| District: | 44 |
| Constituency: | parts of the City of Baltimore and Baltimore County |
| Senate: | Charles E. Sydnor III (D) |
| Delegate: |
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| Democratic: | 75.0 |
| Republican: | 9.8 |
| Unaffiliated: | 13.8 |
| Percent White: | 22.1 |
| Percent Black: | 62.0 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 7.1 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.0 |
| Percent Other Race: | 3.4 |
| Percent Two Or More Races: | 5.0 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5.6 |
| Population: | 114,562 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting-Age: | 89,485 |
| Registered: | 79,901 |
Maryland House of Delegates District 44 is one of 47 legislative districts in the state of Maryland and is one of the 5 located entirely within Baltimore City and part of Baltimore County.[1]
Voters in this district selected three Delegates every four years to represent them in the Maryland House of Delegates. After the 2010 Census, the district was divided into two sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 44A and District 44B.
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 114,562, of whom 89,485 (78.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 25,346 (22.1%) White, 71,041 (62.0%) African American, 373 (0.3%) Native American, 8,094 (7.1%) Asian, 33 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,896 (3.4%) from some other race, and 5,778 (5.0%) from two or more races.[2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,422 (5.6%) of the population.[4]
The district had 79,901 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 10,992 (13.8%) were registered as unaffiliated, 7,840 (9.8%) were registered as Republicans, 59,900 (75.0%) were registered as Democrats, and 757 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.[5]
The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Charles E. Sydnor III (D) and in the House of Delegates by Eric Ebersole (D, District 44A), Sheila S. Ruth (D, District 44B) and Aletheia McCaskill (D, District 44B).[6] [7]
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith E. Haynes | 4859 | 25.9% | Won |
| Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. | 4481 | 13.9% | Won |
| Melvin L. Stukes | 3321 | 17.7% | Won |
| Ruth M. Kirk | 2860 | 15.2% | Lost |
| Chris Blake | 973 | 5.1% | Lost |
| Gary T. English | 907 | 4.8% | Lost |