired) | John A. Cade | Party | Democratic | Republican | Leader since | January 1983 | 1984 | Leader's seat | 11th district | 9th district | Last election | 41 | 6 | Seats won | 40 | 7 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | |
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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.
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
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 16, 7.45%
- State Senate district 14, 8.12%
Retiring incumbents
Democrats
- 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
All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections.[10]
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
Maryland Senate District 5 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Raymond E. Beck (incumbent) | 17,117 | 72.0 |
| Democratic | Robert E. Spellman | 6,651 | 28.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 6
Maryland Senate District 6 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Michael J. Collins (incumbent) | 13,434 | 80.0 |
| Republican | Teresa Mancuso Albright | 3,368 | 20.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
Maryland Senate District 10 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Francis X. Kelly (incumbent) | 18,655 | 65.9 |
| Republican | Clarence E. Ritter | 9,656 | 34.1 |
| Democratic hold |
District 11
District 12
Maryland Senate District 12 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John C. Coolahan (incumbent) | 18,890 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 13
Maryland Senate District 13 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas M. Yeager (incumbent) | 15,264 | 62.3 |
| Republican | John C. Murphy | 9,238 | 37.7 |
| Democratic hold |
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Maryland Senate District 17 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | S. Frank Shore (incumbent) | 15,621 | 69.2 |
| Republican | Jeffrey Wayne Skinner | 6,967 | 30.8 |
| Democratic hold |
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
Maryland Senate District 21 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Arthur Dorman (incumbent) | 12,341 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 22
Maryland Senate District 22 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas Patrick O'Reilly (incumbent) | 11,523 | 79.9 |
| Republican | Jo Mimms-Bolden | 2,901 | 20.1 |
| Democratic hold |
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
Maryland Senate District 28 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James C. Simpson (incumbent) | 15,570 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 29
District 30
Maryland Senate District 30 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gerald W. Winegrad (incumbent) | 16,287 | 64.9 |
| Republican | Charles Thomamm | 8,793 | 35.1 |
| Democratic hold |
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
Maryland Senate District 39 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Michael B. Mitchell | 8,754 | 85.6 |
| Republican | Victor Clark Jr. | 1,476 | 14.4 |
| Democratic hold |
District 40
Maryland Senate District 40 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Troy Brailey (incumbent) | 11,584 | 96.2 |
| Republican | Melvin Stubbs | 456 | 3.8 |
| Democratic hold |
District 41
District 42
Maryland Senate District 42 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Barbara A. Hoffman | 16,929 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 43
Maryland Senate District 43 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John A. Pica Jr. (incumbent) | 16,354 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 44
Maryland Senate District 44 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Julian L. Lapides (incumbent) | 14,638 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 45
District 46
Maryland Senate District 46 election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joseph S. Bonvegna (incumbent) | 16,160 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 47
References
- ^ 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.