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Maryland, House of Delegates, District 5

Maryland House of Delegates District 5
Current incumbentsSusan Krebs Republican Party
April Rose Republican Party
Haven Shoemaker Republican Party

The 5th District of the Maryland House of Delegates is currently held by Republican Representatives Susan Krebs, Haven Shoemaker, and April Rose.

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 5 (3 seats)

Incumbent Susan Krebs (R), incumbent April Rose (R), and incumbent Haven Shoemaker (R) defeated Emily Shank (D) in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Susan Krebs (R)
30.9
39,236

April Rose (R)
26.8
33,991

Haven Shoemaker (R)
26.5
33,658

Emily Shank (D)
15.4
19,484
Other/Write-in votes
0.4
516

Total votes: 126,885
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)

Emily Shank advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Emily Shank (D)
100
4,758

Total votes: 4,758
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)

Incumbent Susan Krebs, incumbent Haven Shoemaker, and incumbent April Rose defeated David Ellin in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Susan Krebs (R)
31.0
9,566

Haven Shoemaker (R)
28.5
8,811

April Rose (R)
27.0
8,350

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David Ellin (R)
13.5
4,176

Total votes: 30,903


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. Zachary Hands and Dorothy G. Scanlan were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Haven Shoemaker and incumbents Susan Krebs and Justin Ready defeated incumbent Donald B. Elliott, Carmen Amedori, Joshua Stonko and Kevin R. Utz in the Republican primary. Shoemaker, Krebs and Ready defeated Hands and Scanlan for three seats in the general election.

Maryland House of Delegates District 5, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Krebs Incumbent 28.7% 35,701
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Ready Incumbent 28% 34,789
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHaven Shoemaker 27.3% 33,985
Democratic Dorothy G. Scanlan 9.4% 11,737
Democratic Zachary Hands 6.6% 8,210
Total Votes 124,422

Maryland House of Delegates, District 5 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Ready Incumbent 25% 10,567
Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Krebs Incumbent 18.1% 7,665
Green check mark transparent.pngHaven Shoemaker 17.3% 7,308
Joshua Stonko 13.8% 5,813
Donald B. Elliott Incumbent 9.6% 4,064
Kevin R. Utz 9.5% 4,024
Carmen Amedori 6.7% 2,819
Total Votes 42,260

Campaign contributions

From 2014 to 2014, candidates for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 raised a total of $383,476. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $42,608 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Maryland House of Delegates District 5

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $383,476 9 $42,608
Total $383,476 9 $42,608