Maryland House of Delegates District 29A

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Maryland's legislative district 29A
Represents
part of St. Mary's County
Delegate(s)Matthew Morgan (R)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)44,929
Voting-age population34,155
Registered voters30,878

Maryland House of Delegates District 29A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 29B and 29C, it makes up the 29th district of the Maryland Senate. District 29A includes part of St. Mary's County, and is represented by one delegate.[1]

Demographic characteristics[edit]

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 44,929, of whom 34,155 (76.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 37,046 (82.5%) White, 3,825 (8.5%) African American, 169 (0.4%) Native American, 578 (1.3%) Asian, 30 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 403 (0.9%) from some other race, and 2,882 (6.4%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,373 (3.1%) of the population.[4]

The district had 30,878 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 6,141 (19.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 14,376 (46.6%) were registered as Republicans, 9,966 (32.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 209 (0.7%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past Election Results[edit]

1982[edit]

Name Party Outcome
Thomas A. Rymer Democratic Won[6]

1986[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Thomas A. Rymer Democratic 5,971 100.0% Won[7]

1990[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
George W. Owings III Democratic 5,709 55.0% Won[8]
Edward B. Finch Republican 3,711 36.0% Lost
William Johnston Independent 1,012 10.0% Lost

1994[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
John F. Wood Jr. 5,739 50.0% Democratic Won[9]

1998[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
John F. Wood Jr. Democratic 5,782 56.0% Won[10]
Shane Mattingly Republican 4,584 44.0% Lost

2002[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
John F. Wood Jr. Democratic 9,816 98.0% Won[11]
Other Write-Ins 202 2.0%

2006[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
John F. Wood Jr. Democratic 8,695 65.2% Won[12]
Joe DiMarco Republican 4,613 34.6% Lost
Other Write-Ins 20 0.2%

2010[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
John F. Wood Jr. Democratic 7,379 50.9% Won[13]
Matthew Morgan Republican 7,096 49.0% Lost
Other Write-Ins 9 0.1%

2014[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Matthew Morgan Republican 8,948 64.8% Won[14]
Daniel A.M. Slade Democratic 4,840 35.1% Lost
Other Write-Ins 13 0.1%

2018[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Matthew Morgan Republican 11,471 69.0% Won[15]
Roberta Miles Loker Democratic 5,145 30.9% Lost
Other Write-Ins 12 0.1%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "The winners of metro-area General Assembly races". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "1986 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "1990 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "1994 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 29A". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.