1986Final results
1986 election for Maryland Delegate District 23
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Joan Pitkin (D), Mary A. Conroy (D) and Charles J. Ryan (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJoan PitkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.3%16,593
Mary A. ConroyDemocrat · winner
28.9%15,815
Charles J. RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.4%15,008
Mark D. KnestoutRepublican
13.5%7,377
54,793 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
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)