1974Final results
1974 Republican primary for Maryland Delegate District 17
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Luiz Simmons (R) won with 22.2% of the vote, defeating James P. Goeden (R) by 3.3 points.
Luiz SimmonsRepublican · winner
22.2%1,682
Waddell S. TaylorRepublican · winner
21.0%1,592
D. Jay EdwardsRepublican · winner
19.8%1,502
James P. GoedenRepublican
18.9%1,430
Steven M. SassRepublican
18.1%1,375
7,581 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET