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Maryland House of Delegates District 29A

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox Maryland State Legislature district

| district = 29A

| constituency = part of St. Mary's County

| image = MD-Legislative-District-29A.svg

| delegate = Matthew Morgan (R)

| Democratic = 32.3

| Republican = 46.6

| Unaffiliated = 19.9

| percent white = 82.5

| percent black = 8.5

| percent native american = 0.4

| percent asian = 1.3

| percent pacific islander = 0.1

| percent other race = 0.9

| percent two or more races = 6.4

| percent hispanic = 3.1

| population = 44,929

| population year = 2020

| voting-age = 34,155

| registered = 30,878

}}

Maryland House of Delegates District 29A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 29B and 29C, it makes up the 29th district of the Maryland Senate. District 29A includes part of St. Mary's County, and is represented by one delegate.{{Cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/dist/html/2012.html#dist29 |title=LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29 |date=2018-03-29 |website=Maryland State Archives |access-date=2022-03-26 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210123119/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/dist/html/2012.html#dist29 |url-status=live }}

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 44,929, of whom 34,155 (76.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 37,046 (82.5%) White, 3,825 (8.5%) African American, 169 (0.4%) Native American, 578 (1.3%) Asian, 30 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 403 (0.9%) from some other race, and 2,882 (6.4%) from two or more races.{{cite web |title=RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24%246200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2022-03-26 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016185618/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24$6200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24%246200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P3 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2022-03-26 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016185619/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24$6200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P3 |url-status=live }} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,373 (3.1%) of the population.{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24%246200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2022-03-26 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016185614/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24$6200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live }}

The district had 30,878 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 6,141 (19.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 14,376 (46.6%) were registered as Republicans, 9,966 (32.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 209 (0.7%) were registered to other parties.{{Cite web |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/press_room/2020_stats/Eligible%20Active%20Voters%20by%20Legislative%20-%20PG20.xlsx |title=2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative |date=2020-10-17 |website=Maryland State Archives |access-date=2022-03-26 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424175851/https://elections.maryland.gov/press_room/2020_stats/Eligible%20Active%20Voters%20by%20Legislative%20-%20PG20.xlsx |url-status=live }}

Past Election Results

=1982=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Thomas A. Rymer

| Democratic

| Won{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98672939/winners-of-metro-area-general-assembly-r/ |title=The winners of metro-area General Assembly races |date=1982-11-03 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=11 |access-date=2022-03-29 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Open access}}

=1986=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Thomas A. Rymer

| Democratic

| 5,971

| 100.0%

| Won{{Cite news |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1986/results_1986/gahod.html |title=1986 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=2022-04-05|archive-date=2022-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226073426/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1986/results_1986/gahod.html|url-status=live}}

=1990=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | George W. Owings III

| Democratic

| 5,709

| 55.0%

| Won{{Cite news |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1990/results_1990/gahod.html |title=1990 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=2022-04-05|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065408/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1990/results_1990/gahod.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Edward B. Finch

| Republican

| 3,711

| 36.0%

| Lost

{{Party shading/Independent}}

| align=left | William Johnston

| Independent

| 1,012

| 10.0%

| Lost

=1994=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | John F. Wood Jr.

| 5,739

| 50.0%

| Democratic

| Won{{Cite news |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html |title=1994 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=2022-04-05|archive-date=2021-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802232035/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html|url-status=live}}

=1998=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | John F. Wood Jr.

| Democratic

| 5,782

| 56.0%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html|title=1998 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=2022-03-27|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727105418/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Shane Mattingly

| Republican

| 4,584

| 44.0%

| Lost

=2002=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | John F. Wood Jr.

| Democratic

| 9,816

| 98.0%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/g_ld29a.html|title=2002 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=2022-03-27|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727105418/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/g_ld29a.html|url-status=live}}

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 202

| 2.0%

|

=2006=

{{See also|2006 Maryland House of Delegates election}}

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | John F. Wood Jr.

| Democratic

| 8,695

| 65.2%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_29A.html|title=Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 29A|access-date=2022-03-27|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720150059/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_29A.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Joe DiMarco

| Republican

| 4,613

| 34.6%

| Lost

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 20

| 0.2%

|

=2010=

{{See also|2010 Maryland House of Delegates election}}

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | John F. Wood Jr.

| Democratic

| 7,379

| 50.9%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01629A.html|title=2010 General Election Results|access-date=2022-03-27|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703180821/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01629A.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Matthew Morgan

| Republican

| 7,096

| 49.0%

| Lost

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 9

| 0.1%

|

=2014=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Matthew Morgan

| Republican

| 8,948

| 64.8%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01629A.html|title=2014 Election Results|access-date=2022-03-27|archive-date=2022-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327200830/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01629A.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Daniel A.M. Slade

| Democratic

| 4,840

| 35.1%

| Lost

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 13

| 0.1%

|

=2018=

{{See also|2018 Maryland House of Delegates election}}

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Name

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Matthew Morgan

| Republican

| 11,471

| 69.0%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01629A.html|title=2018 Election Results|access-date=2022-03-27|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514215938/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01629A.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Roberta Miles Loker

| Democratic

| 5,145

| 30.9%

| Lost

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 12

| 0.1%

|

References

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