Maryland House of Delegates District 23A

Maryland's legislative district 23A
Represents part of Prince George's County
Delegate(s)	Geraldine Valentino-Smith (D)
Registration	69.5%  Democratic 11.8%  Republican 16.1% unaffiliated
Demographics	21.9%  White 55.8%  Black/African American 0.6%  Native American 5.4%  Asian 0.0%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8.4% Other race 7.9% Two or more races 14.0%  Hispanic
Population (2020)	42,560
Voting-age population	32,556
Registered voters	29,093

Maryland House of Delegates District 23A is one of the 141 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 23B, it makes up the 23rd district of the Maryland Senate. District 23A includes part of Prince George's County, and is represented by one delegate. ^[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 42,560, of whom 32,556 (76.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 9,325 (21.9%) White, 23,744 (55.8%) African American, 262 (0.6%) Native American, 2,283 (5.4%) Asian, 8 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,560 (8.4%) from some other race, and 3,375 (7.9%) from two or more races. ^{[2] [3]} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5,951 (14.0%) of the population. ^[4]

The district had 29,093 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 4,697 (16.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 3,443 (11.8%) were registered as Republicans, 20,207 (69.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 626 (2.2%) were registered to other parties. ^[5]

Past Election Results

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Mary A. Conroy	Democratic	15,979	37.5%	Won [6]
James W. Hubbard	Democratic	14,094	33.1%	Won
Kenneth E. Rupert	Republican	6,342	14.9%	Lost
Day Gardner	Republican	6,156	14.4%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		48	0.1%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
James W. Hubbard	Democratic	17,765	47.6%	Won [7]
Gerron Levi	Democratic	15,959	42.8%	Won
Steve Krukar	Constitution	3,479	9.3%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		116	0.3%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland General Assembly election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Geraldine Valentino-Smith	Democratic	19,238	43.5%	Won [8]
James W. Hubbard	Democratic	18,999	43.0%	Won
Margaret I. Moodie	Republican	5,913	13.4%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		81	0.2%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Geraldine Valentino-Smith	Democratic	7,666	72.5%	Won [9]
Shukoor Ahmed	Unaffiliated	2,869	27.1%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		45	0.4%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Geraldine Valentino-Smith	Democratic	12,002	74.9%	Won [10]
Kathleen Kositzky Crank	Republican	2,336	14.6%	Lost
Shabnam Ahmed	Democratic	1,642	10.2%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		44	0.3%

References

1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 23". Maryland State Archives . March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
4. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
5. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives . October 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
6. "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
7. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 23A". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
8. "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
9. "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
10. "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.