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Maryland House of Delegates District 2B

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

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

{{Infobox Maryland State Legislature district

| district = 2B

| constituency = part of Washington County

| image = MD-Legislative-District-2B.svg

| delegate = Vacant

| Democratic = 45.4

| Republican = 29.4

| Unaffiliated = 23.2

| percent white = 62.2

| percent black = 20.0

| percent native american = 0.4

| percent asian = 2.3

| percent pacific islander = 0.0

| percent other race = 4.5

| percent two or more races = 10.6

| percent hispanic = 9.8

| population = 44,417

| population year = 2020

| voting-age = 33,244

| registered = 25,649

}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/dist/html/2012.html#dist2 |title=LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 2 |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#dist2 |url-status=live }}

Demographic characteristics

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.{{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 4,341 (9.8%) 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 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.{{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 | Peter G. Callas

| Democratic

| Won{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98620433/general-assembly-winners-from-around/ |title=General Assembly winners from around the state |date=1982-11-03 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=11 |access-date=2022-03-29 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Open access}}

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | W. Keller Nigh

| Republican

| Lost

=1986=

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

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Peter G. Callas

| Democratic

| 5,339

| 72.0%

| Won{{Cite news |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1986/results_1986/gahod.html |title=1986 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=2022-04-04|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}}

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Richard D. Wiles

| Republican

| 2,103

| 28.0%

| Lost

=1990=

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

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Peter G. Callas

| Democratic

| 4,892

| 100.0%

| Won{{Cite news |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1990/results_1990/gahod.html |title=1990 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=2022-04-04|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}}

=1994=

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

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Bruce Poole

| 4,219

| 50.0%

| Democratic

| Won{{Cite news |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html |title=1994 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=2022-04-04|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}}

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Richard D. Wiles

| 4,143

| 50.0%

| Republican

| Lost

=1998=

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

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Christopher B. Shank

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 4,873

| 51.0%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html|title=1998 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=March 26, 2022|archive-date=August 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801221030/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Bruce Poole

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 4,626

| 49.0%

| Lost

=2002=

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

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Christopher B. Shank

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 7,749

| 72.3%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/g_ld02b.html|title=2002 Gubernatorial Election|access-date=March 26, 2022|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727105420/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/g_ld02b.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | David M. Russo

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2,954

| 27.6%

| Lost

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 11

| 0.1%

|

=2006=

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

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

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Christopher B. Shank

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 9,606

| 99.0%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_02B.html|title=Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 02B|access-date=March 26, 2022|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720150101/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_02B.html|url-status=live}}

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 101

| 1.0%

|

=2010=

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

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

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Neil Parrott

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 7,663

| 61.8%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01602B.html|title=2010 General Election Results|access-date=March 26, 2022|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703180824/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01602B.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Brien Poffenberger

| Democratic

| 4,718

| 38.0%

| Lost

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 22

| 0.2%

|

=2014=

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

!Party

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | Brett Wilson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 3,846

| 54.3%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01602B.html|title=2014 Election Results|access-date=March 26, 2022|archive-date=March 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326211430/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01602B.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | John P. Donoghue

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 3,232

| 45.6%

| Lost

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 7

| 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 | Paul D. Corderman

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 5,457

| 51.9%

| Won{{Cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01602B.html|title=2018 Election Results|access-date=March 26, 2022|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514215940/https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01602B.html|url-status=live}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | Peter E. Perini Sr.

| Democratic

| 5,028

| 47.8%

| Lost

align=left | Other Write-Ins

|

| 25

| 0.2%

|

References

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