Maryland House of Delegates District 1A

Maryland's legislative district 1A
Represents Garrett County, part of Allegany County
Delegate(s)	Wendell R. Beitzel (R)
Registration	64.6%  Republican 20.5%  Democratic 13.7% unaffiliated
Demographics	95.4%  White 0.8%  Black/African American 0.1%  Native American 0.4%  Asian 0.0%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4% Other race 2.9% Two or more races 1.1%  Hispanic
Population (2020)	38,903
Voting-age population	31,377
Registered voters	27,037

Maryland House of Delegates District 1A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 1B and 1C, it makes up the 1st district of the Maryland Senate. Situated on the state's western border, District 1A includes all of Garrett County, and a small portion of Allegany County. ^[1] Since 2007, it has been represented by Wendell R. Beitzel, a Republican. ^[2]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 38,903, of whom 31,377 (80.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 37,120 (95.4%) White, 302 (0.8%) African American, 42 (0.1%) Native American, 155 (0.4%) Asian, 12 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 157 (0.4%) from some other race, and 1,120 (2.9%) from two or more races. ^{[3] [4]} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 421 (1.1%) of the population. ^[5]

The district had 27,037 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 3,693 (13.7%) were registered as unaffiliated, 17,456 (64.6%) were registered as Republicans, 5,534 (20.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 205 (0.8%) were registered to other parties. ^[6]

Past Election Results

1982

Name	Party	Outcome
George C. Edwards	Republican	Won [7]
Andrew E. Mance	Democratic	Lost

1998

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
George C. Edwards	Republican	7,999	82.7%	Won [8]
Lawson L. Duckworth	Democratic	1,670	17.3%	Lost

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
George C. Edwards	Republican	10,303	99.4%	Won [9]
Other Write-Ins		58	0.6%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Wendell R. Beitzel	Republican	6,985	56.3%	Won [10]
Bill Aiken	Democratic	5,406	43.5%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		24	0.2%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland General Assembly election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Wendell R. Beitzel	Republican	8,866	72.6%	Won [11]
James R. "Smokey" Stanton	Democratic	3,333	27.3%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		17	0.1%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Wendell R. Beitzel	Republican	10,637	99.1%	Won [12]
Other Write-Ins		100	0.9%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Wendell R. Beitzel	Republican	11,149	77.6%	Won [13]
Michael Dreisbach	Democratic	3,190	22.2%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		21	0.1%

List of delegates

Delegate	Party	Years	Electoral history
George C. Edwards [14]	Republican	January 1983 – January 10, 2007	Elected in 1982. Retired to successfully run for the Maryland Senate in 2006.
Wendell R. Beitzel	Republican	January 10, 2007 – present	Elected in 2006

References

1. "Maryland House of Delegates District 1A".
2. "Wendell R. Beitzel, Maryland State Delegate".
3. "RACE". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
4. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
5. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
6. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives . October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
7. "General Assembly winners from around the state". The Baltimore Sun . November 3, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "1998 Gubernatorial Election".
9. "2002 Gubernatorial Election".
10. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 01A".
11. "2010 General Election Results".
12. "2014 Election Results".
13. "2018 Election Results".
14. "Members - Senator George C. Edwards".