Maryland Legislative District 46

Maryland's legislative district 46
Represents part of the City of Baltimore
Senator	Bill Ferguson (D)
Delegate(s)	Luke Clippinger (D) Robbyn Lewis (D) Mark Edelson (D)
Registration	65.5%  Democratic 14.2%  Republican 18.7% unaffiliated
Demographics	47.2%  White 27.2%  Black/African American 0.8%  Native American 4.0%  Asian 0.0%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 12.7% Other race 8.1% Two or more races 19.4%  Hispanic
Population (2020)	124,898
Voting-age population	101,213
Registered voters	74,540

Maryland's Legislative District 46 is one of 47 districts in Maryland for representation in the state legislature. It is located entirely in Baltimore City ^[1] and encompasses all or part of at least six city council districts, including the First district, Second district, Tenth district, Eleventh district, Twelfth district and Thirteenth district.

Voters in this district select three delegates every four years to represent them in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 124,898, of whom 101,213 (81.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 58,975 (47.2%) White, 33,946 (27.2%) African American, 949 (0.8%) Native American, 4,987 (4.0%) Asian, 27 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 15,887 (12.7%) from some other race, and 10,130 (8.1%) from two or more races. ^{[2] [3]} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24,224 (19.4%) of the population. ^[4]

The district had 74,540 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 13,962 (18.7%) were registered as unaffiliated, 10,576 (14.2%) were registered as Republicans, 48,847 (65.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 656 (0.9%) were registered to other parties. ^[5]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Bill Ferguson (D) and in the House of Delegates by Luke Clippinger (D), Robbyn Lewis (D) and Mark Edelson (D). ^{[6] [7]}

Election results

2018 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 46th District ^[8]
Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Luke Clippinger, Democratic	23,023	27.8%	Won
Robbyn Lewis, Democratic	22,582	27.3%	Won
Brooke Lierman, Democratic	23,711	28.6%	Won
Jeremy Baron, Republican	6,879	8.3%	Lost
Nicholas Wentworth, Republican	6,324	7.6%	Lost
Other write-ins	289	.3%	Lost

References

1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 46". Maryland State Archives . March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
4. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
5. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives . October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
6. "Maryland Senators By District". Maryland State Archives . January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
7. "Maryland Delegates By District". Maryland State Archives . January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
8. "2018 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov.