1986Final results
1986 election for Maryland Delegate District 17
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Jennie M. Forehand (D), Mary Boergers (D) and Michael R. Gordon (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJennie M. ForehandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.8%15,750
Mary BoergersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.5%15,562
Michael R. GordonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.4%14,338
Matthew J. HannonRepublican
12.8%7,848
Mark Allen SkinnerRepublican
12.5%7,649
61,147 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)