2002Final results
2002 election for Maryland Legislative District 17
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Jennie M. Forehand (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Roy A. Burke II (R) by 42.2 points.
Jennie M. ForehandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%21,494
Roy A. Burke IIRepublican
28.9%8,737
30,231 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET