Maryland_House_of_Delegates_District_3B
Maryland House of Delegates District 3B
American legislative district
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 |
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| Demographics |
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| Population (2020) | 49,737 |
| Voting-age population | 37,704 |
| Registered voters | 34,678 |
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]
1982
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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% |
- "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 3". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- "General Assembly winners from around the state". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
