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Maryland House of Delegates District 23B

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Maryland's legislative district 23B
Represents
part of Prince George's County
Delegate(s)Ron Watson (D)
Marvin E. Holmes Jr. (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)93,196
Voting-age population73,820
Registered voters71,337

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

Demographic characteristics

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As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 93,196, of whom 73,820 (79.2%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 16,502 (17.7%) White, 64,293 (69.0%) African American, 341 (0.4%) Native American, 2,752 (3.0%) Asian, 11 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,260 (3.5%) from some other race, and 5,999 (6.4%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,208 (6.7%) of the population.[4]

The district had 71,337 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 9,271 (13.0%) were registered as unaffiliated, 6,650 (9.3%) were registered as Republicans, 54,138 (75.9%) were registered as Democrats, and 1,060 (1.5%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Past election results

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2002

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Marvin E. Holmes Jr. Democratic 10,674 99.3% Won[6]
write-ins 78 0.7%

2006

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Marvin E. Holmes Jr. Democratic 11,951 99.4% Won[7]
write-ins 77 0.6%

2010

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Marvin E. Holmes Jr. Democratic 15,376 99.6% Won[8]
write-ins 65 0.4%

2014

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Marvin E. Holmes Jr. Democratic 22,518 47.5% Won[9]
Joseph F. Vallario Jr. Democratic 19,274 40.6% Won
Mike Hethmon Republican 5,494 11.6% Lost
write-ins 142 0.3%

2018

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Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Ron Watson Democratic 30,579 50.5% Won[10]
Marvin E. Holmes Jr. Democratic 29,235 48.3% Won
write-ins 685 1.1%

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 23B". 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.