1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Maryland election results
Every race on Maryland's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races120
Changed party4
Unopposed30%36 races
Incumbents defeated2
U.S. Senate
D 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | Barbara A. Mikulski (D) | 21.4 | Flipped |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | William D. Schaefer (D) | 64.7 |
U.S. House
D 6 · R 2 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD-1 | Royden Dyson (D) | 33.6 | |
| MD-2 | Helen Bentley (R) | 17.3 | |
| MD-3 | Benjamin L. Cardin (D) | 58.2 | |
| MD-4 | Charles McMillen (D) | 0.3 | Flipped |
| MD-5 | Steny H. Hoyer (D) | 63.9 | |
| MD-6 | Beverly Byron (D) | 44.5 | |
| MD-7 | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 73.4 | |
| MD-8 | Constance Morella (R) | 5.7 | Flipped |
Maryland State Senate
D 40 · R 7 · 1 changed party
Maryland House of Delegates
D 124 · R 17
Maryland
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab