1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Legislative District 20
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Ida G. Ruben (D) won with 47.4% of the vote, defeating Diane Kirchenbauer (D) by 0.4 points.
Ida G. RubenDemocrat · winner
47.4%7,253
Diane KirchenbauerDemocrat
47.0%7,189
Robert B. BatesDemocrat
5.6%859
15,301 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET