Maryland House of Delegates District 1A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 1B and 1C, it makes up the 1st district of the Maryland Senate. Situated on the state's western border, District 1A includes all of Garrett County, and a small portion of Allegany County.[1] Since 2023, it has been represented by Jim Hinebaugh, a Republican.[2]
Maryland's legislative district 1A | |
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Represents Garrett County, part of Allegany County | |
Delegate(s) | Jim Hinebaugh (R) |
Registration |
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Demographics |
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Population (2020) | 38,903 |
Voting-age population | 31,377 |
Registered voters | 27,037 |
Demographic characteristics
editAs of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 38,903, of whom 31,377 (80.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 37,120 (95.4%) White, 302 (0.8%) African American, 42 (0.1%) Native American, 155 (0.4%) Asian, 12 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 157 (0.4%) from some other race, and 1,120 (2.9%) from two or more races.[3][4] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 421 (1.1%) of the population.[5]
The district had 27,037 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 3,693 (13.7%) were registered as unaffiliated, 17,456 (64.6%) were registered as Republicans, 5,534 (20.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 205 (0.8%) were registered to other parties.[6]
Past election results
edit1982
editName | Party | Outcome |
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George C. Edwards | Republican | Won[7] |
Andrew E. Mance | Democratic | Lost |
1998
editName | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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George C. Edwards | Republican | 7,999 | 82.7% | Won[8] |
Lawson L. Duckworth | Democratic | 1,670 | 17.3% | Lost |
2002
editName | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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George C. Edwards | Republican | 10,303 | 99.4% | Won[9] |
Other Write-Ins | 58 | 0.6% |
2006
editName | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 6,985 | 56.3% | Won[10] |
Bill Aiken | Democratic | 5,406 | 43.5% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 24 | 0.2% |
2010
editName | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 8,866 | 72.6% | Won[11] |
James R. "Smokey" Stanton | Democratic | 3,333 | 27.3% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 17 | 0.1% |
2014
editName | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 10,637 | 99.1% | Won[12] |
Other Write-Ins | 100 | 0.9% |
2018
editName | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 11,149 | 77.6% | Won[13] |
Michael Dreisbach | Democratic | 3,190 | 22.2% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 21 | 0.1% |
List of delegates
editDelegate | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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George C. Edwards[14] | Republican | January 1983 – January 10, 2007 |
Elected in 1982. Retired to successfully run for the Maryland Senate in 2006. |
Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | January 10, 2007 – January 11, 2023 |
Elected in 2006. Retired in 2022. |
Jim Hinebaugh | Republican | January 11, 2023 – present |
Elected in 2022. |
References
edit- ^ "Maryland House of Delegates District 1A".
- ^ "Members - Delegate Jim Hinebaugh, Jr". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "General Assembly winners from around the state". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1998 Gubernatorial Election".
- ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election".
- ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 01A".
- ^ "2010 General Election Results".
- ^ "2014 Election Results".
- ^ "2018 Election Results".
- ^ "Members - Senator George C. Edwards".