Maryland Legislative District 30


Maryland's Legislative District 30 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, it is home to Maryland's capital; the city of Annapolis. Until the 2010 census and subsequent redistricting, voters in this district selected three Delegates every four years to represent them in the Maryland House of Delegates. Starting with the 2014 election, the district was divided into sub-districts 30A and 30B.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 124,623, of whom 99,393 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 88,997 White, 14,596 African American, 566 Native American, 2,581 Asian, 57 Pacific Islander, 8,570 from some other race, and 9,265 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15,170 of the population.
The district had 91,447 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,573 were registered as unaffiliated, 31,047 were registered as Republicans, 39,609 were registered as Democrats, and 629 were registered to other parties.

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Shaneka T. Henson and in the House of Delegates by Dana C. Jones, Dylan Behler, and Seth A. Howard.

Past election results

NameVotesPercentOutcome
Michael E. Busch, Dem.22,479 17.1% Won
Virginia P. Clagett, Dem.22,360 17.0% Won
Ron George, Rep.21,811 16.6% Won
Barbara Samorajczyk, Dem.21,758 16.5% Lost
Andy Smarick, Rep.20,594 15.6% Lost
Ron Elfenbein, Rep.20,497 15.5% Lost

NameVotesPercentOutcome
Michael E. Busch, Dem.22,422 17.7% Won
Virginia P. Clagett, Dem.21,875 17.3% Won
Herbert H. McMillan, Rep.20,972 16.6% Won
C. Richard D'Amato, Dem.20,545 16.3% Lost
Michael Collins, Rep.19,140 15.1% Lost
Nancy Almgren, Rep.18,861 14.9% Lost
David M. Gross, Green2,536 2.0% Lost
Other Write-Ins71 0.1%

NameVotesPercentOutcome
Michael E. Busch, Dem.24,075 21% Won
Virginia P. Clagett, Dem.24,036 21% Won
C. Richard D'Amato, Dem.20,223 18% Won
Phillip D. Bissett, Rep.18,690 16% Lost
Edward J. Turner, Rep.14,119 12% Lost
Anthony McConkey, Rep.12,353 11% Lost

NameVotesPercentOutcome
Michael E. Busch, Dem.18,709 19% Won
Phillip D. Bissett, Rep.18,009 23% Won
Virginia P. Clagett, Dem.18,254 18% Won
Ralph C. Rosacker, Rep.16,299 16% Lost
Joan Beck, Rep.15,974 16% Lost
John C. Eldridge Jr., Dem.13,320 13% Lost

NameVotesPercentOutcome
John Astle, Dem.18,009 23% Won
Aris T. Allen, Rep.16,951 22% Won
Michael E. Busch, Dem.16,104 18% Won
Edith Segree, Dem.14,341 18% Lost
Phillip D. Bissett, Rep.13,321 17% Lost