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1986Final results

1986 election for Maryland Delegate District 8

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Joseph Bartenfelder (D), Donna M. Felling (D) and William J. Burgess (D) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Joseph BartenfelderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.1%18,245
Donna M. FellingDemocrat · winner
20.8%16,443
William J. BurgessDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.3%16,049
Scott A. SewellRepublican
14.7%11,610
13.7%10,841
7.3%5,782
78,970 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+8.61982D+16.01986D+2.61990

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