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1986Final results

1986 election for Maryland Legislative District 13

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Thomas M. Yeager (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating John C. Murphy (R) by 24.6 points.

Thomas M. YeagerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%15,264
John C. MurphyRepublican
37.7%9,238
24,502 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

EvenR+6.31994R+12.61998R+2.02002D+12.32006D+26.22010D+24.62014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET