1986Final results
1986 election for Maryland Legislative District 18
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Margaret Schweinhaut (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Susan Lee White (R) by 45.6 points.
Margaret SchweinhautDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%19,163
Susan Lee WhiteRepublican
27.2%7,161
26,324 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