Maryland House of Delegates District 9B

Maryland's legislative district 9B
Represents
part of Howard County
Delegate(s)Courtney Watson (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)46,786
Voting-age population35,064
Registered voters31,234

Maryland House of Delegates District 9B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 9A, it makes up the 9th district of the Maryland Senate. District 9B includes part of Howard County, and is represented by one delegate.[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 46,786, of whom 35,064 (74.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 23,113 (49.4%) White, 4,768 (10.2%) African American, 118 (0.3%) Native American, 14,835 (31.7%) Asian, 19 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 912 (1.9%) from some other race, and 3,034 (6.5%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,246 (4.8%) of the population.[4]

The district had 31,234 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 7,542 (24.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 7,575 (24.3%) were registered as Republicans, 15,665 (50.2%) were registered as Democrats, and 287 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past Election Results

1998

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
James M. Kelly Republican 9,514 100.0% Won[6]

2002

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Susan W. Krebs Republican 10,093 62.0% Won[7]
Kenneth Holniker Democratic 6,152 37.8% Lost
Other Write-Ins 27 0.2%

2006

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Susan Krebs Republican 12,059 72.1% Won[8]
Anita Lombardi Riley Democratic 4,621 27.6% Lost
Other Write-Ins 38 0.2%

2010

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Susan Krebs Republican 12,488 73.5% Won[9]
Anita Lombardi Riley Democratic 4,442 26.2% Lost
Other Write-Ins 53 0.3%

2014

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Robert Flanagan Republican 8,202 54.9% Won[10]
Tom Coale Democratic 6,736 45.1% Lost
Other Write-Ins 12 0.1%

2018

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Courtney Watson Democratic 11,742 57.4% Won[11]
Robert Flanagan Republican 8,680 42.4% Lost
Other Write-Ins 26 0.1%

References

  1. ^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 9". 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. ^ "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 09B". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.