# Maryland Legislative District 8

Maryland's Legislative District 8 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. The district currently consists of part of Baltimore County, Maryland. The district includes the communities of Carney, Overlea, Parkville, Perry Hall, Rosedale, Rossville, Towson, and White Marsh. The District was established in 1975. The district also represented a small portion of Northeast Baltimore City, Maryland from 1995 to 2002.
The district is represented by one State Senator and three State Delegates all of which serve four year terms elected during the Maryland Gubernatorial Elections.

## Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 128,063, of whom 100,573 (78.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 66,336 (51.8%) White, 38,866 (30.3%) African American, 419 (0.3%) Native American, 10,891 (8.5%) Asian, 25 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,920 (3.1%) from some other race, and 7,584 (5.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,625 (6.0%) of the population.
The district had 85,483 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 15,859 (18.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 22,639 (26.5%) were registered as Republicans, 45,541 (53.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 889 (1.0%) were registered to other parties.

## Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Carl W. Jackson (D). It is represented by the House of Delegates by Nick Allen (D), Harry Bhandari (D), and Kim Ross (D).

## Election history

Thomas L. Bromwell resigned from the Senate in 2002 to head the Maryland Injured Workers' Insurance Fund or IWIF, a state agency. Governor Parris Glendening appointed John R. Schneider to replace Bromwell in District 8. Schneider died only two months after his appointment, and Governor Glendening then appointed Joseph T. Ferraracci to the seat. However, Ferraracci did not run for election in 2002. Neither Schneider or Ferraracci served in the legislature during session. Kathy Klausmeier ran for the seat as a Democrat and won.
John W. E. Cluster Jr. was appointed as Delegate by Governor Bob Ehrlich in 2003 to replace Republican Alfred W. Redmer Jr., who was named Maryland Insurance Commissioner.
Joe Cluster was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan in 2016 to fill the vacancy of former Delegate John Cluster, his father, who resigned to serve on the Maryland Parole Commission.
Carl W. Jackson was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan in 2019 to fill the vacancy of former Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, who resigned to serve as Baltimore County Opioid Strategy Coordinator.
| Session | Senate | Delegates | Delegates | Delegates |
| 1975 | Roy N. Staten (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Daniel J. Minnick, Jr. (D) | Patrick T. Welsh (D) |
| 1976 | Roy N. Staten (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Daniel J. Minnick, Jr. (D) | Patrick T. Welsh (D) |
| 1977 | Roy N. Staten (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Daniel J. Minnick, Jr. (D) | Patrick T. Welsh (D) |
| 1978 | Roy N. Staten (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Daniel J. Minnick, Jr. (D) | Patrick T. Welsh (D) |
| 1979 | Patrick T. Welsh (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Daniel J. Minnick, Jr. (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1980 | Patrick T. Welsh (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Daniel J. Minnick, Jr. (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1981 | Patrick T. Welsh (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Daniel J. Minnick, Jr. (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1982 | Patrick T. Welsh (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Daniel J. Minnick, Jr. (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1983 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | Dale Anderson (D) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | William J. Burgess (D) |
| 1984 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | Dale Anderson (D) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | William J. Burgess (D) |
| 1985 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | Dale Anderson (D) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | William J. Burgess (D) |
| 1986 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | Dale Anderson (D) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | William J. Burgess (D) |
| 1987 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | Donna M. Felling (D) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | William J. Burgess (D) |
| 1988 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | Donna M. Felling (D) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | William J. Burgess (D) |
| 1989 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | Donna M. Felling (D) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | William J. Burgess (D) |
| 1990 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | Donna M. Felling (D) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | William J. Burgess (D) |
| 1991 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 1992 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 1993 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 1994 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Joseph Bartenfelder (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 1995 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 1996 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 1997 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 1998 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 1999 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 2000 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 2001 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 2002 | Thomas L. Bromwell (D) | James F. Ports, Jr. (R) | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R) |
| 2003 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2004 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2005 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2006 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2007 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | Todd Schuler (D) |
| 2008 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | Todd Schuler (D) |
| 2009 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | Todd Schuler (D) |
| 2010 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | Todd Schuler (D) |
| 2011 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2012 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2013 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2014 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2015 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Christian Miele (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2016 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Christian Miele (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R) |
| 2017 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Christian Miele (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | Joe Cluster (R) |
| 2018 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Christian Miele (R) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | Joe Cluster (R) |
| 2019 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Harry Bhandari (D) | Eric M. Bromwell (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) |
| 2020 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Harry Bhandari (D) | Carl W. Jackson (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) |
| 2021 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Harry Bhandari (D) | Carl W. Jackson (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) |
| 2022 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Harry Bhandari (D) | Carl W. Jackson (D) | Joseph C. Boteler (R) |
| 2023 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Harry Bhandari (D) | Carl W. Jackson (D) | Nick Allen (D) |
| 2024 | Kathy Klausmeier (D) | Harry Bhandari (D) | Carl W. Jackson (D) | Nick Allen (D) |
* ↑ Resigned in 2002.
* ↑ Left role in 2003 to serve as Maryland Insurance Commissioner.
* ↑ Resigned in 2019 to become the Baltimore County Opioid Strategy Coordinator.
* ↑ Appointed by Governor Ehrlich to replace Redmer.
* ↑ Resigned in 2016 to serve on the Maryland Parole Board.
* ↑ Appointed by Governor Hogan to replace his father, John W. E. Cluster Jr.
* ↑ Appointed by Governor Hogan to replace Bromwell.

## State Senate election results

* 2018 General Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier 24,332  51.1%  Won Christian Miele 23,271  48.8%  Lost Other Write-Ins 45  0.1%  Lost
* 2018 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier 8,495  87.7%  Won Max Davidson 1,195  12.3%  Lost
* 2018 Republican Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Christian Miele 5,486  100.0%  Won
* 2014 General Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier, Dem. 23,638  61.2%  Won Erik Lofstad, Rep. 14,938  38.7%  Lost Other Write-Ins 37  0.1%  Lost
* 2014 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier 8,016  81.7%  Won John Bishop 1,800  18.3%  Lost
* 2014 Republican Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Erik Lofstad 3,565  100.0%  Won
* 2010 General Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier, Dem. 25,155  59.7%  Won Dee Hodges, Rep. 16,968  40.2%  Lost Other Write-Ins 41  0.1%  Lost
* 2010 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier 9,273  100.0%  Won
* 2010 Republican Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Dee Hodges 4,155  71.8%  Won Benjamin Lawless 1,633  28.2%  Lost
* 2006 General Election for State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier, Dem. 24,299  58.2%  Won Craig Borne, Rep. 17,401  41.7%  Lost Other Write-Ins 37  0.1%  Lost
* 2006 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier 10,501  100.0%  Won
* 2006 Republican Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Craig Borne 3,083  68.1%  Won Cal Clemons 1,444  31.9%  Lost
* 2002 General Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier, Dem. 24,590  58.5%  Won John W. E. Cluster Jr., Rep. 17,426  41.4%  Lost Other Write-Ins 55  0.1%  Lost
* 2002 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier 10,463  85.2%  Won Raymond C. Shiflet 1,815  14.8%  Lost
* 2002 Republican Primary for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome John W. E. Cluster Jr. 5,209  100.0%  Won
* 1998 General Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Thomas L. Bromwell, Dem. 22,837  68%  Won William Rush, Rep. 10,954  32%  Lost
* 1998 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Thomas L. Bromwell 7,585  100%  Won
* 1998 Republican Primary Election for Maryland State Senate - District 8
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome William Rush 3,483  100%  Won

## House of Delegates election results

* 2018 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Eric M. Bromwell 22,485  18.0%  Won Harry Bhandari 22,094  17.7%  Won Joseph C. Boteler 20,802  16.7%  Won Carl W. Jackson 20,232  16.2%  Lost Joe Cluster 20,084  16.1%  Lost Joe Norman 18,898  15.2%  Lost Other Write-Ins 99  0.1%  Lost
* 2018 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Eric M. Bromwell 6,595  31.2%  Won Harry Bhandari 5,941  28.1%  Won Carl W. Jackson 5,246  24.8%  Won Joe Werner 3,335  15.8  Lost
* 2018 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Joe Cluster 3,558  25.1%  Won Joseph C. Boteler 3,008  21.2%  Won Joe Norman 2,609  18.4%  Won Norma Secoura 1,786  12.6%  Lost Kevin Leary 1,589  11.2%  Lost Ben Boehl 1,244  8.8%  Lost Jared Wineberg 401  2.8  Lost
* 2014 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Christian Miele, Rep 20,164  19.4%  Won John W. E. Cluster Jr., Rep. 19,938  19.2%  Won Eric M. Bromwell, Dem. 17,361  16.7%  Won Bill Paulshock, Dem. 15,899  15.3%  Lost Norma Secoura, Rep. 15,660  15.1%  Lost Renee Smith, Dem. 14,704  14.2%  Lost Other Write-Ins 87  0.1%  Lost
* 2014 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Eric M. Bromwell 5,601  22.8%  Won Renee Smith 4,632  18.9%  Won Bill Paulshock 4,512  18.4%  Won Harry "H.B." Bhandari 3,828  15.6%  Lost Debbie Schillinger 3,124  12.7%  Lost Steve Verch 1,752  7.1%  Lost Kyle Arndreas Williams 1,114  4.5%  Lost
* 2014 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome John W. E. Cluster Jr. 3,586  35.6%  Won Christian Miele 3,297  32.7%  Won Norma Secoura 3,198  31.7%  Won
* 2010 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Joseph C. Boteler III, Rep. 21,688  19.4%  Won John W. E. Cluster Jr. Rep. 19,462  17.41%  Won Eric M. Bromwell, Dem. 19,379  17.33%  Won Ruth Baisden, Dem. 18,640  16.67%  Lost Norma Secoura, Rep. 16,458  14.72%  Lost Cal Bowman, Dem. 16,101  14.4%  Lost Other Write-Ins 80  0.1%  Lost
* 2010 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Eric M. Bromwell 8,031  35.0%  Won Ruth Baisden 7,772  33.9%  Won Cal Bowman 7,124  31.1%  Won
* 2010 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Joseph C. Boteler 5,033  33.4%  Won John W. E. Cluster Jr. 4,453  29.6%  Won Norma M. Secoura 2,870  19.1%  Won Rani Merryman 2,694  17.9%  Lost
* 2006 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Eric M. Bromwell, Dem. 20,116  17.9%  Won Joseph C. Boteler III, Rep. 19,586  17.4%  Won Todd Schuler, Dem. 18,356  16.3%  Won Ruth Baisden, Dem. 18,261  16.2%  Lost Melissa Redmer Mullahey, Rep. 18,160  16.1%  Lost John W. E. Cluster Jr. Rep. 18,057  16.0%  Lost Other Write-Ins 74  0.1%  Lost
* 2006 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Precinct Outcome Eric M. Bromwell 7,019  24.9%  Won Todd Schuler 6,428  22.8%  Won Ruth Baisden 6,141  21.8%  Won Alec Frick 3,514  12.5%  Lost Peter Definbaugh 2,743  9.7%  Lost Andrea Lynn Koshko 2,321  8.2%  Lost
* 2006 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Joseph C. Boteler 3,702  31.6%  Won John W. E. Cluster Jr. 3,448  29.4%  Won Melissa Redmer Mullahey 3,298  28.1%  Won Anthony R. Davis 1,281  10.9%  Lost
* 2002 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Alfred W. Redmer Jr., Rep. 22,884  19.61%  Won Eric M. Bromwell, Dem. 20,314  17.41%  Won Joseph C. Boteler III, Rep. 19,826  16.99%  Won Mike Rupp, Rep. 18,755  16.07%  Lost Tim Caslin, Dem. 18,553  15.90%  Lost Todd Schuler, Dem. 16,277  13.95%  Lost Other Write-Ins 86  0.07%  Lost
* 2002 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Eric M. Bromwell 8,222  26.0%  Won Tim Caslin 6,048  19.1%  Won Todd Schuler 5,439  17.2%  Won Ruth Baisden 5,057  16.0%  Lost Andy Peet 2,904  9.2%  Lost Joseph Michael Ruscito Jr. 2,816  8.9%  Lost Walter Thomas Kuebler 1,166  3.7%  Lost
* 2002 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Alfred W. Redmer Jr. 4,521  29.0%  Won Mike Rupp 3,506  22.5%  Won Joseph C. Boteler 2,982  19.1%  Won M. Norma Lane 2,347  15.0%  Lost Mark Joseph Austra-Jaskulski 2,242  14.4%  Lost
* 1998 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier, Dem. 19,835  21%  Won Alfred W. Redmer Jr., Rep 17,846  19%  Won James F. Ports Jr., Rep. 17,756  19%  Won J. Joseph Curran III, Dem. 17,583  19%  Lost Joseph C. Boteler III, Rep. 11,306  12%  Lost Taras Andrew Vizzi, Dem. 9,927  11%  Lost
* 1998 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier 6,815  35%  Won J. Joseph Curran III 6,605  34%  Won Taras Andrew Vizzi 2,411  12%  Won David A. Lessner 2,110  11%  Lost Walter Bernard Burrell Sr. 1,495  8%  Lost
* 1998 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. 3,553  32%  Won James F. Ports, Jr. 3,344  30%  Won Joseph C. Boteler 2,295  21%  Won William Downs 1,070  10%  Lost D. Robert Date 720  7%  Lost
* 1994 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier, Dem. 17,496  20%  Won Alfred W. Redmer Jr., Rep. 14,876  18%  Won James F. Ports Jr., Rep. 15,244  17%  Won Calvin Clemons, Rep. 13,996  16%  Lost Daniel E. McKew, Dem. 12,931  15%  Lost John G. Disney, Dem. 11,886  14%  Lost
* 1994 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Klausmeier 8,213  32%  Won Daniel E. McKew 6,419  25%  Won John G. Disney 4,747  19%  Won David A. Lessner 3,190  13%  Lost Charles Patrick Kazlo 2,854  11%  Lost
* 1994 Republican Primary for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. 3,407  28%  Won James F. Ports, Jr. 3,372  28%  Won Calvin Clemons 2,675  22%  Won Joseph C. Boteler 1,556  13%  Lost D. Sharon Morris 1,103  9%  Lost
* 1990 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Alfred W. Redmer Jr., Rep. 15,354  18%  Won Joseph Bartenfelder, Dem. 14,876  18%  Won James F. Ports Jr., Rep. 14,266  17%  Won Kenneth G. Hirsch, Rep. 14,129  17%  Lost Donna M. Felling, Dem. 13,006  15%  Lost William J. Burgess, Dem. 12,680  15%  Lost John Michael Fleig 20  0%  Lost
* 1990 Democratic Primary Election for the Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Joseph Bartenfelder 7,005  28%  Won William Burgess 6,317  25%  Won Donna M. Felling 6,147  25%  Won Daniel E. McKew 5,318  21%  Lost
* 1990 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Alfred W. Redmer Jr. 1,857  30%  Won Kenneth G. Hirsch 1,778  28%  Won James F. Ports, Jr. 1,662  27%  Won John Michael Fleig 942  15%  Lost
* 1986 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Joseph Bartenfelder, Dem. 18,245  23%  Won Donna M. Felling, Dem. 16,443  21%  Won William J. Burgess, Dem. 16,049  20%  Won Scott A. Sewell, Rep. 11,610  15%  Lost Alfred W. Redmer Jr., Rep. 10,841  14%  Lost Howard C. Harclerode, Rep. 5,782  7%  Lost
* 1986 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Joseph Bartenfelder 10,695  29%  Won William J. Burgess 9,134  24%  Won Donna M. Felling 8,096  22%  Won Dale Anderson 7,593  20%  Lost Kenneth Skidmore 1,898  5%  Lost
1986 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Scott A. Sewell 1,925  33%  Won Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. 1,661  29%  Won Howard C. Haclerode 948  16%  Won William A. Howard IV 708  12%  Lost J. Franklin Ports 508  9%  Lost