Maryland House of Delegates District 2B

Maryland's legislative district 2B
Represents
part of Washington County
Delegate(s)Brooke Grossman (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)44,417
Voting-age population33,244
Registered voters25,649

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

Demographic characteristics[edit]

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 44,417, of whom 33,244 (74.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 27,619 (62.2%) White, 8,891 (20.0%) African American, 159 (0.4%) Native American, 1,011 (2.3%) Asian, 17 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,000 (4.5%) from some other race, and 4,710 (10.6%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4,341 (9.8%) of the population.[4]

The district had 25,649 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 5,954 (23.2%) were registered as unaffiliated, 7,538 (29.4%) were registered as Republicans, 11,636 (45.4%) were registered as Democrats, and 291 (1.1%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past Election Results[edit]

1982[edit]

Name Party Outcome
Peter G. Callas Democratic Won[6]
W. Keller Nigh Republican Lost

1986[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Peter G. Callas Democratic 5,339 72.0% Won[7]
Richard D. Wiles Republican 2,103 28.0% Lost

1990[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Peter G. Callas Democratic 4,892 100.0% Won[8]

1994[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Bruce Poole 4,219 50.0% Democratic Won[9]
Richard D. Wiles 4,143 50.0% Republican Lost


1998[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Christopher B. Shank Republican 4,873 51.0% Won[10]
Bruce Poole Democratic 4,626 49.0% Lost

2002[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Christopher B. Shank Republican 7,749 72.3% Won[11]
David M. Russo Democratic 2,954 27.6% Lost
Other Write-Ins 11 0.1%

2006[edit]

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election
Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Christopher B. Shank Republican 9,606 99.0% Won[12]
Other Write-Ins 101 1.0%

2010[edit]

See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election
Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Neil Parrott Republican 7,663 61.8% Won[13]
Brien Poffenberger Democratic 4,718 38.0% Lost
Other Write-Ins 22 0.2%

2014[edit]

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Brett Wilson Republican 3,846 54.3% Won[14]
John P. Donoghue Democratic 3,232 45.6% Lost
Other Write-Ins 7 0.1%

2018[edit]

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election
Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Paul D. Corderman Republican 5,457 51.9% Won[15]
Peter E. Perini Sr. Democratic 5,028 47.8% Lost
Other Write-Ins 25 0.2%

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. ^ "1986 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "1990 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "1994 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 02B". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  15. ^ "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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