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1986Final results

1986 election for Maryland Delegate District 29B

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Jernest Bell (D) won re-election with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Dennis M. Ohara (R) by 45.0 points.

Jernest BellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%5,739
Dennis M. OharaRepublican
27.5%2,179
7,918 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

EvenD+22.51982D+45.01986D+67.01990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)