Maryland House of Delegates District 30B explained

District:30B
Constituency:part of Anne Arundel County
Delegate:Seth A. Howard (R)
Democratic:34.7
Republican:42.2
Unaffiliated:21.9
Percent White:80.2
Percent Black:6.9
Percent Native American:0.4
Percent Asian:1.4
Percent Pacific Islander:0.0
Percent Other Race:3.7
Percent Two Or More Races:7.4
Percent Hispanic:7.4
Population:42,503
Population Year:2020
Voting-Age:33,354
Registered:32,060

Maryland House of Delegates District 30B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 30A, it makes up the 30th district of the Maryland Senate. District 30B includes part of Anne Arundel County, and is represented by one delegate.[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 42,503, of whom 33,354 (78.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 34,100 (80.2%) White, 2,937 (6.9%) African American, 155 (0.4%) Native American, 587 (1.4%) Asian, 20 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,555 (3.7%) from some other race, and 3,154 (7.4%) from two or more races.[2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,135 (7.4%) of the population.[4]

The district had 32,060 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 7,023 (21.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 13,523 (42.2%) were registered as Republicans, 11,131 (34.7%) were registered as Democrats, and 186 (0.6%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past Election Results

2014

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left Seth A. HowardRepublican9,49663.3%Won[6]
align=left Mitchelle StephensonDemocratic5,49636.6%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins100.1%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election.

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left Seth A. HowardRepublican10,04654.4%Won[7]
align=left Mike ShayDemocratic8,42045.6%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins170.1%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 30 . 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#dist30 . 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: 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_01630B.html. live.
  7. 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_01630B.html. live.