Maryland Legislative District 7

Maryland's legislative district 7
Maryland's legislative district 7
Represents; parts of Baltimore County and Harford County
Senator	J. B. Jennings (R)
Delegate(s)	Ryan Nawrocki (R); (District 7A); Kathy Szeliga (R); (District 7A); Lauren Arikan (R); (District 7B);
Registration	44.9% Republican ; 34.7% Democratic ; 18.9% unaffiliated;
Demographics	75.9% White ; 11.5% Black/African American ; 0.3% Native American ; 4.2% Asian ; 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ; 1.9% Other race; 6.2% Two or more races; 4.5% Hispanic ;
Population (2020)	140,902
Voting-age population	109,881
Registered voters	101,882

Last updated December 28, 2023

Maryland's Legislative District 7 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. The district currently consists of parts of Baltimore County and Harford County.^[1] The district includes the communities of Bel Air North, Bel Air South, Bowleys Quarters, Edgewood, Fallston, Jarrettsville, Joppatowne, Kingsville, Middle River, Pleasant Hills, Rossville, and White Marsh. The district was established in 1975.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 140,902, of whom 109,881 (78.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 107,012 (75.9%) White, 16,188 (11.5%) African American, 377 (0.3%) Native American, 5,905 (4.2%) Asian, 47 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,611 (1.9%) from some other race, and 8,755 (6.2%) from two or more races.^[2]^[3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,335 (4.5%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 101,882 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,236 (18.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 45,777 (44.9%) were registered as Republicans, 35,311 (34.7%) were registered as Democrats, and 907 (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 J. B. Jennings (R) and in the House of Delegates by Kathy Szeliga (R, 7A), Ryan Nawrocki (R, 7A), and Lauren Arikan (R, 7B).^[6]^[7]

Election history

Session	Senate	Delegates
1975	Donald P. Hutchinson (D)	Peter J. Basilone (D)	Dennis F. Rasmussen (D)	Michael H. Weir Sr. (D)
1976
1977
1978		James N. Hart (D)
1979	Dennis F. Rasmussen (D)	R. Terry Connelly	Michael J. Collins (D)
1980
1981
1982
1983	Norman R. Stone Jr. (D)	John S. Arnick (D)	Louis L. DePazzo (D)	Robert R. Staab (D)
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988				Joseph J. Minnick (D)
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995			Connie C. Galiazzo (D)	Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D)
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003	Andrew P. Harris (R)	Richard K. Impallaria (R)	J.B. Jennings (R)	Patrick L. McDonough (R)
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011	J.B. Jennings (R)		Kathy Szeliga (R)
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019				Lauren Arikan (R)
2020
2021
2022		Ryan Nawrocki (R)

State Senate Elections Results

2014 General Election for Maryland State Senator – District 7^[8]

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
J. B. Jennings, Rep.	36,913	74.6%	Won
Kim Letke	12,502	25.3%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	46	0.1%	Lost

2010 General Election for Maryland State Senator – District 7^[9]

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
J. B. Jennings, Rep.	28,890	65.9%	Won
Rebecca Weir Nelson, Dem.	14,848	33.9%	Lost
Jim Stavropoulos, Jr. (Dem. write-in)	53	0.1%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	64	0.1%	Lost