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Maryland, House of Delegates, District 31B

Maryland House of Delegates District 31B
Current incumbentsNicholaus Kipke Republican Party
Brian Chisholm Republican Party

Maryland's state house district 31B is held by Republican Representatives Nicholaus Kipke and Brian Chisholm.

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 31B (2 seats)

Brian Chisholm (R) and incumbent Nicholaus Kipke (R) defeated Karen Simpson (D) and Harry Freeman (D) in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Brian Chisholm (R)
33.2
20,573

Nicholaus Kipke (R)
33.0
20,434

Karen Simpson (D)
18.2
11,257

Harry Freeman (D)
15.5
9,602
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
49

Total votes: 61,915
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B (2 seats)

Karen Simpson and Harry Freeman advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Karen Simpson (D)
52.4
3,184

Harry Freeman (D)
47.6
2,894

Total votes: 6,078
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B (2 seats)

Incumbent Nicholaus Kipke and Brian Chisholm defeated John Leopold and David Therrien in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Nicholaus Kipke (R)
43.2
4,579

Brian Chisholm (R)
38.9
4,119

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John Leopold (R)
9.7
1,030

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David Therrien (R)
8.1
863

Total votes: 10,591


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. Jeremiah Chiappelli and Doug Morris defeated Stan Janor in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Nicholaus R. Kipke and Meagan C. Simonaire defeated incumbent Don Dwyer, Jr., Brian A. Chisholm, Paul William Drgos, Jr., Gus Kurtz, Faith M. Loudon and David Lee Therrien in the Republican primary. Kipke and Simonaire defeated Chiappelli and Morris in the general election for two seats.

Maryland House of Delegates District 31B, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNicholaus Kipke Incumbent 40% 20,858
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMeagan C. Simonaire 37.5% 19,555
Democratic Jeremiah Chiappelli 12.1% 6,332
Democratic Doug Morris 10.3% 5,394
Total Votes 52,139

Maryland House of Delegates, District 31B Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeremiah Chiappelli 35.9% 2,088
Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Morris 35.2% 2,048
Stan Janor 29% 1,686
Total Votes 5,822

Maryland House of Delegates, District 31B Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngNicholaus R. Kipke 31% 3,920
Green check mark transparent.pngMeagan C. Simonaire 24.3% 3,075
Gus Kurtz 14.1% 1,779
Brian A. Chisholm 12.7% 1,607
Faith M. Loudon 8.1% 1,017
Don Dwyer, Jr. 7% 890
Paul William Drgos, Jr. 1.8% 230
David Lee Therrien 0.9% 111
Total Votes 12,629

Campaign contributions

From 2014 to 2014, candidates for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B raised a total of $305,547. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $27,777 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Maryland House of Delegates District 31B

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $305,547 11 $27,777
Total $305,547 11 $27,777