Maryland House of Delegates District 29B explained

District:	29B
Constituency:	part of St. Mary's County
Delegate:	Brian M. Crosby (D)
Democratic:	43.6
Republican:	32.5
Unaffiliated:	22.0
Percent White:	57.6
Percent Black:	24.3
Percent Native American:	0.4
Percent Asian:	4.2
Percent Pacific Islander:	0.1
Percent Other Race:	3.4
Percent Two Or More Races:	9.9
Percent Hispanic:	8.8
Population:	44,620
Population Year:	2020
Voting-Age:	34,184
Registered:	26,285

Maryland House of Delegates District 29B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 29A and 29C, it makes up the 29th district of the Maryland Senate. District 29B 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 44,620, of whom 34,184 (76.6%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 25,721 (57.6%) White, 10,841 (24.3%) African American, 193 (0.4%) Native American, 1,878 (4.2%) Asian, 32 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,502 (3.4%) from some other race, and 4,429 (9.9%) from two or more races.^{[2] [3]} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,936 (8.8%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 26,285 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 5,785 (22.0%) were registered as unaffiliated, 8,554 (32.5%) were registered as Republicans, 11,468 (43.6%) were registered as Democrats, and 265 (1.0%) were registered to other parties.^[5]

Past Election Results

1990

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
align=left	J. Ernest Bell II	Democratic	5,956	70.0%	Won^[6] ^[7]
align=left	O'Donnell	Republican	2,590	30.0%	Lost

1994

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
align=left	John F. Slade III	Democratic	5,228	63.0%	Won^[8]
align=left	Donald Lee O'Neal	Republican	3,083	37.0%	Lost

1998

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
align=left	John F. Slade III	Democratic	6,327	66.0%	Won^[9]
align=left	Donald Lee O'Neal	Republican	3,316	34.0%	Lost

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
align=left	John L. Bohanan Jr.	Democratic	6,340	58.8%	Won^[10]
align=left	Joseph L. Dick	Republican	4,434	41.2%	Lost
align=left	Other Write-Ins		2	0.0%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election.

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
align=left	John L. Bohanan Jr.	Democratic	8,077	64.0%	Won^[11]
align=left	Noel Temple Wood	Republican	4,528	35.9%	Lost
align=left	Other Write-Ins		8	0.1%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election.

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
align=left	John L. Bohanan Jr.	Democratic	7,654	52.4%	Won^[12]
align=left	Erik Anderson	Republican	6,946	47.5%	Lost
align=left	Other Write-Ins		11	0.1%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
align=left	Deb Rey	Republican	5,334	50.3%	Won^[13]
align=left	John L. Bohanan Jr.	Democratic	5,258	49.6%	Lost
align=left	Other Write-Ins		10	0.1%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election.

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
align=left	Brian M. Crosby	Democratic	7,351	53.4%	Won^[14]
align=left	Deb Rey	Republican	6,409	46.5%	Lost
align=left	Other Write-Ins		16	0.1%

List of delegates

Delegate	Party	Years	Electoral history	Notes
align=left	J. Ernest Bell II		Democratic	nowrap	1983–1994	Elected in 1990	^[15]
align=left	John F. Slade III		Democratic	nowrap	1995–2002	Elected in 1994 and 1998
align=left	John L. Bohanan Jr.		Democratic	nowrap	2003–2014	Elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Lost election in 2014.
align=left	Deb Rey		Republican	nowrap	2015–2018	Elected in 2014. Lost election in 2018.
align=left	Brian M. Crosby		Democratic	nowrap	2019–present	Elected in 2018.

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. Web site: House of Delegates, Legislative Districts 29, 29A, 29B, 29C (1975-1990) . 2022-04-02.
7. News: Legislatives Races Outside the Baltimore Area . 1990-11-07 . . 2022-04-02 . Newspapers.com.
8. Web site: GENERAL ELECTION RETURNS - NOVEMBER 8, 1994. 2022-04-02. 2021-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210173823/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/42electg/html/1994/94del.html. live.
9. 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.
10. 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_ld29b.html. live.
11. Web site: Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 29B. 2022-03-27. July 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720150059/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_29B.html. live.
12. 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_01629B.html. live.
13. 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_01629B.html. live.
14. 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_01629B.html. live.
15. Web site: House of Delegates, Legislative Districts 29, 29A, 29B, 29C (1975-1990) . Maryland Manual On-Line . . 2022-04-02.