1986Final results
1986 election for Maryland Legislative District 4
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Charles H. Smelser (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating John Thompson (R) by 12.8 points.
Charles H. SmelserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%12,673
John ThompsonRepublican
43.6%9,805
22,478 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