Maryland House of Delegates District 3B


Maryland House of Delegates District 3B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 3A, it makes up the 3rd district of the Maryland Senate. District 3B includes part of Frederick County and is represented by one delegate.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 49,737, of whom 37,704 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 32,427 White, 6,156 African American, 227 Native American, 3,328 Asian, 21 Pacific Islander, 2,600 from some other race, and 4,964 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,097 of the population.
The district had 34,678 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 8,145 were registered as unaffiliated, 11,791 were registered as Republicans, 14,373 were registered as Democrats, and 128 were registered to other parties.

Past Election Results

2006

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Richard B. Weldon Jr.Republican10,05761.4%Won
Paul GilliganDemocratic6,31738.6%Lost
Other Write-Ins90.1%

2010

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Michael HoughRepublican10,09057.4%Won
Paul GilliganDemocratic7,44442.4%Lost
Other Write-Ins430.2%

2018

NamePartyVotesPercentOutcome
Kenneth P. KerrDemocratic10,09152.4%Won
William FoldenRepublican9,16847.6%Lost
Other Write-Ins130.1%