1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Legislative District 24
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Decatur W. Trotter (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Richard Stephen Brown (D) by 26.1 points.
Decatur W. TrotterDemocrat · winner
58.2%4,660
Richard Stephen BrownDemocrat
32.1%2,568
Patricia J. FletcherDemocrat
9.7%778
8,006 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET