1986 Maryland House of Delegates election explained

Election Name:1986 Maryland House of Delegates election
Country:Maryland
Type:legislative
Previous Election:1982 Maryland House of Delegates election
Previous Year:1982
Election Date:November 4, 1986
Next Election:1990 Maryland House of Delegates election
Next Year:1990
Seats For Election:All 141 seats in the Maryland House of Delegates
Majority Seats:71
Speaker
Before Election:Ben Cardin
Before Party:Maryland Democratic Party
After Election:R. Clayton Mitchell Jr.
After Party:Maryland Democratic Party
Image1:Ben Cardin, official 100th Congress photo.png
Leader1:Ben Cardin
(retired)
Party1:Maryland Democratic Party
Leader Since1:January 6, 1979
Leaders Seat1:42nd district
Last Election1:124
Seats1:124
Leader2:Robert R. Neall
(retired)
Leader Since2:1983
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:33rd district
Last Election2:17
Seats2:17
Map Size:400px

The 1986 Maryland House of Delegates elections were held on November 4, 1986, as part of the 1986 United States elections, including the 1986 Maryland gubernatorial election. All 141 of Maryland's state delegates were up for reelection.

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

  1. District 1B: William B. Byrnes retired.
  2. District 1B: W. Timothy Finan retired.
  3. District 9: Donald K. Hughes retired.
  4. District 9: Thomas B. Kernan retired to run for Baltimore County Executive.
  5. District 11: Arthur S. Alperstein retired to run for state senator in District 11.
  6. District 11: Paula Hollinger retired to run for state senator in District 11.
  7. District 14: Edward J. Kasemeyer retired to run for state senator in District 14.[1]
  8. District 16: Marilyn R. Goldwater retired to run for state senator in District 16.[2]
  9. District 18: Helen L. Koss retired.
  10. District 19: Idamae Garrott retired to run for state senator in District 19.
  11. District 19: Lucille Maurer retired to run for state senator in District 19.
  12. District 20: Diane Kirchenbauer retired to run for state senator in District 20.
  13. District 20: Ida G. Ruben retired to run for state senator in District 20.[3]
  14. District 22: Frank Pesci retired.[4]
  15. District 25: Jerry E. Perry retired to run for state senator in District 25.
  16. District 25: Albert Wynn retired to run for state senator in District 25.
  17. District 26: Frederick C. Rummage retired.
  18. District 28B: John Knight Parlett retired.[5]
  19. District 30: Elmer F. Hagner Jr. retired.
  20. District 30: Robert G. Kramer retired.
  21. District 41: Wendell H. Phillips retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 7th congressional district.
  22. District 42: Ben Cardin retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 3rd congressional district.[6]

Republicans

  1. District 16: Connie Morella retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 8th congressional district.[7]
  2. District 21: Thomas J. Mooney retired to run for governor.[8]
  3. District 32: Robert R. Neall retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 4th congressional district.[9]
  4. District 38: Lewis R. Riley retired to run for state senator in District 38.[10]

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

  1. District 3A: Paul D. Muldowney lost renomination to Bruce Poole.[11]
  2. District 8: Dale Anderson lost renomination to Donna M. Felling and incumbents Joseph Bartenfelder and William J. Burgess.
  3. District 19: Joseph E. Owens lost renomination to Henry B. Heller, Carol S. Petzold, and Leonard H. Teitelbaum.
  4. District 22: David Bird lost renomination to Anne MacKinnon, Paul G. Pinsky, and incumbent Richard A. Palumbo.
  5. District 26: Marian L. Patterson lost renomination to Rosa Lee Blumenthal, Gloria G. Lawlah, and incumbent Christine Miller Jones.
  6. District 31: William Turc Sr. lost renomination to W. Ray Huff, James J. Riley, and incumbent Charles W. Kolodziejski.
  7. District 40: Mary B. Adams lost renomination to Tony E. Fulton and incumbents Ralph M. Hughes and Pete Rawlings.
  8. District 43: Charles Bucky Muth lost renomination to Ann Marie Doory and incumbents Gerald Curran and Henry R. Hergenroeder Jr.

Republicans

  1. District 4B: V. Lanny Harchenhorn lost renomination to Donald B. Elliott.
  2. District 10: Thomas W. Chamberlain Sr. lost renomination to Bob Ehrlich and incumbents Wade Kach and Ellen Sauerbrey.

In general elections

Republicans

  1. District 3B: M. Albert Morningstar lost to James E. McClellan and Royd Smith.

Detailed results

align=center District 1A • District 1B • District 2A • District 2B • District 2C • District 3A • District 3B • District 4A • District 4B • District 5A • District 5B • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13A • District 13B • District 14A • District 14B • 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 28A • District 28B • District 29A • District 29B • District 29C • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35A • District 35B • 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.[12]

District 12

Notes and References

  1. News: Del. Helen Koss Will Retire . September 22, 2023 . . June 19, 1986.
  2. News: Melton . R. H. . Md. Business Group Lobbies Hard, Spends Big . September 22, 2023 . . May 6, 1986.
  3. News: McQueen . Michel . Sugawara . Sandra . Md. Faces Scramble For 1986 Elections . September 22, 2023 . . November 5, 1985.
  4. News: Political Notebook . September 22, 2023 . . May 22, 1986.
  5. News: Political Notebook . September 22, 2023 . . April 24, 1986.
  6. News: Ifill . Gwen . McQueen . Michel . Maryland Assembly Winds Up . September 22, 2023 . . April 8, 1986.
  7. News: Melton . R. H. . Morella: Tirelessly Tackling the Odds . September 22, 2023 . . October 29, 1986.
  8. News: Kenworthy . Tom . Md.'s Lonely Candidate . September 22, 2023 . . March 28, 1986.
  9. News: Vesey . Tom . Campaigning in Maryland . September 22, 2023 . . August 31, 1986.
  10. News: Kenworthy . Tom . New Year to Bring New Lineup to Annapolis Political Scene . September 22, 2023 . . June 19, 1986.
  11. News: O'Donnell . John B. . Muldowney joins the race for Bartlett's seat . September 22, 2023 . . February 2, 1994.
  12. Web site: 1986 Gubernatorial Election Results . elections.maryland.gov . Maryland State Board of Elections . September 22, 2023.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "1986 Maryland House of Delegates election".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.