1986Final results
1986 election for Maryland Delegate District 20
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Peter Franchot (D), Dana Lee Dembrow (D) and Sheila Ellis Hixson (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsPeter FranchotDemocrat · winner
23.8%17,596
Dana Lee DembrowDemocrat · winner
23.7%17,457
Sheila Ellis HixsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.4%17,255
Stuart T. EisenRepublican
10.1%7,483
James Gordon BennettRepublican
10.1%7,431
Ronald T. RichardRepublican
8.9%6,572
73,794 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)