1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 5B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Lawrence A. Lamotte (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating John T. Moylan (D) by 37.4 points.
Lawrence A. LamotteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%1,789
John T. MoylanDemocrat
21.3%648
Philip R. DeitchmanDemocrat
12.0%365
George J. StrohmerDemocrat
8.1%246
3,048 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET