Maryland House of Delegates District 3B

American legislative district

Maryland's legislative district 3B

Represents
part of Frederick County
Delegate(s)| Kenneth P. Kerr (D)
Registration|

* 41.4% Democratic
* 34.0% Republican
* 23.5% unaffiliated

Demographics|

* 65.2% White
* 12.4% Black/African American
* 0.5% Native American
* 6.7% Asian
* 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
* 5.2% Other race
* 10.0% Two or more races
* 12.3% Hispanic

Population (2020)| 49,737
Voting-age population| 37,704
Registered voters| 34,678

Maryland House of Delegates District 3B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 3A, it makes up the 3rd district of the Maryland Senate. District 3B includes part of Frederick 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 49,737, of whom 37,704 (75.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 32,427 (65.2%) White, 6,156 (12.4%) African American, 227 (0.5%) Native American, 3,328 (6.7%) Asian, 21 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,600 (5.2%) from some other race, and 4,964 (10.0%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,097 (12.3%) of the population.[4]

The district had 34,678 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 8,145 (23.5%) were registered as unaffiliated, 11,791 (34.0%) were registered as Republicans, 14,373 (41.4%) were registered as Democrats, and 128 (0.4%) were registered to other parties.[5]

## Past Election Results

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### 1982

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Name  | Party  | Outcome

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James E. McClellan | Democratic | Won[6]
M. Albert Morningstar  | Democratic | Lost
Julien P. Delphey | Republican | Lost
Donald T. Taylor  | Republican | Lost

### 2002

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Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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Richard B. Weldon Jr. | Republican | 8,819  | 62.4%  | Won[7]
Lisa Baugher  | Democratic | 5,281  | 37.4%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 37  | 0.3%  |

### 2006

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See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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Richard B. Weldon Jr. | Republican | 10,057  | 61.4%  | Won[8]
Paul Gilligan  | Democratic | 6,317  | 38.6%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 9  | 0.1%  |

### 2010

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See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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Michael Hough | Republican | 10,090  | 57.4%  | Won[9]
Paul Gilligan  | Democratic | 7,444  | 42.4%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 43  | 0.2%  |

### 2014

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Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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William Folden | Republican | 7,522  | 56.3%  | Won[10]
Stephen Slater  | Democratic | 5,818  | 43.6%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 18  | 0.1%  |

### 2018

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See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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Kenneth P. Kerr | Democratic | 10,091  | 52.4%  | Won[11]
William Folden | Republican | 9,168  | 47.6%  | Lost
Other Write-Ins  |  | 13  | 0.1%  |

## References

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1. ^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 3". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
2. ^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
3. ^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
4. ^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
5. ^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. 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.
7. ^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election".
8. ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 03B".
9. ^ "2010 General Election Results".
10. ^ "2014 Election Results".
11. ^ "2018 Election Results".

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