Maryland's Legislative District 7 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. The district currently consists of parts of Baltimore County and Harford County.[1] The district includes the communities of Bel Air North, Bel Air South, Bowleys Quarters, Edgewood, Fallston, Jarrettsville, Joppatowne, Kingsville, Middle River, Pleasant Hills, Rossville, and White Marsh. The district was established in 1975.[citation needed]
| Maryland's legislative district 7 | |
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| Represents parts of Baltimore County and Harford County | |
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| Senator | J. B. Jennings (R) |
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| Demographics |
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| Population (2020) | 140,902 |
| Voting-age population | 109,881 |
| Registered voters | 101,882 |
The district is represented by one State Senator and three State Delegates all of which serve four year terms elected during the Maryland Gubernatorial Elections.
Demographic characteristics
editAs of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 140,902, of whom 109,881 (78.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 107,012 (75.9%) White, 16,188 (11.5%) African American, 377 (0.3%) Native American, 5,905 (4.2%) Asian, 47 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,611 (1.9%) from some other race, and 8,755 (6.2%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,335 (4.5%) of the population.[4]
The district had 101,882 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,236 (18.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 45,777 (44.9%) were registered as Republicans, 35,311 (34.7%) were registered as Democrats, and 907 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.[5]
Political representation
editThe district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by J. B. Jennings (R) and in the House of Delegates by Kathy Szeliga (R, 7A), Ryan Nawrocki (R, 7A), and Lauren Arikan (R, 7B).[6][7]
Election history
edit| Session | Senate | Delegates | ||
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| 1975 | Donald P. Hutchinson (D) | Peter J. Basilone (D) | Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) | Michael H. Weir Sr. (D) |
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| 1978 | James N. Hart (D) | Michael J. Collins (D) | ||
| 1979 | Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) | R. Terry Connelly | ||
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| 1983 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
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| 1989 | Joseph J. Minnick (D) | |||
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| 1991 | Connie C. Galiazzo (D) | |||
| 1992 | Edward G. "Nipper" Schafer (D) | |||
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| 1994 | John S. Arnick (D) | |||
| 1995 | Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) | ||
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| 2003 | Andrew P. Harris (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | J.B. Jennings (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
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| 2011 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | ||
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| 2019 | Lauren Arikan (R) | |||
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| 2023 | Ryan Nawrocki (R) | |||
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State Senate Elections Results
edit- 2014 General Election for Maryland State Senator – District 7[8]
- Voters to choose one:
Name Votes Percent Outcome J. B. Jennings, Rep. 36,913 74.6% Won Kim Letke 12,502 25.3% Lost Other Write-Ins 46 0.1% Lost
- 2010 General Election for Maryland State Senator – District 7[9]
- Voters to choose one:
Name Votes Percent Outcome J. B. Jennings, Rep. 28,890 65.9% Won Rebecca Weir Nelson, Dem. 14,848 33.9% Lost Jim Stavropoulos, Jr. (Dem. write-in) 53 0.1% Lost Other Write-Ins 64 0.1% Lost
House of Delegates Election Results
edit- 2018 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7 [10]
Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Szeliga 38,617 25.4% Won Lauren Arikan 35,476 23.3% Won Richard K. Impallaria 34,223 22.5% Won Allison Berkowitz 19,550 12.8% Lost Gordon Koerner 15,614 10.3% Lost Ryan Sullivan 8,443 5.5% Lost Other Write-Ins 324 0.2% Lost
- 2018 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7 [11]
