Maryland House of Delegates District 23B

Maryland's legislative district 23B
Represents part of Prince George's County
Delegate(s)	Ron Watson (D) Marvin E. Holmes Jr. (D)
Registration	75.9%  Democratic 9.3%  Republican 13.0% unaffiliated
Demographics	17.7%  White 69.0%  Black/African American 0.4%  Native American 3.0%  Asian 0.0%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3.5% Other race 6.4% Two or more races 6.7%  Hispanic
Population (2020)	93,196
Voting-age population	73,820
Registered voters	71,337

Maryland House of Delegates District 23B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 23A, it makes up the 23rd district of the Maryland Senate. District 23B includes part of Prince George's County, and is represented by two delegates. ^[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 93,196, of whom 73,820 (79.2%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 16,502 (17.7%) White, 64,293 (69.0%) African American, 341 (0.4%) Native American, 2,752 (3.0%) Asian, 11 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,260 (3.5%) from some other race, and 5,999 (6.4%) from two or more races. ^{[2] [3]} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,208 (6.7%) of the population. ^[4]

The district had 71,337 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 9,271 (13.0%) were registered as unaffiliated, 6,650 (9.3%) were registered as Republicans, 54,138 (75.9%) were registered as Democrats, and 1,060 (1.5%) were registered to other parties. ^[5]

Past election results

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Marvin E. Holmes Jr.	Democratic	10,674	99.3%	Won [6]
write-ins		78	0.7%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Marvin E. Holmes Jr.	Democratic	11,951	99.4%	Won [7]
write-ins		77	0.6%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland General Assembly election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Marvin E. Holmes Jr.	Democratic	15,376	99.6%	Won [8]
write-ins		65	0.4%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Marvin E. Holmes Jr.	Democratic	22,518	47.5%	Won [9]
Joseph F. Vallario Jr.	Democratic	19,274	40.6%	Won
Mike Hethmon	Republican	5,494	11.6%	Lost
write-ins		142	0.3%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Ron Watson	Democratic	30,579	50.5%	Won [10]
Marvin E. Holmes Jr.	Democratic	29,235	48.3%	Won
write-ins		685	1.1%

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 23B". 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.