Robbyn Lewis

{{Short description|American politician (born 1963)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Robbyn Lewis

| image = Robbyn Lewis (54256148591) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Lewis in 2025

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|7|18}}

| birth_place = Gary, Indiana, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| state_delegate = Maryland

| district = 46th

| term_start = January 10, 2017

| term_end =

| appointer = Larry Hogan

| alongside = Mark Edelson, Luke Clippinger

| predecessor = Peter A. Hammen

| successor =

| party = Democratic

| spouse =

| alma_mater = {{ubl|University of Chicago (BA)|Columbia University MPH)}}

}}

Robbyn T. Lewis (born July 18, 1963) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 46th district since 2017.

Early life and education

Lewis was born in Gary, Indiana, on July 18, 1963. Her ancestors escaped slavery in America through the Underground Railroad, but returned following the Civil War.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Immigrants and their supporters rally in Annapolis |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-immigration-rally-20170227-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 27, 2017}} Lewis' parents were among the first beneficiaries of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which allowed them to move from Gary to Chicago. She graduated from the Latin School of Chicago and later attended the University of Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology in 1990, and Columbia University, where she earned a Master of Public Health in international health in 1998.{{cite web |title=Robbyn T. Lewis, Maryland State Delegate |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa17356.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=November 26, 2023}}

Career

=Early career=

After graduating from the Latin School, Lewis worked as a teacher at the YMCA International Language School in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, afterwards working as a courier for Frontier Nursing Service. From 1990 to 1991, Lewis volunteered for the Peace Corps in Niger.

After graduating from Columbia, Lewis worked as a research coordinator at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and as a consultant for Population Services International in Haiti. After moving to Baltimore from Haiti in 1999,{{cite news |last1=Duncan |first1=Ian |title=A Maryland lawmaker on how not owning a car has shaped her ideas about transportation policy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/11/18/robby-lewis-car-ownership-baltimore/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 21, 2022}} she worked at Jhpiego until 2006, first as a project specialist and then as a program manager for the organization's cervical cancer prevention program. Afterwards, Lewis worked for Family Health International from 2007 to 2009, as a senior research program manager for the Center for Immunization Research at the Bloomberg School of Public Health until 2011, and as a regional manager for the International Pregnancy Advisory Services in west and south Africa from 2012 to 2014. Since 2019, she has worked as a civic data fellow for the University of Baltimore.

=Political involvement=

Lewis first became involved with politics in 2002 as the secretary of Friends of Patterson Park and as the vice president for the Patterson Park Neighborhood Association, where she aided with efforts to plant trees along sidewalks.{{cite news |last1=Novak |first1=Dan |last2=Hopkins |first2=Kaitlyn |last3=Round |first3=Ian |last4=Banisky |first4=Sandy |title=Code Red: Baltimore's Climate Divide |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/interactives/summer-2019/code-red/city-climate-future.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Capital News Service |date=September 3, 2019 |language=en}} From 2011 to 2012, she started and ran her own political action committee to support the Red Line{{cite news |last1=Dresser |first1=Michael |title=Group raising funds to support Red Line |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2011-08-group_raising_funds_to_support-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 24, 2011}} and served on policymaking committees for transportation projects in Baltimore within the Maryland Transit Administration and the Baltimore City Department of Transportation. Lewis later served on policymaking committees for the Maryland Environmental Health Network and Blue Water Baltimore, and currently serves on the boards of various transit groups in east Baltimore, including Bikemore and the Southeast Community Development Corporation.

From 2014 to 2017, Lewis served as a special assistant to the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange. In 2016, she graduated from a training course hosted by Emerge Maryland, an organization created to prepare potential female Democratic candidates for public office.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Emerge Maryland to train 23 women to run for office |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bal-emerge-maryland-accepts-23-women-to-train-to-run-for-office-20161207-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 7, 2016}}

=Maryland House of Delegates=

File:Delegate Lewis being sworn in.jpg swearing in Delegate-designate Robbyn Lewis]]

In December 2016, following the resignation of state delegate Peter A. Hammen to serve in the administration of Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh, Lewis applied to serve the remainder of his term in the Maryland House of Delegates. Her candidacy was backed by state senator Bill Ferguson and state delegates Brooke Lierman and Luke Clippinger. The Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee voted 6-1 to nominate Lewis to fill the vacancy later that month,{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Committee nominates Robbyn Lewis to become Baltimore's next state delegate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-ci-lewis-delegate-20161221-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 21, 2016}} and was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan on December 30.{{cite news |last1=Dresser |first1=Michael |last2=Wenger |first2=Yvonne |title=Jill Carter resigns seat in House of Delegates, joins Pugh administration |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bal-jill-carter-resigns-seat-in-house-of-delegates-leaving-baltimore-vacancy-20161230-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 30, 2016}}

