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Julie Palakovich Carr
2019 - Present
2027
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Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 17. She assumed office on January 9, 2019. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Palakovich Carr (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 17. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]
Biography
Julie Palakovich Carr earned a B.A. in biology from Boston University in 2005 and an M.S. in biology from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Her professional experience includes working as a legislative fellow for U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, public policy manager at the American Institute of Biological Sciences, and Rockville City Council member.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Palakovich Carr was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Palakovich Carr was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 (3 seats)
Incumbent Julie Palakovich Carr, incumbent Ryan Spiegel, and incumbent Joe Vogel are running in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 on June 23, 2026.
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2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 (3 seats)
Incumbent Julie Palakovich Carr, incumbent Kumar Barve, and Joe Vogel defeated Helene Meister and Donald Patti in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Palakovich Carr (D) | 28.6 | 28,464 |
| ✔ |  | Kumar Barve (D) | 28.1 | 27,996 |
| ✔ |  | Joe Vogel (D) | 27.5 | 27,415 |
| Helene Meister (R) | 7.9 | 7,835 | ||
| Donald Patti (R) | 7.6 | 7,560 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 324 | ||
| Total votes: 99,594 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 (3 seats)
Incumbent Julie Palakovich Carr, incumbent Kumar Barve, and Joe Vogel defeated Joe De Maria in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Palakovich Carr | 31.7 | 11,058 |
| ✔ | | Kumar Barve | 29.6 | 10,324 |
| ✔ | | Joe Vogel | 27.9 | 9,745 |
| Joe De Maria | 10.8 | 3,770 | ||
| Total votes: 34,897 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 (3 seats)
Donald Patti and Helene Meister advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donald Patti | 50.6 | 1,716 | |
| ✔ | Helene Meister | 49.4 | 1,676 | |
| Total votes: 3,392 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 (3 seats)
Incumbent Kumar Barve, incumbent James Gilchrist, and Julie Palakovich Carr defeated George Hernandez in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kumar Barve (D) | 30.5 | 32,544 |
| ✔ |  | James Gilchrist (D) | 30.1 | 32,156 |
| ✔ | | Julie Palakovich Carr (D) | 29.5 | 31,508 |
| George Hernandez (R) | 9.6 | 10,228 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 437 | ||
| Total votes: 106,873 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kumar Barve | 25.9 | 8,554 |
| ✔ | | Julie Palakovich Carr | 24.7 | 8,143 |
| ✔ | | James Gilchrist | 20.3 | 6,704 |
 | Julian Haffner | 13.3 | 4,384 | |
 | Rebecca Smondrowski | 10.8 | 3,551 | |
| Esam Al-Shareffi | 5.1 | 1,678 | ||
| Total votes: 33,014 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 (3 seats)
George Hernandez advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 17 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | George Hernandez | 100.0 | 1,361 | |
| Total votes: 1,361 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2024
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In 2024, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 10.
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2022
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In 2022, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Maryland House of Delegates District 17 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form November 13, 2018
