1986Final results
1986 election for Maryland Legislative District 5
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Raymond E. Beck (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Spellman (D) by 44.0 points.
Raymond E. BeckRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%17,117
Robert E. SpellmanDemocrat
28.0%6,651
23,768 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