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Maryland, House of Delegates, District 38B

Maryland House of Delegates District 38B
Current incumbentCarl Anderton, Jr. Republican Party

Maryland's state house district 38B is held by Republican Representative Carl Anderton, Jr.

Maryland state delegates represent an average of 40,947 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 37,564 residents.

About the office

Members of the Maryland House of Delegates serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Maryland legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.

Qualifications

Section 9 of Article 3 of the Maryland Constitution states:

A person is eligible to serve as a Senator or Delegate, who on the date of his election, (1) is a citizen of the State of Maryland, (2) has resided therein for at least one year next preceding that date, and (3) if the district which he has been chosen to represent has been established for at least six months prior to the date of his election, has resided in that district for six months next preceding that date.

If the district which the person has been chosen to represent has been established less than six months prior to the date of his election, then in addition to (1) and (2) above, he shall have resided in the district for as long as it has been established.

A person is eligible to serve as a Senator, if he has attained the age of twenty-five years, or as a Delegate, if he has attained the age of twenty-one years, on the date of his election.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$50,330/year$106/day for lodging; $47/day for meals.

Vacancies

The governor is responsible for filling all vacancies in the house.

The governor has 30 days after the vacancy to make an appointment based on the recommendations of the political party committee that holds the vacant seat. The political party committee has up to 30 days after the vacancy to submit a list of recommended candidates to the governor. If the party committee fails to act within the 30 day deadline, the governor has 15 days to appoint a person from the political party that last held the seat.

The person appointed to the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.

Elections

2018

General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 38B

Incumbent Carl Anderton, Jr. (R) won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 38B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Carl Anderton, Jr. (R)
94.3
10,021
Other/Write-in votes
5.7
611

Total votes: 10,632
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 38B

Incumbent Carl Anderton, Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 38B on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Carl Anderton, Jr. (R)
100
1,345

Total votes: 1,345


2014

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Incumbent Norman H. Conway was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Carl Anderton, Jr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Anderton defeated Conway in the general election.

Maryland House of Delegates District 38B, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Anderton, Jr. 52.3% 5,617
Democratic Norman H. Conway Incumbent 47.7% 5,133
Total Votes 10,750

2010

Elections for the office of Maryland House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on September 14, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 6, 2010. Incumbent Norman Conway (D) and Mike McDermott (R) defeated Marty Pusey (R) and Gee Williams (D) in the general election. Conway and Williams defeated Bernard Hayden in the Republican primary. McDermott and Pusey defeated A. Kaye Kenney and Joe Schanno in the Democratic primary.

Maryland House of Delegates, District 38B, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngNorman Conway Incumbent 29.1% 16,248
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike McDermott 27.4% 15,297
Republican Marty Pusey 24.7% 13,794
Democratic Gee Williams 18.7% 10,459
Total Votes 55,798

Maryland House of Delegates, District 38 Republican Primary, 2010

Maryland House of Delegates, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2010

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Maryland House of Delegates District 38B raised a total of $1,569,321. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $56,047 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Maryland House of Delegates District 38B

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $267,850 2 $133,925
2012 $96,839 2 $48,420
2010 $286,290 7 $40,899
2008 $77,388 2 $38,694
2006 $602,072 7 $86,010
2004 $47,150 2 $23,575
2002 $191,732 6 $31,955
Total $1,569,321 28 $56,047