RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Helene Meister

Lost the 2026 race for Maryland Legislative District 17.

Last margin
−67.1
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Meister has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Meister won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Maryland Legislative District 17GeneralLostCheryl Kagan (D), Nonpartisan (I)16.3%D+67.1$3.7KD+55.9−11.2

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Meister’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$3.7K

Source: Maryland State Board of Elections filings through Oct 7, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:44 AM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Meister, Helene for a Better Maryland
State
Active

Source: Maryland State Board of Elections filings through Oct 7, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:44 AM ET

Who Meister has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)