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Maryland, State Senate, District 3

Maryland State Senate District 3
Current incumbentRonald Young Democratic Party
Population118,006

Maryland's third state senate district is held by Democratic Senator Ronald Young.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 118,006 civilians reside within Maryland's third state senate district. Maryland state senators represent an average of 128,180 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 122,842 residents.

About the office

Members of the Maryland State Senate 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 senate.

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 State Senate District 3

Incumbent Ronald Young (D) defeated Craig Giangrande (R) in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Ronald Young (D)
58.5
30,391

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Craig Giangrande (R)
41.3
21,471
Other/Write-in votes
0.2
114

Total votes: 51,976
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 3

Incumbent Ronald Young defeated Jennifer Dougherty and Jennifer Brannan in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 3 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Ronald Young (D)
43.4
4,717

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Jennifer Dougherty (D)
33.2
3,611

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Jennifer Brannan (D)
23.4
2,549

Total votes: 10,877
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 3

Craig Giangrande defeated Billy Shreve in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 3 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Craig Giangrande (R)
76.4
4,912

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Billy Shreve (R)
23.6
1,521

Total votes: 6,433


2014

Elections for the Maryland State Senate 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 Ronald Young was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Corey Stottlemyer was unopposed in the Republican primary. Young defeated Stottlemyer in the general election.

Maryland State Senate District 3, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Young Incumbent 50.9% 18,307
Republican Corey Stottlemyer 49.1% 17,693
Total Votes 36,000

2010

Elections for the office of Maryland State Senate 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. Ronald Young (D) defeated Alex Mooney (R) in the general election. Young defeated Don DeArmon in the Democratic primary. Mooney was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Maryland State Senate, District 3, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Young 51.2% 22,710
Republican Alex Mooney 48.8% 21,666
Total Votes 44,376

Maryland State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2010

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Maryland State Senate District 3 raised a total of $2,523,496. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $180,250 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Maryland State Senate District 3

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $129,867 2 $64,934
2012 $36,027 1 $36,027
2010 $552,355 3 $184,118
2008 $197,564 1 $197,564
2006 $462,063 4 $115,516
2004 $215,773 1 $215,773
2002 $929,847 2 $464,924
Total $2,523,496 14 $180,250