1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 3A
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
D. Bruce Poole (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Muldowney (D) by 20.1 points.
D. Bruce PooleDemocrat · winner
56.0%2,170
Paul MuldowneyDemocrat · incumbent
35.9%1,393
John R. SalvatoreDemocrat
8.1%312
3,875 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET