Maryland House of Delegates District 29C
Maryland's legislative district 29C | |
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Represents parts of Calvert County and St. Mary's County | |
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Delegate(s) | Jerry Clark (R) |
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Demographics |
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Population (2020) | 45,970 |
Voting-age population | 34,881 |
Registered voters | 32,182 |
Maryland House of Delegates District 29C is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 29A and 29B, it makes up the 29th district of the Maryland Senate. District 29C includes parts of Calvert County and St. Mary's County, and is represented by one delegate.[1]
Demographic characteristics
[edit]As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 45,970, of whom 34,881 (75.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 35,140 (76.4%) White, 4,929 (10.7%) African American, 155 (0.3%) Native American, 1,234 (2.7%) Asian, 55 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 663 (1.4%) from some other race, and 3,835 (8.3%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,247 (4.9%) of the population.[4]
The district had 32,182 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 7,062 (21.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 13,803 (42.9%) were registered as Republicans, 10,776 (33.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 264 (0.8%) were registered to other parties.[5]
Past Election Results
[edit]1998
[edit]Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 8,401 | 59.0% | Won[6] |
John M. Gott | Democratic | 5,772 | 41.0% | Lost |
2002
[edit]Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 6,027 | 51.9% | Won[7] |
Pat Buehler | Democratic | 5,586 | 48.1% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 6 | 0.1% |
2006
[edit]Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 7,739 | 60.3% | Won[8] |
Norma Powers | Democratic | 5,091 | 39.6% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 11 | 0.1% |
2010
[edit]Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 8,009 | 56.8% | Won[9] |
Chris Davies | Democratic | 5,610 | 39.8% | Lost |
Shawn P. Quinn | Libertarian | 474 | 3.4% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 11 | 0.1% |
2014
[edit]Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 9,924 | 68.5% | Won[10] |
Len Zuza | Democratic | 4,548 | 31.4% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 19 | 0.1% |
2018
[edit]In the November 6, 2018 election, Clark was challenged by Democrat Julia Nichols. She launched her campaign on September 1, 2017[11] and won the nomination in the June 2018 Democratic primary.[12] Nichols lost the election with 7,049 votes at 42.43% of the vote.[13]
Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Jerry Clark | Republican | 10,087 | 57.0% | Won[14] |
Julia Margaret Nichols | Democratic | 7,580 | 42.8% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 31 | 0.2% |
List of delegates
[edit]Delegate | Party | Years | Electoral history | Notes |
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John F. Slade III | Democratic | 1983–1994 | [15][16] | |
Tony O'Donnell | Republican | January 11, 1995 – July 31, 2016 |
Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to the Maryland Public Service Commission in 2016. | [17] |
Jerry Clark | Republican | October 13, 2016 – present[18] |
Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to finish O'Donnell's term in 2016. | [19] |
References
[edit]- ^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 29C". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Babcock, Jason. "Nichols running for Calvert, St. Mary's delegate". SoMdNews.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Almukhtar, Sarah. "Maryland Primary Election Results". Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Maryland House of Delegates Election Results". WTOP. November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "House of Delegates, Legislative Districts 29, 29A, 29B, 29C (1975-1990)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Anthony O'Donnell". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Gerald W. Clark, Maryland State Delegate".
- ^ "Governor Larry Hogan - Official Website for the Governor of Maryland".