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2006Final results

2006 election for Maryland Delegate District 17

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Jim Gilchrist (D), Luiz Simmons (D) and Kumar P. Barve (D) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Jim GilchristDemocrat · winner
25.4%23,524
Luiz SimmonsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.9%22,148
Kumar P. BarveDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.8%21,994
Mary HaleyRepublican
9.7%9,016
9.1%8,384
8.1%7,535
92,601 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+32.02002D+41.92006D+31.62010

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)