1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 23
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Joan Pitkin (D) won with 27.0% of the vote, defeating Al James Golato (D) by 9.9 points.
Joan PitkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.0%6,490
Mary A. ConroyDemocrat · winner
25.9%6,221
Charles J. RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.1%4,839
Al James GolatoDemocrat
17.1%4,111
Edith BookerDemocrat
8.2%1,983
Joseph R. KubicanDemocrat
1.7%401
24,045 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joan Pitkin (D)Mary A. Conroy (D)Charles J. Ryan (D)Al James Golato (D)Edith Booker (D)
Also on the ballot: Joseph R. Kubican (Democrat), 1.7%