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2014Final results

2014 election for Maryland Legislative District 17

Maryland State Senate · Maryland

Cheryl Kagan (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Steve Zellers (R) by 36.9 points.

Cheryl KaganDemocrat · winner
68.1%18,526
Steve ZellersRepublican
31.2%8,496
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%169
27,191 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+35.71998D+42.22002D+46.62010D+36.92014D+58.22018D+67.12026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET