# 1986 Maryland House of Delegates election

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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

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

### Republicans

* District 16: Connie Morella retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 8th congressional district.
* District 21: Thomas J. Mooney retired to run for governor.
* District 32: Robert R. Neall retired to run for Congress in Maryland's 4th congressional district.
* District 38: Lewis R. Riley retired to run for state senator in District 38.

## Incumbents defeated
### In primary elections
#### Democrats

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

#### Republicans

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

### In general elections
#### Republicans

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

## Detailed results

All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections.

### District 1A

Maryland House of Delegates District 1A election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George C. Edwards (incumbent) | 5,648 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 1B

Maryland House of Delegates District 1B election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Betty Workman | 8,195 | 29.1 |
| Democratic | Kevin Kelly | 7,858 | 27.9 |
| Republican | Robert M. Hutcheson | 6,151 | 21.8 |
| Republican | William R. Davis | 5,984 | 21.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 2A

Maryland House of Delegates District 2A election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Casper R. Taylor Jr. (incumbent) | 3,533 | 59.2 |
| Republican | James M. Roby | 2,431 | 40.8 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 2B

Maryland House of Delegates District 2B election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Peter G. Callas (incumbent) | 5,339 | 71.7 |
| Republican | Richard D. Wiles | 2,103 | 28.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 2C

Maryland House of Delegates District 2C election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Donald F. Munson (incumbent) | 4,303 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 3A

Maryland House of Delegates District 3A election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Bruce Poole | 4,708 | 50.5 |
| Independent | Paul D. Muldowney (incumbent) | 3,073 | 33.0 |
| Republican | Ronald J. Stansbury | 1,545 | 16.6 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 3B

Maryland House of Delegates District 3B election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James E. McClellan (incumbent) | 9,228 | 31.7 |
| Democratic | Royd Smith | 7,872 | 27.0 |
| Republican | M. Albert Morningstar (incumbent) | 6,509 | 22.4 |
| Republican | Donald T. Taylor | 5,493 | 18.9 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 4A

Maryland House of Delegates District 4A election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas H. Hattery (incumbent) | 9,014 | 31.7 |
| Democratic | George Littrell (incumbent) | 8,391 | 29.5 |
| Republican | Kenneth R. Coffey | 7,954 | 27.9 |
| Republican | Larry W. Cook | 3,113 | 10.9 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 4B

Maryland House of Delegates District 4B election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Donald B. Elliott | 5,295 | 72.4 |
| Democratic | Robert George Fehle Sr. | 2,018 | 27.6 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 5A

Maryland House of Delegates District 5A election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Richard C. Matthews (incumbent) | 10,669 | 30.9 |
| Democratic | Richard N. Dixon (incumbent) | 10,118 | 29.3 |
| Democratic | Francis X. Walsh | 7,207 | 20.9 |
| Republican | Jon Buck | 6,499 | 18.8 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 5B

Maryland House of Delegates District 5B election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lawrence A. LaMotte (incumbent) | 4,190 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 6

Maryland House of Delegates District 6 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | R. Terry Connelly (incumbent) | 13,324 | 27.8 |
| Democratic | Michael H. Weir (incumbent) | 12,862 | 26.8 |
| Democratic | E. Farrell Maddox | 12,387 | 25.9 |
| Republican | Michael J. Davis | 5,052 | 10.5 |
| Republican | Edward L. Reider | 4,282 | 8.9 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 7

Maryland House of Delegates District 7 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert R. Staab (incumbent) | 18,956 | 30.2 |
| Democratic | John S. Arnick (incumbent) | 18,244 | 29.0 |
| Democratic | Louis L. DePazzo (incumbent) | 18,103 | 28.8 |
| Republican | Walter F. Menear Jr. | 3,857 | 6.1 |
| Republican | Joseph E. Antonelli | 3,661 | 5.8 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 8

Maryland House of Delegates District 8 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joseph Bartenfelder (incumbent) | 18,245 | 23.1 |
| Democratic | Donna M. Felling | 16,443 | 20.8 |
| Democratic | William J. Burgess (incumbent) | 16,049 | 20.3 |
| Republican | Scott A. Sewell | 11,610 | 14.7 |
| Republican | Alfred W. Redmer Jr. | 10,841 | 13.7 |
| Republican | Howard C. Harclerode | 5,782 | 7.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 9

Maryland House of Delegates District 9 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Martha Scanlan Klima (incumbent) | 16,082 | 19.5 |
| Democratic | Michael U. Gisriel | 14,329 | 17.4 |
| Republican | John J. Bishop | 14,004 | 17.0 |
| Republican | Patrick E. Carter | 13,003 | 15.8 |
| Democratic | Jack R. Sturgill Jr. | 12,819 | 15.5 |
| Democratic | William R. Richardson Jr. | 12,291 | 14.9 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 10

Maryland House of Delegates District 10 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ellen Sauerbrey (incumbent) | 20,653 | 26.5 |
| Republican | Wade Kach (incumbent) | 17,583 | 22.6 |
| Republican | Bob Ehrlich | 16,365 | 21.0 |
| Democratic | Jay Wachter | 13,298 | 17.1 |
| Democratic | Judith Boone | 9,922 | 12.7 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 11

Maryland House of Delegates District 11 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Theodore Levin (incumbent) | 21,593 | 32.5 |
| Democratic | Leon Albin | 19,096 | 28.7 |
| Democratic | Richard Rynd | 19,032 | 28.6 |
| Republican | Beverly Eileen Goldstein | 6,778 | 10.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 12

Maryland House of Delegates District 12 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Louis P. Morsberger (incumbent) | 18,035 | 33.8 |
| Democratic | Nancy L. Murphy {incumbent) | 17,747 | 33.2 |
| Democratic | Kenneth H. Masters (incumbent) | 17,636 | 33.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 13A

Maryland House of Delegates District 13A election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Virginia M. Thomas | 6,957 | 68.3 |
| Republican | Mark E. Percich | 3,233 | 31.7 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 13B

Maryland House of Delegates District 13B election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Susan R. Buswell (incumbent) | 8,163 | 29.7 |
| Democratic | William C. Bevan (incumbent) | 8,049 | 29.2 |
| Republican | Martin G. Madden | 7,527 | 27.4 |
| Republican | Wayne M. Hammerly | 3,779 | 13.7 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 14A

Maryland House of Delegates District 14A election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joel Chasnoff (incumbent) | 7,390 | 63.2 |
| Republican | Patricia Anne Faulkner | 4,295 | 36.8 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 14B

Maryland House of Delegates District 14B election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert H. Kittleman (incumbent) | 14,806 | 32.3 |
| Republican | Robert Flanagan | 11,708 | 25.5 |
| Democratic | Sue-Ellen Hantman | 9,870 | 21.5 |
| Democratic | E. Alexander Adams | 9,445 | 20.6 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 15

Maryland House of Delegates District 15 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Judith C. Toth (incumbent) | 19,280 | 20.6 |
| Republican | Jean Roesser | 18,525 | 19.8 |
| Democratic | Gene W. Counihan (incumbent) | 18,104 | 19.3 |
| Democratic | Sandra E. Bregman | 15,475 | 16.5 |
| Republican | John C. Webb Jr. | 11,461 | 12.2 |
| Republican | Ronald S. Bird | 10,795 | 11.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 16

Maryland House of Delegates District 16 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nancy Kopp (incumbent) | 20,823 | 20.3 |
| Democratic | Gilbert J. Genn | 20,570 | 20.1 |
| Democratic | Brian Frosh | 20,145 | 19.7 |
| Republican | Carol Trawick | 13,730 | 13.4 |
| Republican | William Colliton | 13,727 | 13.4 |
| Republican | John A. Whitney | 13,476 | 13.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 17

Maryland House of Delegates District 17 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jennie M. Forehand (incumbent) | 15,750 | 25.8 |
| Democratic | Mary H. Boergers (incumbent) | 15,562 | 25.5 |
| Democratic | Michael R. Gordon (incumbent) | 14,338 | 23.4 |
| Republican | Matthew J. Hannon | 7,848 | 12.8 |
| Republican | Mark Allen Skinner | 7,649 | 12.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 18

Maryland House of Delegates District 18 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Patricia R. Sher (incumbent) | 17,378 | 23.5 |
| Democratic | Donald B. Robertson (incumbent) | 17,093 | 23.1 |
| Democratic | C. Lawrence Wiser | 16,306 | 22.0 |
| Republican | Howard Jenkins III | 8,004 | 10.8 |
| Republican | Edgar A. Cadwallader | 7,664 | 10.4 |
| Republican | Randolph B. Titus | 7,593 | 10.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 19

Maryland House of Delegates District 19 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Carol S. Petzold | 18,227 | 21.5 |
| Democratic | Leonard H. Teitelbaum | 17,685 | 20.8 |
| Democratic | Henry B. Heller | 17,670 | 20.8 |
| Republican | Mary Bowen | 11,300 | 13.3 |
| Republican | Kyo R. Jhin | 11,075 | 13.0 |
| Republican | William Jensen | 8,974 | 10.6 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 20

Maryland House of Delegates District 20 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Peter Franchot | 17,596 | 23.8 |
| Democratic | Dana Lee Dembrow | 17,457 | 23.7 |
| Democratic | Sheila E. Hixson (incumbent) | 17,255 | 23.4 |
| Republican | Stuart T. Eisen | 7,483 | 10.1 |
| Republican | James Gordon Bennett | 7,431 | 10.1 |
| Republican | Ronald T. Richard | 6,572 | 8.9 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 21

Maryland House of Delegates District 21 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Timothy F. Maloney (incumbent) | 12,238 | 34.6 |
| Democratic | Pauline Menes (incumbent) | 11,800 | 33.4 |
| Democratic | James Rosapepe | 11,292 | 32.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 22

Maryland House of Delegates District 22 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Richard A. Palumbo (incumbent) | 11,498 | 31.8 |
| Democratic | Anne MacKinnon | 10,286 | 28.4 |
| Democratic | Paul G. Pinsky | 10,262 | 28.3 |
| Republican | James J. Krehely | 4,158 | 11.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 23

Maryland House of Delegates District 23 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joan Breslin Pitkin (incumbent) | 16,593 | 35.0 |
| Democratic | Mary A. Conroy (incumbent) | 15,815 | 33.4 |
| Democratic | Charles J. Ryan Jr. (incumbent) | 15,008 | 31.7 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 24

Maryland House of Delegates District 24 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sylvania W. Woods Jr. (incumbent) | 10,809 | 33.5 |
| Democratic | Francis J. Santangelo Sr. (incumbent) | 10,797 | 33.5 |
| Democratic | Nathaniel Exum (incumbent) | 10,622 | 33.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 25

Maryland House of Delegates District 25 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dennis C. Donaldson (incumbent) | 10,806 | 33.0 |
| Democratic | Juanita Miller | 10,180 | 31.1 |
| Democratic | Ulysses Currie | 9,733 | 29.7 |
| Republican | Bryan K. Swartwood | 2,049 | 6.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 26

Maryland House of Delegates District 26 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Rosa Lee Blumenthal | 11,610 | 28.7 |
| Democratic | Christine M. Jones (incumbent) | 10,893 | 26.9 |
| Democratic | Gloria G. Lawlah (incumbent) | 10,308 | 25.5 |
| Republican | Lyle Delfosse | 4,073 | 10.1 |
| Republican | Lee F. Breuer | 3,547 | 8.8 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 27

Maryland House of Delegates District 27 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joseph F. Vallario Jr. (incumbent) | 13,750 | 24.7 |
| Democratic | William R. McCaffrey (incumbent) | 13,533 | 24.3 |
| Democratic | Gary R. Alexander (incumbent) | 12,430 | 22.3 |
| Republican | Francis James DiSalvo | 7,892 | 14.2 |
| Republican | John Gleason | 4,350 | 7.8 |
| Republican | Charles W. Sherren Jr. | 3,738 | 6.7 |
| Independent | Theodore Higier | 2 | 0.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 28A

Maryland House of Delegates District 28A election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Michael J. Sprague (incumbent) | 10,021 | 50.5 |
| Democratic | Samuel C. Linton (incumbent) | 9,817 | 49.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 28B

Maryland House of Delegates District 28B election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John F. Wood Jr. | 4,164 | 72.8 |
| Republican | William Ragsdale | 1,559 | 27.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 29A

Maryland House of Delegates District 29A election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Thomas A. Rymer (incumbent) | 5,971 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 29B

Maryland House of Delegates District 29B election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | J. Ernest Bell II (incumbent) | 5,739 | 72.5 |
| Republican | Dennis M. O'Hara | 2,179 | 27.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 29C

Maryland House of Delegates District 29C election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John F. Slade III (incumbent) | 3,696 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 30

Maryland House of Delegates District 30 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John Astle (incumbent) | 16,354 | 22.5 |
| Democratic | Michael E. Busch | 13,858 | 19.1 |
| Democratic | Donald E. Lamb | 12,898 | 17.8 |
| Republican | John R. Hammond | 12,895 | 17.8 |
| Republican | David Kelley | 10,291 | 14.2 |
| Republican | Frank Bradlyn McClanahan | 6,349 | 8.7 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 31

Maryland House of Delegates District 31 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John R. Leopold (incumbent) | 14,586 | 22.3 |
| Democratic | W. Ray Huff | 14,005 | 21.4 |
| Democratic | Charles W. Kolodziejski (incumbent) | 13,050 | 19.9 |
| Democratic | James J. Riley | 12,895 | 19.7 |
| Republican | Anthony J. Girandola | 5,950 | 9.1 |
| Republican | Charles E. Beatty | 4,994 | 7.6 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 32

Maryland House of Delegates District 32 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Patrick C. Scannello (incumbent) | 13,593 | 29.7 |
| Democratic | George T. Schmincke (incumbent) | 12,817 | 28.0 |
| Democratic | Tyras S. Athey (incumbent) | 12,671 | 27.7 |
| Republican | William W. Kemp | 6,634 | 14.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 33

Maryland House of Delegates District 33 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Elizabeth S. Smith (incumbent) | 13,091 | 20.4 |
| Republican | John G. Gary (incumbent) | 12,315 | 19.2 |
| Democratic | Marsha G. Perry | 10,476 | 16.3 |
| Democratic | John Witty | 10,272 | 16.0 |
| Democratic | Bill D. Burlison | 9,092 | 14.2 |
| Republican | Douglas W. Diehl | 8,985 | 14.0 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 34

Maryland House of Delegates District 34 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Eileen M. Rehrmann (incumbent) | 14,781 | 25.4 |
| Democratic | Barbara Osborn Kreamer (incumbent) | 14,069 | 24.2 |
| Democratic | William H. Cox Jr. (incumbent) | 13,272 | 22.8 |
| Republican | Michael von Lange | 8,266 | 14.2 |
| Republican | John D. Reynolds | 7,720 | 13.3 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 35A

Maryland House of Delegates District 35A election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joseph Lutz (incumbent) | 10,093 | 31.3 |
| Republican | William A. Clark (incumbent) | 8,855 | 27.5 |
| Republican | Dorothy Polek Stancill | 7,736 | 24.0 |
| Democratic | Edwin E. Hess | 5,568 | 17.3 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 35B

Maryland House of Delegates District 35B election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ethel Ann Murray (incumbent) | 3,846 | 58.5 |
| Republican | Walter Burlin | 2,726 | 41.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 36

Maryland House of Delegates District 36 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | R. Clayton Mitchell Jr. (incumbent) | 14,250 | 30.8 |
| Democratic | Ronald A. Guns (incumbent) | 13,745 | 29.7 |
| Democratic | John M. Ashley Jr. (incumbent) | 11,387 | 24.6 |
| Republican | Joseph L. Holt | 6,953 | 15.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 37

Maryland House of Delegates District 37 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | William S. Horne (incumbent) | 13,936 | 26.7 |
| Democratic | Samuel Q. Johnson III (incumbent) | 13,113 | 25.1 |
| Republican | Richard F. Colburn (incumbent) | 12,148 | 23.3 |
| Democratic | James H. Balderson | 7,953 | 15.2 |
| Republican | Donald Littleton | 5,068 | 9.7 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 38

Maryland House of Delegates District 38 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Daniel M. Long (incumbent) | 17,390 | 31.2 |
| Democratic | Norman Conway | 16,872 | 30.2 |
| Democratic | Mark O. Pilchard (incumbent) | 14,998 | 26.9 |
| Republican | Domnick Brunori | 6,552 | 11.7 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 39

Maryland House of Delegates District 39 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Larry Young (incumbent) | 9,299 | 35.9 |
| Democratic | Elijah Cummings (incumbent) | 8,315 | 32.1 |
| Democratic | Ruth M. Kirk (incumbent) | 8,281 | 32.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 40

Maryland House of Delegates District 40 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ralph M. Hughes (incumbent) | 11,844 | 35.7 |
| Democratic | Pete Rawlings (incumbent) | 10,716 | 32.3 |
| Democratic | Tony E. Fulton | 10,602 | 32.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 41

Maryland House of Delegates District 41 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Margaret H. Murphy (incumbent) | 13,261 | 36.7 |
| Democratic | Nathaniel T. Oaks (incumbent) | 11,549 | 31.9 |
| Democratic | Frank Boston | 11,343 | 31.4 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 42

Maryland House of Delegates District 42 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Samuel I. Rosenberg (incumbent) | 16,143 | 30.3 |
| Democratic | James W. Campbell (incumbent) | 16,000 | 30.0 |
| Democratic | David B. Shapiro | 14,978 | 28.1 |
| Republican | Nicholas B. Fessenden | 3,396 | 6.4 |
| Republican | Ernest B. Gray Sr. | 2,750 | 5.2 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 43

Maryland House of Delegates District 43 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gerald Curran (incumbent) | 16,909 | 31.4 |
| Democratic | Ann Marie Doory | 16,535 | 30.7 |
| Democratic | Henry R. Hergenroeder Jr. (incumbent) | 16,141 | 30.0 |
| Republican | Sonny A. Hall | 4,303 | 8.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 44

Maryland House of Delegates District 44 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Anne Scarlet Perkins (incumbent) | 14,713 | 31.9 |
| Democratic | Curt Anderson (incumbent) | 14,016 | 30.4 |
| Democratic | Kenneth C. Montague Jr. | 13,866 | 30.1 |
| Republican | James B. Larrimore | 3,468 | 7.5 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 45

Maryland House of Delegates District 45 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John W. Douglass (incumbent) | 10,256 | 34.3 |
| Democratic | Hattie N. Harrison (incumbent) | 9,933 | 33.2 |
| Democratic | Clarence "Tiger" Davis (incumbent) | 9,713 | 32.5 |
| Independent | Ronald M. Owens-Bey | 7 | 0.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 46

Maryland House of Delegates District 46 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | American Joe Miedusiewski (incumbent) | 15,521 | 33.7 |
| Democratic | Anthony M. DiPietro Jr. (incumbent) | 15,467 | 33.5 |
| Democratic | Cornell N. Dypski | 15,119 | 32.8 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 47

Maryland House of Delegates District 47 election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | R. Charles Avara (incumbent) | 9,802 | 33.7 |
| Democratic | Joseph W. O'Malley (incumbent) | 9,703 | 33.3 |
| Democratic | Paul E. Weisengoff (incumbent) | 9,596 | 33.0 |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |