1986Final results

1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 42

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Sandy Rosenberg (D) won with 23.6% of the vote, defeating Shirley Nathanpulliam (D) by 11.2 points.

Sandy RosenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent

23.6%10,725

David B. ShapiroDemocrat · winner

16.5%7,482

James W. CampbellDemocrat · winner · incumbent

16.2%7,362

Shirley NathanpulliamDemocrat

12.4%5,616

Delores G. KelleyDemocrat

11.8%5,385

Sally T. GrantDemocrat

6.1%2,775

Helena HicksDemocrat

4.4%2,014

Lester PosnerDemocrat

2.7%1,225

Charles W. Mackey Jr.Democrat

2.2%983

Thomas A. ShipleyDemocrat

1.8%816

Ellis TurkDemocrat

1.4%616

Vincent BeccioDemocrat

1.0%469

45,468 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Sandy Rosenberg (D)David B. Shapiro (D)James W. Campbell (D)Shirley Nathanpulliam (D)Delores G. Kelley (D)Sally T. Grant (D)

Also on the ballot: Helena Hicks (Democrat), 4.4%; Lester Posner (Democrat), 2.7%; Charles W. Mackey Jr. (Democrat), 2.2%; Thomas A. Shipley (Democrat), 1.8%; Ellis Turk (Democrat), 1.4%; Vincent Beccio (Democrat), 1.0%