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Maryland's 1st congressional district
Maryland's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
Area3,653.1 sq mi (9,461 km2)
Distribution
  • 64.1% urban
  • 35.9% rural
Population (2000)662,062
Median household
income
51,918
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVIR+14[1]

Maryland's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maryland. The district encompasses the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland, including Salisbury, as well as parts of Baltimore, Harford and Carroll counties.

The district is currently represented by Republican Andy Harris, who defeated Democratic incumbent Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. in 2010. The district was the subject of a 2014 boycott following legislation Harris introduced.[2]

Recent elections

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2016 President Trump 61.9% - 33.5%
2012 President Romney 60.3% - 37.8%
2008 President McCain 59.6% - 38.4%

List of representatives

The following is a list of those who have represented the district. Also present below are significant events in the history of the district.[3]

Representative Party Tenure Notes/Events Area
1 Michael J. Stone Anti-Administration March 4, 1789–
March 4, 1791
Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties in Southern Maryland.
2 Philip Key Pro-Administration March 4, 1791–
March 4, 1793
3 George Dent Pro-Administration March 4, 1793–
March 4, 1795
Federalist March 4, 1795–
March 4, 1801
4 John Campbell Federalist March 4, 1801–
March 4, 1811
5 Philip Stuart Federalist March 4, 1811–
March 4, 1819
6 Raphael Neale Federalist March 4, 1819–
March 4, 1823
Adams-Clay Federalist March 4, 1823–
March 4, 1825
7 Clement Dorsey Adams March 4, 1825–
March 4, 1829
Anti-Jackson March 4, 1829–
March 4, 1831
8 Daniel Jenifer Anti-Jackson March 4, 1831–
March 4, 1833
9 Littleton Dennis Anti-Jackson March 4, 1833–
April 14, 1834
Died Dorchester, Somerset, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
Vacant April 14, 1834–
May 29, 1834
10 John N. Steele Anti-Jackson May 29, 1834–
March 4, 1837
11 John Dennis Whig March 4, 1837–
March 4, 1841
12 Isaac D. Jones Whig March 4, 1841–
March 4, 1843
13 John Causin Whig March 4, 1843–
March 4, 1845
Anne Arundel (except for Howard District), Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties in Central Maryland and Southern Maryland.
14 John G. Chapman Whig March 4, 1845–
March 4, 1849
15 Richard Bowie Whig March 4, 1849–
March 4, 1853
16 John R. Franklin Whig March 4, 1853–
March 4, 1855
Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
17 James A. Stewart Democratic March 4, 1855–
March 4, 1861
18 John W. Crisfield Unionist Party March 4, 1861–
March 4, 1863
19 John A. J. Creswell Republican March 4, 1863–
March 4, 1865
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
20 Hiram McCullough Democratic March 4, 1865–
March 4, 1869
21 Samuel Hambleton Democratic March 4, 1869–
March 4, 1873
22 Ephraim King Wilson II Democratic March 4, 1873–
March 4, 1875
Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
23 Philip Thomas Democratic March 4, 1875–
March 4, 1877
24 Daniel M. Henry Democratic March 4, 1877–
March 4, 1881
25 George W. Covington Democratic March 4, 1881–
March 4, 1885
26 Charles H. Gibson Democratic March 4, 1885–
March 4, 1891
27 Henry Page Democratic March 4, 1891–
September 3, 1892
Resigned to become a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals.
Vacant September 3, 1892–
November 8, 1892
28 John B. Brown Democratic November 8, 1892–
March 4, 1893
29 Robert Bratton Democratic March 4, 1893–
May 10, 1894
Died
Vacant May 10, 1894–
November 6, 1894
30 Winder Laird Henry Democratic November 6, 1894–
March 4, 1895
31 Joshua W. Miles Democratic March 4, 1895–
March 4, 1897
32 Isaac A. Barber Republican March 4, 1897–
March 4, 1899
33 John Walter Smith Democratic March 4, 1899–
January 12, 1900
Resigned to become Governor of Maryland.
Vacant January 12, 1900–
November 6, 1900
34 Josiah L. Kerr Republican November 6, 1900–
March 4, 1901
35 William Humphreys Jackson Republican March 4, 1901–
March 4, 1903
March 4, 1903–
March 4, 1905
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
36 Thomas A. Smith Democratic March 4, 1905–
March 4, 1907
37 William Humphreys Jackson Republican March 4, 1907–
March 4, 1909
38 J. Harry Covington Democratic March 4, 1909–
September 30, 1914
Resigned to practice law in Washington, D.C.
Vacant September 30, 1914–
November 3, 1914
39 Jesse Price Democratic November 3, 1914–
March 4, 1919
40 William N. Andrews Republican March 4, 1919–
March 4, 1921
41 Thomas Alan Goldsborough Democratic March 4, 1921–
April 5, 1939
Resigned having been appointed an associate justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.
Vacant April 5, 1939–
June 8, 1939
42 David Jenkins Ward Democratic June 8, 1939–
January 3, 1945
43 Dudley Roe Democratic January 3, 1945–
January 3, 1947
44 Edward T. Miller Republican January 3, 1947–
January 3, 1959
45 Thomas F. Johnson Democratic January 3, 1959–
January 3, 1963
46 Rogers Morton Republican January 3, 1963–
January 29, 1971
Resigned having been appointed United States Secretary of the Interior Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and parts of Baltimore County in Central Maryland.
47 William O. Mills Republican May 25, 1971–
May 24, 1973
Died by suicide Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties in Southern Maryland and parts of Baltimore County, Harford County and Baltimore City in Central Maryland.
Vacant May 24, 1973 –
August 21, 1973
48 Robert Bauman Republican August 21, 1973–
January 3, 1981
49 Roy Dyson Democratic January 3, 1981–
January 3, 1991
50 Wayne Gilchrest Republican January 3, 1991–
January 6, 2009
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and parts of Anne Arundel County in Southern Maryland and Baltimore County in Central Maryland.
51 Frank Kratovil Democratic January 3, 2009–
January 3, 2011
52 Andrew P. Harris Republican January 3, 2011–
present
Incumbent

