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Maryland House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2022

Maryland Delegate District 17

A district of about 127,000 people, 25% Hispanic and 20% Asian, 59% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+57.2 relative to the nation for president.

Joe Vogel (D) · since Nov 8, 2022Julie Palakovich Carr (D) · since Nov 6, 2018Ryan Spiegel (D)Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 71 seats

Every Maryland House of Delegates seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+57.221st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican36th seat · the majority lineDistrict 17

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2022
Maryland House of DelegatesD+55.5

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 71 seats. Small marks are other seats in Maryland. The black marker is District 17.

Adults with a bachelor's degree59% 84th pct · 12th of 71 in MD

Higher than 84% of seats.

White adults without a degree12% 24th pct · 54th of 71 in MD

Lower than 76% of seats.

Hispanic residents25% 91st pct · 7th of 71 in MD

Higher than 91% of seats.

Black residents12% 37th pct · 45th of 71 in MD

Lower than 63% of seats.

Asian residents20% 96th pct · 4th of 71 in MD

Higher than 96% of seats.

People per square mile5,092 86th pct · 11th of 71 in MD

Denser than 86% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 39
28% Hispanic · 24% BlackD+50.2Held DDistrict 19
28% Hispanic · 51% college gradsD+51.2Held DDistrict 13
28% Black · 61% college gradsD+52.6CountingDistrict 12A
23% Black · 63% college gradsD+52.6Counting

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Democratic (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 unopposed
  2. Kumar P. Barve (D)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 56.3
  3. Julie Palakovich Carr (D)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 56.8
  4. Joe Vogel (D)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 55.5

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