1986 Maryland Senate election

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All 47 seats of theMaryland Senate 24 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Melvin Steinberg (retired) John A. Cade Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 1983 1984 Leader's seat 11th district 9th district Last election 41 6 Seats won 40 7 Seat change 1 1
President before election Melvin Steinberg Democratic President Thomas V. Miller Jr. Democratic

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The1986 Maryland Senate election were held on November 4, 1986, to elect senators in all 47 districts of theMaryland Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with variousfederal and state elections, including forGovernor of Maryland.

Following landslide victories forPaul Sarbanes andHarry Hughes in the 1982 elections, Republicans largely spent the following four years rebuilding the party.^[1] The party began its 1986 campaigns in a strong position with White House aideLinda Chavez leading the ticket,^[2] however, the party's status weakened as the election approached, with it shifting its focus away from legislative gains and toward limiting its legislative losses.^[3]

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 11:Melvin Steinberg retired torun for lieutenant governor of Maryland alongsideWilliam Donald Schaefer.^[3]
2. District 14:James Clark Jr. retired.^[4]
3. District 19:Sidney Kramer retired to run forMontgomery County Executive.^[5]
4. District 20:Stewart W. Bainum Jr. retired torun for Congress inMaryland's 8th congressional district.^[6]
5. District 25: B. W. Mike Donovan retired.^[7]
6. District 38: Joseph J. Long Sr. retired.^[8]
7. District 39:Clarence Mitchell III retired torun for Congress inMaryland's 7th congressional district.^[9]

All election results are from the Maryland State Board of Elections.^[10]

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