Maryland House of Delegates District 29A explained

District:29A
Constituency:part of St. Mary's County
Delegate:Matthew Morgan (R)
Democratic:32.3
Republican:46.6
Unaffiliated:19.9
Percent White:82.5
Percent Black:8.5
Percent Native American:0.4
Percent Asian:1.3
Percent Pacific Islander:0.1
Percent Other Race:0.9
Percent Two Or More Races:6.4
Percent Hispanic:3.1
Population:44,929
Population Year:2020
Voting-Age:34,155
Registered:30,878

Maryland House of Delegates District 29A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 29B and 29C, it makes up the 29th district of the Maryland Senate. District 29A includes part of St. Mary's County, and is represented by one delegate.[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 44,929, of whom 34,155 (76.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 37,046 (82.5%) White, 3,825 (8.5%) African American, 169 (0.4%) Native American, 578 (1.3%) Asian, 30 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 403 (0.9%) from some other race, and 2,882 (6.4%) from two or more races.[2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,373 (3.1%) of the population.[4]

The district had 30,878 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 6,141 (19.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 14,376 (46.6%) were registered as Republicans, 9,966 (32.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 209 (0.7%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past Election Results

1990

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left George W. Owings IIIDemocratic5,70955.0%Won[8]
align=left Edward B. FinchRepublican3,71136.0%Lost
align=left William JohnstonIndependent1,01210.0%Lost

1998

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left John F. Wood Jr.Democratic5,78256.0%Won[10]
align=left Shane MattinglyRepublican4,58444.0%Lost

2002

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left John F. Wood Jr.Democratic9,81698.0%Won[11]
align=left Other Write-Ins2022.0%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election.

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left John F. Wood Jr.Democratic8,69565.2%Won[12]
align=left Joe DiMarcoRepublican4,61334.6%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins200.2%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election.

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left John F. Wood Jr.Democratic7,37950.9%Won[13]
align=left Matthew MorganRepublican7,09649.0%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins90.1%

2014

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left Matthew MorganRepublican8,94864.8%Won[14]
align=left Daniel A.M. SladeDemocratic4,84035.1%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins130.1%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election.

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left Matthew MorganRepublican11,47169.0%Won[15]
align=left Roberta Miles LokerDemocratic5,14530.9%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins120.1%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29 . 2018-03-29 . . 2022-03-26 . December 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210123119/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/dist/html/2012.html#dist29 . live .
  2. Web site: RACE . . 2022-03-26 . October 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016185618/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24$6200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 . live .
  3. Web site: RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER . . 2022-03-26 . October 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016185619/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24$6200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P3 . live .
  4. Web site: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE . . 2022-03-26 . October 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016185614/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24$6200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 . live .
  5. Web site: 2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative . 2020-10-17 . . 2022-03-26 . April 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424175851/https://elections.maryland.gov/press_room/2020_stats/Eligible%20Active%20Voters%20by%20Legislative%20-%20PG20.xlsx . live .
  6. News: The winners of metro-area General Assembly races . 1982-11-03 . . 11 . 2022-03-29 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 1986 Gubernatorial Election. 2022-04-05. 2022-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226073426/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1986/results_1986/gahod.html. live.
  8. News: 1990 Gubernatorial Election. 2022-04-05. 2022-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065408/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1990/results_1990/gahod.html. live.
  9. News: 1994 Gubernatorial Election. 2022-04-05. 2021-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802232035/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html. live.
  10. Web site: 1998 Gubernatorial Election. 2022-03-27. 2021-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727105418/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html. live.
  11. Web site: 2002 Gubernatorial Election. 2022-03-27. July 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727105418/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/g_ld29a.html. live.
  12. Web site: Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 29A. 2022-03-27. July 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720150059/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_29A.html. live.
  13. Web site: 2010 General Election Results. 2022-03-27. July 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703180821/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01629A.html. live.
  14. Web site: 2014 Election Results. 2022-03-27. 2022-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220327200830/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01629A.html. live.
  15. Web site: 2018 Election Results. 2022-03-27. May 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514215938/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01629A.html. live.