Lewis was sworn in on January 10, 2017.{{cite news |last1=Dresser |first1=Michael |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Maryland General Assembly gathers amid politics and scandal |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-assembly-starts-20170110-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 10, 2017}} She is the first African-American woman to represent the district.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Marie Robey |title=For the Record, Female Candidates – Numbering 190 – Will Be on State's Tuesday Primary Ballots |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/06/26/for-the-record-female-candidates-numbering-190-will-be-on-state-s-tuesday-primary-ballots/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 26, 2018}} Lewis was a member of the Environment and Transportation Committee from 2017 to 2018, and has since served on the Health and Government Operations Committee.

Lewis ran for a full four-year term in 2018, during which she ran on a slate with Ferguson, Lierman and Clippinger, and faced a primary challenge from political newcomer Nate Loewentheil.{{cite news |last1=Wenger |first1=Yvonne |title=A big-money challenger roils Southeast Baltimore's election with focus on crime, safety |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-district-46-election-20180622-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 23, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Rachel M. |title=Backed by Obama Alums, a Law-and-Order Candidate Aims to Topple Progressive Leaders in Baltimore |url=https://theintercept.com/2018/06/20/maryland-46th-district-robbyn-lewis-nate-loewentheil/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Intercept |date=June 20, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Here are the 10 Most Vulnerable House Incumbents in This Month's Primaries |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/06/12/here-are-the-10-most-vulnerable-house-incumbents-in-this-month-39-s-primaries/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 12, 2018}} She defeated Loewentheil in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2018, receiving 23 percent of the vote to Loewentheil's 14.1 percent.

In April 2019, ahead of the election to elect a new Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, Lewis condemned homophobic comments made by Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland chair Darryl Barnes toward Speaker candidate Maggie McIntosh, calling them "disappointing and upsetting".{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title='This is our time': Maryland black caucus backs Del. Davis for House speaker as race turns heated |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-lbc-speaker-vote-20190429-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 29, 2019}} Following the election, she stepped down as the secretary of the Legislative Black Caucus, saying that she felt disconnected from the caucus amid its role in the Speaker election.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Political Fallout from Speaker's Vote Breaking Out in Public |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/07/03/political-fallout-from-speakers-vote-breaking-out-in-public/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 3, 2019}}

In 2024, Lewis applied to run as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention pledged to Joe Biden, but was denied by the Maryland Democratic Party.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Selection process for Democratic convention delegates irks some lawmakers |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/04/22/selection-process-for-democratic-convention-delegates-irks-some-lawmakers/ |access-date=April 22, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 22, 2024}}

Political positions

=Business=

During the 2018 legislative session, Lewis criticized Governor Larry Hogan's proposed $5 billion incentive package to encourage Amazon to build its second headquarters in Montgomery County, saying that the money would be better spent on reviving the Red Line.{{cite news |last1=Nirappil |first1=Fenit |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=Montgomery County lawmakers embracing Hogan's $5 billion effort to woo Amazon |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/montgomery-democrats-embracing-hogans-5-billion-effort-to-woo-amazon/2018/01/22/aaf9bede-ff8e-11e7-bb03-722769454f82_story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 23, 2018}}

In 2022, Lewis supported legislation that would require companies on The Block in Baltimore to close at 10 p.m. nightly.{{cite news |last1=Stole |first1=Bryn |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Baltimore businesses rally against bill proposing 10 p.m. closing time on The Block |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-block-folo-20220121-wnlmkaun4jf5nnuzqzq6ix24xq-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 21, 2022}}

=Crime and policing=

In July 2017, Lewis and other lawmakers from District 46 released an "anti-violence plan" that called for increased funding for social programs and strengthened gun laws.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Southeast Baltimore lawmakers release anti-violence plan |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-southeast-baltimore-lawmakers-release-anti-violence-plan-20170718-story.html |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 18, 2017}}

During the 2019 legislative session, Lewis voted against legislation that would allow Johns Hopkins University to have its own private police force,{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Baltimore legislative delegation approves Hopkins police force after Cummings 'begs' for help to stop killings |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-hopkins-cummings-20190312-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 12, 2019}} later stating on the House floor that the bill would "set Baltimore back in terms of our progress".{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Hopkins Police Force Measure Advancing |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/03/29/hopkins-police-force-measure-advancing/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 29, 2019}} In 2020, she said she was "neutral" on a bill to expand the powers of the Morgan State University police force.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Bill Seeks Expanded Powers for Morgan State Police |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/27/bill-seeks-expanded-powers-for-morgan-state-police/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 27, 2020}}

=Environment=

In April 2017, Lewis said she supported proposals to build a wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, believing it would help the state achieve its renewable energy goals.{{cite news |last1=Newcomer |first1=Cara |title=Maryland could host the nation's largest offshore wind farm |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2017/04/26/maryland-could-host-the-nations-largest-offshore-wind-farm/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Capital News Service |date=April 26, 2017 |language=en}}

During the 2018 legislative session, Lewis introduced a bill to monitor air pollution levels around large chicken farms on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.{{cite news |last1=Dance |first1=Scott |title=Fowl air? Lawmakers propose study to begin tracking air pollution from Maryland chicken farms |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-chicken-farms-air-pollution-20180208-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 9, 2018}} In March 2018, she participated in a protest against the Potomac Pipeline, a planned natural gas pipeline beneath the Potomac River.{{cite news |last1=Chason |first1=Rachel |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=Activists urge Maryland to stop 'Potomac Pipeline' ahead of key deadline |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/activists-plan-protest-of-potomac-pipeline-ahead-of-key-deadline/2018/03/13/a04e7c1a-26f1-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 15, 2018}}

In 2019, Lewis introduced the Maryland Healthy Children Act, a bill that would require the Maryland Department of the Environment to develop regulations on investigating and reporting lead hazards.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Baltimore lawmakers push legislation to get tougher on lead poisoning |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-lead-poisoning-bills-20190308-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 9, 2019}} Following amendments that weakened the bill, the bill unanimously passed and became law.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Legislation to rid Maryland schools of lead-contaminated water passed in General Assembly in weakened form |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-lead-water-legislation-20190411-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 12, 2019}}

=Health care=

During the 2020 legislative session, Lewis introduced legislation to expand protections, including hospital-provided financial assistance and charity care, for hospital patients with medical debt.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Lawmakers Propose Bills to Crush Instances of Medical Debt |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/29/lawmakers-propose-bills-to-crush-instances-of-medical-debt/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 29, 2020}}

In 2021, Lewis introduced bills that would require senior-level members of state government to be trained in trauma-informed care,{{cite news |last1=Opilo |first1=Emily |title=Top Baltimore officials to be trained as trauma-informed care law is implemented |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-baltimore-trauma-training-20210107-ilpmi47bf5ghvhzady74f52hwy-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 7, 2021}} and another that would require licensed health professionals to undergo implicit bias training.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Black Caucus Looks to Push Police Reform, Economic Justice and the 'Black Agenda' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/26/black-caucus-looks-to-push-police-reform-economic-justice-and-the-black-agenda/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 26, 2021}}

During the 2023 legislative session, Lewis introduced legislation that would provide create a program within the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to help small businesses enroll their employees in health care plans.{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Angela |title=Advocates, Maryland lawmakers pitch Health Care for All 2023 legislative agenda |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-health-care-for-all-20230131-qz3x6d5hybg3lbssdeaymxx4ze-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 31, 2023}}

=Gun policy=

In March 2018, Lewis voted against a bill that would allow Baltimore school resource officers to carry guns inside schools.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Bill proposes surveillance cameras to keep motorists out of Baltimore's bus-only lanes |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-md-mta-bus-cameras-20180301-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 2, 2018}}

=Social issues=

In January 2019, Lewis was one of nine Maryland lawmakers to add their names to a manifesto signed by 326 state legislators to reaffirm their commitment to protecting abortion rights.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Md. Lawmakers Join Legislators From Across U.S. Vowing to Protect Abortion Rights |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/01/23/11900/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 23, 2019}}

During the 2023 legislative session, Lewis introduced a bill that would provide Walters Art Museum employees with collective bargaining rights.{{cite news |last1=McCauley |first1=Mary Carole |title=Amid proposed legislation, Walters workers submit plan for union election as standoff with museum leaders nears 'breakthrough' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-fe-walters-museum-union-update-20230208-mwdwzrgx6bf6xm4xdzrxcrj3re-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 8, 2023}} The bill was withdrawn after the museum and its employees signed an agreement allowing for a union election.{{cite news |last1=McCauley |first1=Mary Carole |title=Baltimore's Walters Art Museum and workers strike deal to form union |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-fe-walters-union-election-agreement-20230328-qr6l6lsrx5e7do7uc5lbmmtwgu-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 28, 2023}}

