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1986Final results

1986 election for Maryland Legislative District 19

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Idamae Garrott (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas P. Sheahan (R) by 31.5 points.

Idamae GarrottDemocrat · winner
65.8%19,999
34.2%10,413
30,412 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+44.61990D+28.61994D+37.51998D+39.72002D+36.82006D+36.32010

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