1986Final results
1986 election for Maryland Legislative District 17
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
S. Frank Shore (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Wayne Skinner (R) by 38.3 points.
S. Frank ShoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%15,621
Jeffrey Wayne SkinnerRepublican
30.8%6,967
22,588 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET