1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 26
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Gloria Lawlah (D) won with 16.2% of the vote, defeating Otis Ducker (D) by 2.3 points.
Gloria LawlahDemocrat · winner
16.2%3,467
Christine Miller JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.2%3,456
Rosa Lee BlumenthalDemocrat · winner
15.1%3,224
Otis DuckerDemocrat
14.0%2,985
Marian L. PattersonDemocrat · incumbent
13.9%2,970
Alfred L. BarrettDemocrat
13.3%2,836
Napoleon LechocoDemocrat
7.6%1,618
Wayne M. LanierDemocrat
3.9%829
21,385 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET