Maryland House of Delegates District 29C

Maryland's legislative district 29C
Represents parts of Calvert County and St. Mary's County
Delegate(s)	Jerry Clark (R)
Registration	42.9%  Republican 33.5%  Democratic 21.9% unaffiliated
Demographics	76.4%  White 10.7%  Black/African American 0.3%  Native American 2.7%  Asian 0.1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.4% Other race 8.3% Two or more races 4.9%  Hispanic
Population (2020)	45,970
Voting-age population	34,881
Registered voters	32,182

Maryland House of Delegates District 29C is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 29A and 29B, it makes up the 29th district of the Maryland Senate. District 29C includes parts of Calvert County and 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 45,970, of whom 34,881 (75.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 35,140 (76.4%) White, 4,929 (10.7%) African American, 155 (0.3%) Native American, 1,234 (2.7%) Asian, 55 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 663 (1.4%) from some other race, and 3,835 (8.3%) from two or more races. ^{[2] [3]} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,247 (4.9%) of the population. ^[4]

The district had 32,182 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 7,062 (21.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 13,803 (42.9%) were registered as Republicans, 10,776 (33.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 264 (0.8%) were registered to other parties. ^[5]

Past Election Results

1998

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Tony O'Donnell	Republican	8,401	59.0%	Won [6]
John M. Gott	Democratic	5,772	41.0%	Lost

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Tony O'Donnell	Republican	6,027	51.9%	Won [7]
Pat Buehler	Democratic	5,586	48.1%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		6	0.1%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Tony O'Donnell	Republican	7,739	60.3%	Won [8]
Norma Powers	Democratic	5,091	39.6%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		11	0.1%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland General Assembly election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Tony O'Donnell	Republican	8,009	56.8%	Won [9]
Chris Davies	Democratic	5,610	39.8%	Lost
Shawn P. Quinn	Libertarian	474	3.4%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		11	0.1%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Tony O'Donnell	Republican	9,924	68.5%	Won [10]
Len Zuza	Democratic	4,548	31.4%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		19	0.1%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

In the November 6, 2018 election, Clark was challenged by Democrat Julia Nichols. She launched her campaign on September 1, 2017 ^[11] and won the nomination in the June 2018 Democratic primary. ^[12] Nichols lost the election with 7,049 votes at 42.43% of the vote. ^[13]

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jerry Clark	Republican	10,087	57.0%	Won [14]
Julia Margaret Nichols	Democratic	7,580	42.8%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		31	0.2%

List of delegates

Delegate	Party	Years	Electoral history	Notes
John F. Slade III	Democratic	1983–1994		[15] [16]
Tony O'Donnell	Republican	January 11, 1995 – July 31, 2016	Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to the Maryland Public Service Commission in 2016.	[17]
Jerry Clark	Republican	October 13, 2016 – present [18]	Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to finish O'Donnell's term in 2016.	[19]

References

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15. "House of Delegates, Legislative Districts 29, 29A, 29B, 29C (1975-1990)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives . Retrieved April 2, 2022.
16. "1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives . Retrieved April 2, 2022.
17. "Anthony O'Donnell". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
18. "Gerald W. Clark, Maryland State Delegate".
19. "Governor Larry Hogan - Official Website for the Governor of Maryland".