Maryland House of Delegates District 3B

Maryland House of Delegates District 3B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 3A, it makes up the 3rd district of the Maryland Senate. District 3B includes part of Frederick County and is represented by one delegate.[1]

Maryland's legislative district 3B
Represents
part of Frederick County
Delegate(s)Kenneth P. Kerr (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)49,737
Voting-age population37,704
Registered voters34,678

Demographic characteristics

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As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 49,737, of whom 37,704 (75.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 32,427 (65.2%) White, 6,156 (12.4%) African American, 227 (0.5%) Native American, 3,328 (6.7%) Asian, 21 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,600 (5.2%) from some other race, and 4,964 (10.0%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,097 (12.3%) of the population.[4]

The district had 34,678 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 8,145 (23.5%) were registered as unaffiliated, 11,791 (34.0%) were registered as Republicans, 14,373 (41.4%) were registered as Democrats, and 128 (0.4%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past Election Results

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1982

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Name Party Outcome
James E. McClellan Democratic Won[6]
M. Albert Morningstar Democratic Lost
Julien P. Delphey Republican Lost
Donald T. Taylor Republican Lost


2002

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Richard B. Weldon Jr. Republican 8,819 62.4% Won[7]
Lisa Baugher Democratic 5,281 37.4% Lost
Other Write-Ins 37 0.3%

2006

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Richard B. Weldon Jr. Republican 10,057 61.4% Won[8]
Paul Gilligan Democratic 6,317 38.6% Lost
Other Write-Ins 9 0.1%

2010

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Michael Hough Republican 10,090 57.4% Won[9]
Paul Gilligan Democratic 7,444 42.4% Lost
Other Write-Ins 43 0.2%

2014

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
William Folden Republican 7,522 56.3% Won[10]
Stephen Slater Democratic 5,818 43.6% Lost
Other Write-Ins 18 0.1%

2018

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Kenneth P. Kerr Democratic 10,091 52.4% Won[11]
William Folden Republican 9,168 47.6% Lost
Other Write-Ins 13 0.1%

References

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  1. ^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 3". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "General Assembly winners from around the state". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election".
  8. ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 03B".
  9. ^ "2010 General Election Results".
  10. ^ "2014 Election Results".
  11. ^ "2018 Election Results".