Maryland House of Delegates District 29A

Maryland's legislative district 29A
Represents part of St. Mary's County
Delegate(s)	Matthew Morgan (R)
Registration	46.6%  Republican 32.3%  Democratic 19.9% unaffiliated
Demographics	82.5%  White 8.5%  Black/African American 0.4%  Native American 1.3%  Asian 0.1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.9% Other race 6.4% Two or more races 3.1%  Hispanic
Population (2020)	44,929
Voting-age population	34,155
Registered voters	30,878

Maryland House of Delegates District 29A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 29B and 29C, it makes up the 29th district of the Maryland Senate. District 29A includes part of St. Mary's County, and is represented by one delegate. ^[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 44,929, of whom 34,155 (76.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 37,046 (82.5%) White, 3,825 (8.5%) African American, 169 (0.4%) Native American, 578 (1.3%) Asian, 30 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 403 (0.9%) from some other race, and 2,882 (6.4%) from two or more races. ^{[2] [3]} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,373 (3.1%) of the population. ^[4]

The district had 30,878 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 6,141 (19.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 14,376 (46.6%) were registered as Republicans, 9,966 (32.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 209 (0.7%) were registered to other parties. ^[5]

Past Election Results

1982

Name	Party	Outcome
Thomas A. Rymer	Democratic	Won [6]

1998

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
John F. Wood Jr.	Democratic	5,782	56.0%	Won [7]
Shane Mattingly	Republican	4,584	44.0%	Lost

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
John F. Wood Jr.	Democratic	9,816	98.0%	Won [8]
Other Write-Ins		202	2.0%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
John F. Wood Jr.	Democratic	8,695	65.2%	Won [9]
Joe DiMarco	Republican	4,613	34.6%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		20	0.2%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland General Assembly election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
John F. Wood Jr.	Democratic	7,379	50.9%	Won [10]
Matthew Morgan	Republican	7,096	49.0%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		9	0.1%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Matthew Morgan	Republican	8,948	64.8%	Won [11]
Daniel A.M. Slade	Democratic	4,840	35.1%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		13	0.1%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Matthew Morgan	Republican	11,471	69.0%	Won [12]
Roberta Miles Loker	Democratic	5,145	30.9%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		12	0.1%

References

1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29". Maryland State Archives . March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 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 26, 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 26, 2022.
6. "The winners of metro-area General Assembly races". The Baltimore Sun . November 3, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
8. "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
9. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 29A". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
10. "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
11. "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
12. "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.