CalledUnofficial results
Maryland Legislative District 17
Maryland State Senate · Maryland
Cheryl Kagan won re-election by 67.1 points over Helene Meister.
Cheryl KaganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.4%31,661
Helene MeisterRepublican
16.3%6,179
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.3%112
100% of the expected vote counted · 37,952 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Cheryl KaganHelene Meister
$122.1K
Raised by the campaign
$3.7K
$177.8K
Spent by the campaign
$2.8K
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 15, 2026; Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 7, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 7, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Cheryl Kagan
- >99%
- Helene Meister
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+59.8
The candidates
Cheryl Kagan (D)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2014Helene Meister (R)
Incumbent, Maryland State Senate, first elected 2014Helene Meister (R)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.3%