1986 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Maryland 1 Roy Dyson Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected Y Roy Dyson ( Democratic ) 66.8% Harlan C. Williams ( Republican ) 33.2%
Maryland 2 Helen Delich Bentley Republican 1984 Incumbent re-elected Y Helen Delich Bentley ( Republican ) 58.7% Clarence Long ( Democratic ) 41.3%
Maryland 3 Barbara Mikulski Democratic 1976 Incumnent retired to run for U.S . Senator . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Ben Cardin ( Democratic ) 79.1% Ross Z. Pierpont ( Republican ) 20.9%
Maryland 4 Marjorie Holt Republican 1972 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic gain Y Tom McMillen ( Democratic ) 50.2% Robert R. Neall ( Republican ) 49.8%
Maryland 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 1981 ( Special ) Incumbent re-elected Y Steny Hoyer ( Democratic ) 81.9% John Eugene Sellner ( Republican ) 18.1%
Maryland 6 Beverly Byron Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected Y Beverly Byron ( Democratic ) 72.2% John Vandenberge ( Republican ) 27.8%
Maryland 7 Parren Mitchell Democratic 1970 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Kweisi Mfume ( Democratic ) 86.7% Saint George I . B. Crosse III ( Republican ) 13.3%
Maryland 8 Michael D. Barnes Democratic 1978 Incumbent retired to run for U.S . Senator . New member elected . Republican gain Y Connie Morella ( Republican ) 52.9% Stewart Bainum Jr. ( Democratic ) 47.1%
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Main article : 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland See also : List of United States Representatives from Maryland
The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections was held on November 4, 1986, in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's second term in office while he was still relatively popular with the American public. As in most midterm elections, the President's party - in this case, the Republican Party - lost seats, with the Democratic Party gaining a net of five seats and cementing its majority. These results were not as dramatic as those in the Senate, where the Republicans lost control of the chamber to the Democrats.