Recent election results

Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (inc.) 165,293 64.40
Democratic Bennett Bozman 91,022 35.46
Green David M. Gross 73 0.03
N/A Write-ins 294 0.11
Total votes 256,682 100.00
Republican hold
Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (inc.) 192,004 76.83
Democratic Amy D. Tamlyn 57,986 23.20
Total votes 249,900 100.00
Republican hold
Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (inc.) 245,149 75.89% −0.94
Democratic Kostas Alexakis 77,872 24.11% +0.91
Total votes 323,021 100.00
Republican hold
Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (inc.) 185,177 68.80% −7.09
Democratic Jim Corwin 83,738 31.11% +7.00
Write-ins 232 0.09% +0.09
Total votes 269,147 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 1st Congressional District: 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frank Kratovil 177,065 49.12% +18.01
Republican Andy Harris 174,213 48.33% −20.47
Libertarian Richard J. Davis 8,873 2.46% +2.46
No party Write-ins 329 0.09
Total votes 360,480 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
Maryland's 1st Congressional District: 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Andrew P. Harris 155,118 54.08% +5.75
Democratic Frank Kratovil (inc.) 120,400 41.98% −7.14
Libertarian Richard J. Davis 10,876 3.79% +1.33
No party Write-ins 418 0.15
Total votes 286,812 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
Maryland's 1st Congressional District: 2012[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (inc.) 214,204 63.4
Democratic Wendy Rosen 92,812 27.5
Democratic John LaFerla (write-in) 14,858 4.4
Libertarian Muir Wayne Boda 12,857 3.8
N/A Others (write-in) 3,029 0.9
Total votes 337,760 100
Republican hold
Maryland's 1st Congressional District: 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (inc.) 176,324 70.4
Democratic Bill Tilghman 73,843 29.5
N/A Others (write-in) 233 0.1
Total votes 250,418 100
Republican hold
Maryland's 1st Congressional District: 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (inc.) 242,574 67.0
Democratic Joe Werner 103,622 28.6
Libertarian Matt Beers 15,370 4.2
N/A Others (write-in) 531 0.1
Total votes 362,097 100
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Trip Gabriel (July 13, 2014). "Marijuana Is at Center of Feud in Capital". The NY Times. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  3. ^ *List of Federal Representatives of the State of Maryland, Maryland Archives.
  4. ^ "Unofficial 2012 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved Nov 12, 2012.

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