| District: | 37A |
| Constituency: | parts of Dorchester and Wicomico Counties |
| Delegate: | Sheree Sample-Hughes (D) |
| Democratic: | 60.4 |
| Republican: | 21.1 |
| Unaffiliated: | 16.9 |
| Percent White: | 34.0 |
| Percent Black: | 52.8 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.5 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.4 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.0 |
| Percent Other Race: | 4.6 |
| Percent Two Or More Races: | 6.6 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 8.4 |
| Population: | 43,123 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting-Age: | 32,129 |
| Registered: | 25,349 |
Maryland House of Delegates District 37A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 37B, it makes up the 37th district of the Maryland Senate. District 37A includes parts of Dorchester and Wicomico Counties, and is represented by one delegate.[1]
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 43,123, of whom 32,129 (74.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 14,660 (34.0%) White, 22,766 (52.8%) African American, 237 (0.5%) Native American, 616 (1.4%) Asian, 10 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,974 (4.6%) from some other race, and 2,860 (6.6%) from two or more races.[2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,611 (8.4%) of the population.[4]
The district had 25,349 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 4,284 (16.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 15,318 (60.4%) were registered as Democrats, 5,341 (21.1%) were registered as Republicans, and 243 (1.0%) were registered to other parties.[5]
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph C. Cane | Democratic | 4,774 | 56.5% | Won[6] | |
| Doug Scott | Republican | 3,673 | 43.4% | Lost | |
| Other Write-Ins | 9 | 0.1% |
See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph C. Cane | Democratic | 7,405 | 98.7% | Won[7] | |
| Other Write-Ins | 95 | 1.3% |
See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph C. Cane | Democratic | 6,604 | 63.2% | Won[8] | |
| Dustin Mills | Republican | 3,828 | 36.7% | Lost | |
| Other Write-Ins | 11 | 0.1% |
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democratic | 6,204 | 98.5% | Won[9] | |
| Other Write-Ins | 94 | 1.5% |
See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democratic | 7,462 | 68.5% | Won[10] | |
| Frank E. Cooke | Republican | 3,413 | 31.3% | Lost | |
| Other Write-Ins | 15 | 0.1% |