1986Final results
1986 election for Maryland Delegate District 5A
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Richard C. Matthews (R) and Richard N. Dixon (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsRichard C. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.9%10,669
Richard N. DixonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.3%10,118
Francis X. WalshDemocrat
20.9%7,207
Jon BuckRepublican
18.8%6,499
34,493 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)