Maryland Legislative District 46

Maryland's Legislative District 46 is one of 47 districts in Maryland for representation in the state legislature. It is located entirely in Baltimore City[1] and encompasses all or part of at least six city council districts, including the First district, Second district, Tenth district, Eleventh district, Twelfth district and Thirteenth district.

Maryland's legislative district 46
Represents
part of the City of Baltimore
SenatorBill Ferguson (D)
Delegate(s)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)124,898
Voting-age population101,213
Registered voters74,540

Voters in this district select three delegates every four years to represent them in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 124,898, of whom 101,213 (81.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 58,975 (47.2%) White, 33,946 (27.2%) African American, 949 (0.8%) Native American, 4,987 (4.0%) Asian, 27 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 15,887 (12.7%) from some other race, and 10,130 (8.1%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24,224 (19.4%) of the population.[4]

The district had 74,540 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 13,962 (18.7%) were registered as unaffiliated, 10,576 (14.2%) were registered as Republicans, 48,847 (65.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 656 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Bill Ferguson (D) and in the House of Delegates by Luke Clippinger (D), Robbyn Lewis (D) and Mark Edelson (D).[6][7]

Election results
2018 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 46th District[8]
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Luke Clippinger, Democratic 23,023   27.8%    Won
Robbyn Lewis, Democratic 22,582   27.3%    Won
Brooke Lierman, Democratic 23,711   28.6%    Won
Jeremy Baron, Republican 6,879   8.3%    Lost
Nicholas Wentworth, Republican 6,324   7.6%    Lost
Other write-ins 289   .3%    Lost

References
  1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 46". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  6. "Maryland Senators By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  7. "Maryland Delegates By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  8. "2018 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov.
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