Maryland House of Delegates District 29B


Maryland House of Delegates District 29B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 29A and 29C, it makes up the 29th district of the Maryland Senate. District 29B includes part of St. Mary's County, and is represented by one delegate.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 44,620, of whom 34,184 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 25,721 White, 10,841 African American, 193 Native American, 1,878 Asian, 32 Pacific Islander, 1,502 from some other race, and 4,429 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,936 of the population.
The district had 26,285 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 5,785 were registered as unaffiliated, 8,554 were registered as Republicans, 11,468 were registered as Democrats, and 265 were registered to other parties.

Past Election Results

2006

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
John L. Bohanan Jr.Democratic8,07764.0%Won
Noel Temple WoodRepublican4,52835.9%Lost
Other Write-Ins80.1%

2010

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
John L. Bohanan Jr.Democratic7,65452.4%Won
Erik AndersonRepublican6,94647.5%Lost
Other Write-Ins110.1%

2018

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Brian M. CrosbyDemocratic7,35153.4%Won
Deb ReyRepublican6,40946.5%Lost
Other Write-Ins160.1%

List of delegates

DelegatePartyYearsElectoral historyNotes
J. Ernest Bell IIDemocratic1983–1994Elected in 1990
John F. Slade IIIDemocratic1995–2002Elected in 1994 and 1998
John L. Bohanan Jr.Democratic2003–2014Elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Lost election in 2014.
Deb ReyRepublican2015–2018Elected in 2014. Lost election in 2018.
Brian M. CrosbyDemocratic2019–presentElected in 2018.