Maryland House of Delegates District 2A

Maryland's legislative district 2A
Represents
part of Washington County
Delegate(s)William Valentine (R)
William J. Wivell (R)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)91,587
Voting-age population73,136
Registered voters60,615

Maryland House of Delegates District 2A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 2B, it makes up the 2nd district of the Maryland Senate. District 2A includes part of Washington County, and is represented by two delegates.[1]

Demographic characteristics[edit]

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 91,587, of whom 73,136 (79.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 72,911 (79.6%) White, 8,386 (9.2%) African American, 262 (0.3%) Native American, 1,884 (2.1%) Asian, 25 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,392 (2.6%) from some other race, and 5,700 (6.2%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5,444 (5.9%) of the population.[4]

The district had 60,615 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 12,218 (20.2%) were registered as unaffiliated, 29,230 (48.2%) were registered as Republicans, 18,279 (30.2%) were registered as Democrats, and 496 (0.8%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past Election Results[edit]

1982[edit]

Name Party Outcome
Casper R. Taylor Jr. Democratic Won[6]

1998[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Robert A. McKee Republican 8,198 100.0% Won[7]

2002[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Robert A. McKee Republican 10,223 74.7% Won[8]
Peter E. Perini Sr. Democratic 3,447 25.2% Lost
Other Write-Ins 21 0.2%

2006[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Robert A. McKee Republican 11,676 99.2% Won[9]
Other Write-Ins 94 0.8%

2010[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Andrew A. Serafini Republican 9,754 71.0% Won[10]
Neil Becker Democratic 3,957 28.8% Lost
Other Write-Ins 27 0.2%

2014[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Neil C. Parrott Republican 17,599 36.0% Won[11]
Andrew A. Serafini Republican 17,528 35.9% Won
Elizabeth Paul Democratic 8,279 16.9% Lost
Charles Bailey Democratic 5,419 11.1% Lost
Other Write-Ins 22 0.0%

2018[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Neil C. Parrott Republican 22,422 40.0% Won[12]
William J. Wivell Republican 19,453 34.7% Won
Andrew J. Barnhart Green 7,371 13.1% Lost
Charlotte McBrearty Green 6,683 11.9% Lost
Other Write-Ins 141 0.3%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 2". 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. ^ "General Assembly winners from around the state". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 02A". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.