1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Maryland Delegate District 17
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Mary Boergers (D) won with 26.3% of the vote, defeating Luiz Simmons (D) by 9.7 points.
Mary BoergersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.3%7,240
Jennie M. ForehandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.6%6,753
Michael R. GordonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.7%5,682
Luiz SimmonsDemocrat
16.6%4,577
Betty FeldmannDemocrat
11.8%3,247
27,499 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET