Maryland House of Delegates District 9B explained

District:9B
Constituency:part of Howard County
Delegate:Courtney Watson (D)
Democratic:50.2
Republican:24.3
Unaffiliated:24.1
Percent White:49.4
Percent Black:10.2
Percent Native American:0.3
Percent Asian:31.7
Percent Pacific Islander:0.0
Percent Other Race:1.9
Percent Two Or More Races:6.5
Percent Hispanic:4.8
Population:46,786
Population Year:2020
Voting-Age:35,064
Registered:31,234

Maryland House of Delegates District 9B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 9A, it makes up the 9th district of the Maryland Senate. District 9B includes part of Howard County, and is represented by one delegate.[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 46,786, of whom 35,064 (74.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 23,113 (49.4%) White, 4,768 (10.2%) African American, 118 (0.3%) Native American, 14,835 (31.7%) Asian, 19 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 912 (1.9%) from some other race, and 3,034 (6.5%) from two or more races.[2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,246 (4.8%) of the population.[4]

The district had 31,234 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 7,542 (24.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 7,575 (24.3%) were registered as Republicans, 15,665 (50.2%) were registered as Democrats, and 287 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past Election Results

2002

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left Susan W. KrebsRepublican10,09362.0%Won[7]
align=left Kenneth HolnikerDemocratic6,15237.8%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins270.2%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election.

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left Susan KrebsRepublican12,05972.1%Won[8]
align=left Anita Lombardi RileyDemocratic4,62127.6%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins380.2%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election.

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left Susan KrebsRepublican12,48873.5%Won[9]
align=left Anita Lombardi RileyDemocratic4,44226.2%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins530.3%

2014

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left Robert FlanaganRepublican8,20254.9%Won[10]
align=left Tom CoaleDemocratic6,73645.1%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins120.1%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election.

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
align=left Courtney WatsonDemocratic11,74257.4%Won[11]
align=left Robert FlanaganRepublican8,68042.4%Lost
align=left Other Write-Ins260.1%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 9 . 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#dist9 . 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: 1998 Gubernatorial Election. March 26, 2022. August 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801221030/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html. live.
  7. Web site: 2002 Gubernatorial Election. March 26, 2022. July 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727105418/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/g_ld09b.html. live.
  8. Web site: Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 09B. March 26, 2022. July 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720150059/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_09B.html. live.
  9. Web site: 2010 General Election Results. March 26, 2022. July 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703180821/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01609B.html. live.
  10. Web site: 2014 Election Results. March 26, 2022. June 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200618104130/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01609B.html. live.
  11. Web site: 2018 Election Results. March 26, 2022. November 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130135004/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01609B.html. live.