Elections / 1986 · Senate · MD
Maryland — 1986 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1986 · U.S. SenateMaryland · U.S. SenateBarbara A. MikulskiD+21.4
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1986 Senate returns.
- Barbara A. Mikulski✓Democrat675,22560.7%
- Linda ChavezRepublican437,41139.3%
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+5.5Senate 1986D+21.4vs. baselineD+26.9
Maryland's 1986 Senate race ran 26.9 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Maryland's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +17.7% |
| 1980 | −32.3% |
| 1982 | +26.9% |
| 1986 | +21.4% |
| 1988 | +23.6% |
| 1992 | +42.0% |
| 1994 | +18.2% |
| 1998 | +41.0% |
| 2000 | +26.4% |
| 2004 | +31.1% |
| 2006 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | +26.5% |
| 2012 | +29.7% |
| 2016 | +25.2% |
| 2018 | +34.6% |
| 2022 | +31.7% |
| 2024 | +11.8% |
Same ballot, 1986MD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.