1998Final results
1998 election for Maryland Legislative District 17
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Jennie M. Forehand (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Fredrick Ugast (R) by 35.7 points.
Jennie M. ForehandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%20,099
Fredrick UgastRepublican
32.2%9,532
29,631 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET