Maryland House of Delegates District 23A

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

Maryland's legislative district 23A
Represents
part of Prince George's County
Delegate(s)Geraldine Valentino-Smith (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)42,560
Voting-age population32,556
Registered voters29,093

Demographic characteristics

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As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 42,560, of whom 32,556 (76.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 9,325 (21.9%) White, 23,744 (55.8%) African American, 262 (0.6%) Native American, 2,283 (5.4%) Asian, 8 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,560 (8.4%) from some other race, and 3,375 (7.9%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5,951 (14.0%) of the population.[4]

The district had 29,093 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 4,697 (16.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 3,443 (11.8%) were registered as Republicans, 20,207 (69.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 626 (2.2%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past Election Results

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2002

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Mary A. Conroy Democratic 15,979 37.5% Won[6]
James W. Hubbard Democratic 14,094 33.1% Won
Kenneth E. Rupert Republican 6,342 14.9% Lost
Day Gardner Republican 6,156 14.4% Lost
Other Write-Ins 48 0.1%

2006

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
James W. Hubbard Democratic 17,765 47.6% Won[7]
Gerron Levi Democratic 15,959 42.8% Won
Steve Krukar Constitution 3,479 9.3% Lost
Other Write-Ins 116 0.3%

2010

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Geraldine Valentino-Smith Democratic 19,238 43.5% Won[8]
James W. Hubbard Democratic 18,999 43.0% Won
Margaret I. Moodie Republican 5,913 13.4% Lost
Other Write-Ins 81 0.2%

2014

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Geraldine Valentino-Smith Democratic 7,666 72.5% Won[9]
Shukoor Ahmed Unaffiliated 2,869 27.1% Lost
Other Write-Ins 45 0.4%

2018

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Geraldine Valentino-Smith Democratic 12,002 74.9% Won[10]
Kathleen Kositzky Crank Republican 2,336 14.6% Lost
Shabnam Ahmed Democratic 1,642 10.2% Lost
Other Write-Ins 44 0.3%

References

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  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 23A". 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.