1986 Maryland House of Delegates election

1986 Maryland House of Delegates election

← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →

All 141 seats in the Maryland House of Delegates
71 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ben Cardin
(retired)
Robert R. Neall
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 6, 1979 1983
Leader's seat 42nd district 33rd district
Last election 124 17
Seats won 124 17
Seat change Steady Steady

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

Speaker before election

Ben Cardin
Democratic

Elected Speaker

R. Clayton Mitchell Jr.
Democratic

The 1986 Maryland House of Delegates elections were held on November 4, 1986, as part of the 1986 United States elections, including the 1986 Maryland gubernatorial election. All 141 of Maryland's state delegates were up for reelection.