1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Legislative District 42
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Barbara Hoffman (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Rochelle Rikki Spector (D) by 10.4 points.
Barbara HoffmanDemocrat · winner
54.0%10,029
Rochelle Rikki SpectorDemocrat
43.6%8,101
Leonard J. KerpelmanDemocrat
2.4%448
18,578 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Barbara Hoffman (D)Rochelle Rikki Spector (D)
Also on the ballot: Leonard J. Kerpelman (Democrat), 2.4%