1986Final results
1986 election for Maryland Governor
Governor · Maryland
William D. Schaefer (D) won with 82.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Mooney (R) by 64.7 points.
William D. SchaeferDemocrat · winner
82.4%907,291
Thomas J. MooneyRepublican
17.6%194,185
1,101,476 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET