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1986Final results

1986 election for Maryland Legislative District 26

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Frank J. Komenda (D) won with 83.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas Douglas Chambers (R) by 67.5 points.

Frank J. KomendaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.8%12,691
16.2%2,460
15,151 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+60.41982D+67.51986D+53.61994D+79.42014D+85.52018D+85.02022

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