1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Maryland Delegate District 3A
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
D. Bruce Poole (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Muldowney (IND) by 17.5 points.
D. Bruce PooleDemocrat · winner
50.5%4,708
Paul MuldowneyIndependent · incumbent
33.0%3,073
Ronald J. StansburyRepublican
16.6%1,545
9,326 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)