=Transportation=

Lewis supports the Red Line, and criticized Governor Larry Hogan's cancellation of the transit project.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Colin |title=Five years later, many across Baltimore bitterly lament Gov. Hogan's decision to kill the Red Line light rail |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-red-line-five-years-20200911-b2d3knvbpngdrirbc44fd55pti-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 11, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Four Years Later, Death of Red Line Still Angers 'Car-Free' Lawmaker |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/06/25/four-years-later-death-of-red-line-still-angers-car-free-lawmaker/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 25, 2019}} She also supports initiatives to build bike lanes and wheelchair-accessible areas in east and west parts of Baltimore. In May 2019, Lewis called on Mayor Jack Young to postpone the city's removal of protect bike lanes in east Baltimore, asking for the mayor to develop a compromise solution between city officials, property owners, and local residents.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Del. Lewis calls on Mayor Young to save East Baltimore bike lane; city to go ahead with changes to help church |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-lewis-bike-lane-20190528-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 28, 2019}}

During the 2018 legislative session, Lewis introduced a bill that would install traffic cameras to keep drivers out of bus lanes.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Colin |title=Bill proposes surveillance cameras to keep motorists out of Baltimore's bus-only lanes |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-md-mta-bus-cameras-20180301-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 2, 2018}}

In April 2019, Lewis criticized a proposal by Elon Musk to build a 35-mile Hyperloop connecting Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, calling it "utter nonsense" and arguing that the state should instead expand its MARC and light rail lines.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Colin |title=Here's what we know about Elon Musk's proposed high-speed 'Loop' between Baltimore and D.C. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-md-loop-by-the-numbers-20190422-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 23, 2019}}

In June 2019, Lewis started a "#TransitChallenge" campaign on social media to encourage Marylanders to use public transit for a week in an effort to point out inadequacies in Baltimore's public transit system. In September, Twitter suspended her account for "excessive" use of hashtags after she made a series of tweets promoting public transit and climate change, but reinstated her account a day later.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Twitter suspends Baltimore delegate for 'excessive' use of hashtags while tweeting about transit and climate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-ci-twitter-lewis-20190927-d2n6ketmbbagxerqpygxcr63ta-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 27, 2019}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lewis suggested that Baltimore close off certain streets to traffic to encourage outdoor exercise and promote social distancing after multiple other U.S. cities did the same.{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Edward |title=Will Baltimore join other cities in closing streets to promote social distancing? |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-baltimore-street-closures-coronavirus-20200414-jbyrapormfezlj3cifkpkqke7i-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 14, 2020}}

Personal life

Lewis lives in the Patterson Park neighborhood of Baltimore.{{cite news |last1=Sweeney |first1=Danielle |title=Agent of Change |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/citypaper/bcp-cms-1-1693102-migrated-story-cp-20140528-cityf-20140528-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 28, 2014}} She has not owned a car since October 2014,{{cite news |last1=Adedoyin |first1=Oyin |title=Baltimore Del. Lewis adopts #TransitChallenge on Twitter — 'in a car dependent town!' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-transit-challenge-20190613-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 13, 2019}} instead using a Lyft taxi to attend legislative sessions, and as of 2020 is the only car-free lawmaker in the Maryland General Assembly.{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Tatyana |title=Pedaling through the pandemic, Black Baltimore bike groups find freedom |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-fe-black-people-ride-bikes-20201105-iwwgfyagqvb7lmdpnrtkdah3ay-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 5, 2020}}

Electoral history

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Brooke Lierman (incumbent)

|votes = 8,549

|percentage = 29.0

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Luke Clippinger (incumbent)

|votes = 6,904

|percentage = 23.4

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|candidate = Robbyn Lewis (incumbent)

|votes = 6,760

|percentage = 23.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Nate Loewentheil

|votes = 4,147

|percentage = 14.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Dea Thomas

|votes = 3,094

|percentage = 10.5

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| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 46 election, 2018{{cite web

| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates

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| publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Brooke Lierman (incumbent)

|votes = 23,711

|percentage = 28.6

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Luke Clippinger (incumbent)

|votes = 23,023

|percentage = 27.8

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Robbyn Lewis (incumbent)

|votes = 22,582

|percentage = 27.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jeremy Baron

|votes = 6,879

|percentage = 8.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Nicholas Wentworth

|votes = 6,324

|percentage = 7.6

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 289

|percentage = 0.3

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|candidate = Robbyn Lewis (incumbent)

|votes = 22,274

|percentage = 30.8

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|party = Maryland Democratic Party

|candidate = Luke Clippinger (incumbent)

|votes = 22,162

|percentage = 30.7

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|party = Maryland Democratic Party

|candidate = Mark Edelson

|votes = 22,103

|percentage = 30.6

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|party = Maryland Republican Party

|candidate = Pete Waters

|votes = 5,492

|percentage = 7.6

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|votes = 265

|percentage = 0.4

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