| District: | 1C |
| Constituency: | parts of Allegany County and Washington County |
| Delegate: | Terry Baker (R) |
| Democratic: | 27.5 |
| Republican: | 52.2 |
| Unaffiliated: | 18.6 |
| Percent White: | 87.3 |
| Percent Black: | 5.5 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.2 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.1 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.0 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.8 |
| Percent Two Or More Races: | 5.1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 2.3 |
| Population: | 39,382 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting-Age: | 31,702 |
| Registered: | 25,840 |
Maryland House of Delegates District 1C is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 1A and 1B, it makes up the 1st district of the Maryland Senate. Situated in Western Maryland, District 1C covers parts of Allegany County and Washington County.[1] Since 2023, it has been represented by Terry Baker, a Republican.[2]
District 1C was created in the 1994 election, splitting off from District 1B, which until then had elected 2 delegates.[3]
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 39,382, of whom 31,702 (80.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 34,371 (87.3%) White, 2,157 (5.5%) African American, 92 (0.2%) Native American, 418 (1.1%) Asian, 3 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 317 (0.8%) from some other race, and 2,010 (5.1%) from two or more races.[4] [5] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 914 (2.3%) of the population.[6]
The district had 25,840 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 4,813 (18.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 13,484 (52.2%) were registered as Republicans, 7,098 (27.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 238 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.[7]
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Casper R. Taylor Jr. | Democratic | 6,205 | 70.1% | Won[9] | |
| align=left | Eileen Brinker Steele | Republican | 2,648 | 29.9% | Lost |
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | LeRoy E. Myers Jr. | Republican | 5,657 | 50.3% | Won[10] | |
| align=left | Casper R. Taylor Jr. | Democratic | 5,581 | 49.6% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 8 | 0.1% |
See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | LeRoy E. Myers Jr. | Republican | 6,398 | 57.2% | Won[11] | |
| align=left | Brian K. Grim | Democratic | 4,769 | 42.7% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 13 | 0.1% |
See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | LeRoy E. Myers Jr. | Republican | 7,554 | 69.7% | Won[12] | |
| align=left | Ronald Lohr | Democratic | 3,267 | 30.1% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 22 | 0.2% |
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Mike McKay | Republican | 6,388 | 57.0% | Won[13] | |
| align=left | Nick Scarpelli | Democratic | 4,809 | 42.9% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 9 | 0.1% |
See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Mike McKay | Republican | 10,228 | 82.1% | Won[14] | |
| align=left | Daniel DelMonte | Green | 2,177 | 17.5% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 54 | 0.4% |
| Delegate | Party | Years | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Casper R. Taylor Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 1995 – January 8, 2003 | Lost reelection in 2002. | ||
| align=left | LeRoy E. Myers Jr. | Republican | nowrap | January 8, 2003 – January 2015 | Retired December 1, 2014.[15] | ||
| align=left | Mike McKay | Republican | nowrap | January 2015 – present | Elected in 2014. Retired to successfully run for the Maryland Senate in 2022. | ||
| align=left | Terry Baker | Republican | nowrap | January 11, 2023 – present | Elected in 2022. |