Maryland House of Delegates District 1A
Maryland's legislative district 1A | |
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Represents Garrett County, part of Allegany County | |
Delegate(s) | Wendell R. Beitzel (R) |
Registration |
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Demographics |
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Population (2020) | 38,903 |
Voting-age population | 31,377 |
Registered voters | 27,037 |
Maryland House of Delegates District 1A is one of the 141 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 2007, it has been represented by Wendell R. Beitzel, a Republican.[2]
Demographic characteristics[]
As 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[]
1998[]
Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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George C. Edwards | Republican | 7,999 | 82.7% | Won[7] |
Lawson L. Duckworth | Democratic | 1,670 | 17.3% | Lost |
2002[]
Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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George C. Edwards | Republican | 10,303 | 99.4% | Won[8] |
Other Write-Ins | 58 | 0.6% |
2006[]
Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 6,985 | 56.3% | Won[9] |
Bill Aiken | Democratic | 5,406 | 43.5% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 24 | 0.2% |
2010[]
Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 8,866 | 72.6% | Won[10] |
James R. "Smokey" Stanton | Democratic | 3,333 | 27.3% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 17 | 0.1% |
2014[]
Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 10,637 | 99.1% | Won[11] |
Other Write-Ins | 100 | 0.9% |
2018[]
Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 11,149 | 77.6% | Won[12] |
Michael Dreisbach | Democratic | 3,190 | 22.2% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 21 | 0.1% |
List of delegates[]
Delegate | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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George C. Edwards[13] | 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 – present |
Elected in 2006 |
References[]
- ^ "Maryland House of Delegates District 1A".
- ^ "Wendell R. Beitzel, Maryland State Delegate".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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".
- Maryland House of Delegates districts