| District: | 2 |
| Constituency: | part of Washington County |
| Senate: | Paul D. Corderman (R) |
| Delegate: |
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| Democratic: | 34.7 |
| Republican: | 42.6 |
| Unaffiliated: | 21.1 |
| Percent White: | 73.9 |
| Percent Black: | 12.7 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 2.1 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.0 |
| Percent Other Race: | 3.2 |
| Percent Two Or More Races: | 7.7 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7.2 |
| Population: | 136,004 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting-Age: | 106,380 |
| Registered: | 86,264 |
Maryland's Legislative District 2 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Washington County. The district is divided into two sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 2A and District 2B.[1]
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 136,004, of whom 106,380 (78.2%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 100,530 (73.9%) White, 17,277 (12.7%) African American, 421 (0.3%) Native American, 2,895 (2.1%) Asian, 42 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 4,392 (3.2%) from some other race, and 10,410 (7.7%) from two or more races.[2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9,785 (7.2%) of the population.[4]
The district had 86,264 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 18,172 (21.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 36,768 (42.6%) were registered as Republicans, 29,915 (34.7%) were registered as Democrats, and 787 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.[5]
The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Paul D. Corderman (R) and in the House of Delegates by William Valentine (R, District 2A), William J. Wivell (R, District 2A) and Brooke Grossman (D, District 2B).[6] [7]
| Years | Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | January 18, 1967 - January 3, 1971 | align=left | Goodloe Byron | Republican | Elected in 1966. Retired to run for U.S. Representative. | |||
| nowrap | January 3, 1971 - January 8, 1975 | Edward P. Thomas | Republican | Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | ||||
| nowrap | January 8, 1975 - July 31, 1977 | align=left | John P. Corderman | Democratic | Elected in 1974. Resigned to become a Washington County Circuit Court Judge.[8] | |||
| nowrap | June 20, 1990 - January 9, 1991 | Victor Cushwa | Democratic | Appointed to finish Corderman's term.[9] Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Resigned. | ||||
| nowrap | June 20, 1990 - January 9, 1991 | Patricia Cushwa | Democratic | Appointed to finish Cushwa's term. Lost election. | ||||
| nowrap | January 9, 1991 - January 12, 2011 | align=left | Donald F. Munson | Republican | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Lost renomination. | |||
| nowrap | January 12, 2011 - January 21, 2015 | align=left | Christopher B. Shank | Republican | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2014. Resigned. | |||
| nowrap | February 2, 2015 - August 1, 2020 | align=left | Andrew A. Serafini | Republican | Appointed to finish Shank's term. Elected in 2018. Resigned. | |||
| nowrap | September 1, 2020 - present | align=left | Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Appointed to finish Serafini's term. Elected in 2022. | |||