| District: | 29C |
| Constituency: | parts of Calvert County and St. Mary's County |
| Delegate: | Jerry Clark (R) |
| Democratic: | 33.5 |
| Republican: | 42.9 |
| Unaffiliated: | 21.9 |
| Percent White: | 76.4 |
| Percent Black: | 10.7 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 2.7 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.4 |
| Percent Two Or More Races: | 8.3 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4.9 |
| Population: | 45,970 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting-Age: | 34,881 |
| Registered: | 32,182 |
Maryland House of Delegates District 29C is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 29A and 29B, it makes up the 29th district of the Maryland Senate. District 29C includes parts of Calvert County and St. Mary's County, and is represented by one delegate.[1]
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 45,970, of whom 34,881 (75.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 35,140 (76.4%) White, 4,929 (10.7%) African American, 155 (0.3%) Native American, 1,234 (2.7%) Asian, 55 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 663 (1.4%) from some other race, and 3,835 (8.3%) from two or more races.[2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,247 (4.9%) of the population.[4]
The district had 32,182 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 7,062 (21.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 13,803 (42.9%) were registered as Republicans, 10,776 (33.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 264 (0.8%) were registered to other parties.[5]
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 8,401 | 59.0% | Won[6] | |
| align=left | John M. Gott | Democratic | 5,772 | 41.0% | Lost |
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 6,027 | 51.9% | Won[7] | |
| align=left | Pat Buehler | Democratic | 5,586 | 48.1% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 6 | 0.1% |
See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 7,739 | 60.3% | Won[8] | |
| align=left | Norma Powers | Democratic | 5,091 | 39.6% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 11 | 0.1% |
See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 8,009 | 56.8% | Won[9] | |
| align=left | Chris Davies | Democratic | 5,610 | 39.8% | Lost | |
| align=left | Shawn P. Quinn | Libertarian | 474 | 3.4% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 11 | 0.1% |
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 9,924 | 68.5% | Won[10] | |
| align=left | Len Zuza | Democratic | 4,548 | 31.4% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 19 | 0.1% |
See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election.
In the November 6, 2018 election, Clark was challenged by Democrat Julia Nichols. She launched her campaign on September 1, 2017[11] and won the nomination in the June 2018 Democratic primary.[12] Nichols lost the election with 7,049 votes at 42.43% of the vote.[13]
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Jerry Clark | Republican | 10,087 | 57.0% | Won[14] | |
| align=left | Julia Margaret Nichols | Democratic | 7,580 | 42.8% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 31 | 0.2% |
| Delegate | Party | Years | Electoral history | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | John F. Slade III | Democratic | nowrap | 1983–1994 | [15] [16] | |||
| align=left | Tony O'Donnell | Republican | nowrap | January 11, 1995 – July 31, 2016 | Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to the Maryland Public Service Commission in 2016. | [17] | ||
| align=left | Jerry Clark | Republican | nowrap | October 13, 2016 – present[18] | Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to finish O'Donnell's term in 2016. | [19] |