Maryland House of Delegates District 1B


Maryland House of Delegates District 1B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 1A and 1C, it makes up the 1st district of the Maryland Senate. Near the state's western border, District 1B is located entirely within Allegany County. Since 2015, it has been represented by Jason C. Buckel, a Republican.
District 1B elected 2 delegates until the 1994 election, when District 1C was created.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 37,328, of whom 31,058 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 31,342 White, 3,542 African American, 80 Native American, 468 Asian, 8 Pacific Islander, 338 from some other race, and 1,543 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 639 of the population.
The district had 23,824 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 4,105 were registered as unaffiliated, 12,301 were registered as Republicans, 7,054 were registered as Democrats, and 194 were registered to other parties.

Past Election Results

1994

The 1994 election marked the split of District 1B, creating District 1C. Both delegates ran in the Democratic primary, with Betty Workman defeating Kevin Kelly.
NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Betty WorkmanDemocratic7,05068.8%Won
Stephen P. CrosslandRepublican3,20431.2%Lost

1998

Former delegate Kevin Kelly defeated incumbent Betty Workman in the Democratic primary.
NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Kevin KellyDemocratic5,23251.2%Won
Tricia WolfeRepublican4,99148.8%Lost

2002

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Kevin KellyDemocratic6,65455.7%Won
Tricia WolfeRepublican5,28644.3%Lost
Other Write-Ins40.0%

2006

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Kevin KellyDemocratic6,48955.7%Won
Mark A. FisherRepublican5,15144.2%Lost
Other Write-Ins200.2%

2010

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Kevin KellyDemocratic6,22651.3%Won
Mary Beth PirolozziRepublican5,90848.6%Lost
Other Write-Ins120.1%

2014

In the 2014 Election, Republican Jason C. Buckel won an easy victory over the longtime incumbent, Democrat Kevin Kelly.
NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Jason C. BuckelRepublican6,66458.9%Won
Kevin KellyDemocratic4,62340.9%Lost
Other Write-Ins210.2%

2018

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Jason C. BuckelRepublican8,07462.6%Won
Penny Lyn WalkerDemocratic4,82637.4%Lost
Other Write-Ins50.0%

2022

Two-term Republican incumbent Jason C. Buckel, ran for a third term unopposed.