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Maryland Delegate District 17
D vs D3 seatsSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Julie Palakovich Carr has no major-party opponent.
Julie Palakovich Carr has no major-party opponent.
3 seats in this district
3.0 D · 0.0 R expected of 3 seats
3.0 D · 0.0 R expected of 3 seats
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Julie Palakovich Carr
- Experience
- State legislature
DemocraticIncumbent
Ryan Spiegel
- Experience
- State legislature
DemocraticIncumbent
Joe Vogel
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+58: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 126,946
- People per km²
- 1,966
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 59%
- White, no degree
- 12%of adults
- White 38%
- Hispanic 25%
- Black 12%
- Asian 20%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
57,034 two-party votes · D+55.9 · D+57.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)78.0%
Donald Trump (R)22.0%
2022
99,594 votes · D+56.8✓ Julie Palakovich Carr (D)28.6%
Kumar P Barve (D)28.1%
Joe Vogel (D)27.5%
Helene F Meister (R)7.9%
Donald Patti (R)7.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
85,236 two-party votes · D+61.0 · D+56.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)80.5%
Donald Trump (R)19.5%
2018 Earlier district lines
106,873 votes · D+52.2✓ Kumar P Barve (D)30.5%
Jim Gilchrist (D)30.1%
Julie Palakovich Carr (D)29.5%
George Ivan Hernandez (R)9.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
89,598 two-party votes · D+58.9 · D+56.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)79.4%
Donald Trump (R)20.6%
2014 Earlier district lines
57,537 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jim Gilchrist (D)33.9%
Kumar P Barve (D)33.5%
Andrew Platt (D)32.5%