1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 19
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Leonard H. Teitelbaum (D) won with 20.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph E. Owens (D) by 6.3 points.
Leonard H. TeitelbaumDemocrat · winner
20.3%7,674
Carol S. PetzoldDemocrat · winner
15.5%5,861
Henry B. HellerDemocrat · winner
14.6%5,502
Joseph E. OwensDemocrat · incumbent
14.0%5,281
Gail WallsDemocrat
11.5%4,356
Bebe BaileyDemocrat
10.2%3,838
James ReidDemocrat
8.4%3,168
David H. TolmanDemocrat
3.2%1,215
Raymond D. SmithDemocrat
2.4%909
37,804 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Leonard H. Teitelbaum (D)Carol S. Petzold (D)Henry B. Heller (D)Joseph E. Owens (D)Gail Walls (D)Bebe Bailey (D)James Reid (D)
Also on the ballot: David H. Tolman (Democrat), 3.2%; Raymond D. Smith (Democrat), 2.4%