Maryland House of Delegates District 23A

American legislative district

Maryland's legislative district 23A

Represents
part of Prince George's County
Delegate(s)| Geraldine Valentino-Smith (D)
Registration|

* 69.5% Democratic
* 11.8% Republican
* 16.1% unaffiliated

Demographics|

* 21.9% White
* 55.8% Black/African American
* 0.6% Native American
* 5.4% Asian
* 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
* 8.4% Other race
* 7.9% Two or more races
* 14.0% Hispanic

Population (2020)| 42,560
Voting-age population| 32,556
Registered voters| 29,093

Maryland House of Delegates District 23A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 23B, it makes up the 23rd district of the Maryland Senate. District 23A includes part of Prince George's County, and is represented by one delegate.[1]

## Demographic characteristics

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As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 42,560, of whom 32,556 (76.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 9,325 (21.9%) White, 23,744 (55.8%) African American, 262 (0.6%) Native American, 2,283 (5.4%) Asian, 8 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,560 (8.4%) from some other race, and 3,375 (7.9%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5,951 (14.0%) of the population.[4]

The district had 29,093 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 4,697 (16.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 3,443 (11.8%) were registered as Republicans, 20,207 (69.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 626 (2.2%) were registered to other parties.[5]

## Past Election Results

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### 2002

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Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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Mary A. Conroy | Democratic | 15,979  | 37.5%  | Won[6]
James W. Hubbard | Democratic | 14,094  | 33.1%  | Won
Kenneth E. Rupert  | Republican | 6,342  | 14.9%  | Lost
Day Gardner  | Republican | 6,156  | 14.4%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 48  | 0.1%  |

### 2006

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See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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James W. Hubbard | Democratic | 17,765  | 47.6%  | Won[7]
Gerron Levi | Democratic | 15,959  | 42.8%  | Won
Steve Krukar  | Constitution | 3,479  | 9.3%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 116  | 0.3%  |

### 2010

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See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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Geraldine Valentino-Smith | Democratic | 19,238  | 43.5%  | Won[8]
James W. Hubbard | Democratic | 18,999  | 43.0%  | Won
Margaret I. Moodie  | Republican | 5,913  | 13.4%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 81  | 0.2%  |

### 2014

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Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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Geraldine Valentino-Smith | Democratic | 7,666  | 72.5%  | Won[9]
Shukoor Ahmed  | Unaffiliated  | 2,869  | 27.1%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 45  | 0.4%  |

### 2018

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See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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Geraldine Valentino-Smith | Democratic | 12,002  | 74.9%  | Won[10]
Kathleen Kositzky Crank  | Republican | 2,336  | 14.6%  | Lost
Shabnam Ahmed  | Democratic | 1,642  | 10.2%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 44  | 0.3%  |

## References

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1. ^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 23". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
2. ^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
3. ^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2022.
6. ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
7. ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 23A". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
8. ^ "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
9. ^ "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
10. ^ "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

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