- Voters to choose up to three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Szeliga 7,127 23.3% Won Richard K. Impallaria 4,494 14.7% Won Lauren Arikan 4,173 13.6% Won Aaron Penman 3,216 10.5% Lost Bill Paulshock 2,869 9.4% Lost Michael Geppi 2,044 6.7% Lost David Seman 1,981 6.5% Lost Tammy Larkin 1,934 6.3% Lost Joshua Barlow 1,548 5.1% Lost Angela Sudano-Marcellino 498 1.6% Lost Russ English, Jr. 374 1.2% Lost Norm Gifford 219 0.7% Lost Trevor Leach 148 0.5% Lost
- 2014 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7[12]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Pat McDonough, Rep. 35,627 26.9% Won Kathy Szeliga, Rep. 33,197 25.0% Won Richard Impallaria, Rep. 32,560 24.6% Won Bob Bowle, Jr., Dem. 11,154 8.4% Lost Norman Gifford, Jr., Dem. 10,192 7.7% Lost Pete Definbaugh, Dem. 9,707 7.3% Lost Other Write-Ins 145 0.1% Lost
- 2014 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7 [13]
- Voters to choose up to three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Pat McDonough 6,971 29.0% Won Kathy Szeliga 6,125 25.5% Won Richard K. Impallaria 5,790 24.1% Won David Seman 3,483 14.5% Lost Tina Sutherland 1,675 7.0% Lost
- 2010 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7[14]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Richard Impallaria, Rep. 27,217 23.1% Won Pat McDonough, Rep. 25,450 21.6% Won Kathy Szeliga, Rep. 24,573 20.9% Won Jeff Beard, Dem. 14,885 12.6% Lost Kristina A. Sargent, Dem. 13,551 11.5% Lost James Ward Morrow, Dem. 11,960 10.2% Lost Other Write-Ins 111 0.1% Lost
- 2010 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7 [15]
- Voters to choose up to three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Pat McDonough 6,479 27.2% Won Richard K. Impallaria 5,678 23.8% Won Kathy Szeliga 4,021 16.9% Won Brian Bennett 1,838 7.7% Lost Marilyn Booker 1,808 7.6% Lost Roger Zajdel 1,783 7.5% Lost John Cromwell 1,031 4.3% Lost Jim Berndt 873 3.7% Lost Laine O. C. Clark 312 1.3% Lost
- 2006 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7[16]
- Voters to choose up to three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Richard K Impallaria, Rep. 21,333 18.7% Won J. B. Jennings, Rep. 21,189 18.6% Won Pat McDonough, Rep. 23,184 20.3% Won Linda W. Hart, Dem. 17,122 15.0% Lost Jack Sturgill, Dem. 15,390 13.5% Lost Rebecca L. Nelson, Dem. 13,481 11.8% Lost Kim Fell, Green 2,307 2.0% Lost Other Write-Ins 83 0.1% Lost
- 2006 Republican Primary Election for House of Delegates - District 7 [17]
- Voters to choose up to three:
Name Votes Percent Outrcome Pat McDonouogh 4,214 30.1% Won J.B. Jennings 3,798 27.1% Won Richard K. Impallaria 3,654 26.1% Won John T. Laing 1,499 10.7% Lost Nikolai Volkoff 845 6.0% Lost
- 2002 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7[18]
- Voters to choose up to three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome J. B. Jennings, Rep. 22,470 20.4% Won Pat McDonough, Rep. 20,869 18.9% Won Richard Impallaria, Rep. 18,749 17.0% Won Nancy M. Hubers, Dem. 17,092 15.5% Lost Donna M. Felling, Dem. 14,205 12.9% Lost Randy Cogar, Dem. 13,926 12.6% Lost Michael F. Linder, Libertarian 2,817 2.6% Lost Other Write-Ins 80 0.1% Lost
- 2002 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7 [19]
- Voters to choose up to three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Pat McDonough 3,191 16.9% Won J.B. Jennings 3,126 16.5% Won Richard K. Impallaria 2,594 13.7% Won Sheryl L. Davis-Kohl 2,473 13.1% Lost Michael J. Davis 2,079 11.0% Lost Dilip B. Paliath 1,883 10.0% Lost Christopher Saffer 1,851 9.8% Lost Jackie Bailey 1,708 9.0% Lost
References
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- ^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Maryland Senators By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Maryland Delegates By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "2018 Election Results".
- ^ "2018 House of Delegates Primary Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 15, 2018
- ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates Legislative District 7". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ "House of Delegates Primary Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on August 15, 2018
- ^ "Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates Legislative District 7". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ "House of Delegates Primary Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on August 15, 2018
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept. 22, 2007
- ^ "House of Delegates Primary Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on August 15, 2018
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept. 22, 2007
- ^ "House of Delegates Primary Results". Maryland Board of Elections. Retrieved on August 14, 2018