1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Delegate District 17
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Jennie M. Forehand (D), Joseph E. Owens (D) and Luiz Simmons (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJennie M. ForehandDemocrat · winner
23.3%13,730
Joseph E. OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.3%12,586
Luiz SimmonsRepublican · winner
21.0%12,375
Paul McGuckianDemocrat
20.8%12,292
Eleanore ArnRepublican
13.6%7,991
58,974 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)