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Maryland, House of Delegates, District 20

Maryland House of Delegates District 20
Current incumbentLorig Charkoudian Democratic Party
David Moon Democratic Party
Jheanelle Wilkins Democratic Party
Population117,811
Race43.61% White, 31.71% Black, 12.33% Asian, 10.98% Other, 4.71% Two or More Races, 0.50% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.08% Pacific Islander

Maryland's twentieth state house district is held by Democratic Representatives Lorig Charkoudian, David Moon, and Jheanelle Wilkins.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 117,811 civilians reside within Maryland's twentieth state house district. 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 20 (3 seats)

Incumbent David Moon (D), incumbent Jheanelle Wilkins (D), and Lorig Charkoudian (D) won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Moon (D)
35.0
38,892

Jheanelle Wilkins (D)
33.1
36,750

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Lorig Charkoudian (D)
31.3
34,749
Other/Write-in votes
0.6
718

Total votes: 111,109
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 20 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 20 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Moon (D)
28.2
13,974

Jheanelle Wilkins (D)
24.1
11,960

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Lorig Charkoudian (D)
18.7
9,256

Darian Unger (D)
14.4
7,126

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Fatmata Barrie (D)
8.7
4,316

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George Zokle (D)
3.5
1,751

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Malik Lendzondzo (D)
2.4
1,196

Total votes: 49,579
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.


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 Sheila E. Hixson, David Moon, and Will Smith defeated Justin W. Chappell, D'Juan Hopewell, William Jawando, Jonathan Shurberg, Darian Unger and George Zokle in the Democratic primary. Daniel S. Robinson ran as a Green Party candidate. Hixson, Moon and Smith defeated Robinson for three seats in the general election.

Maryland House of Delegates District 20, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Hixson Incumbent 31.8% 23,519
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngWill Smith 29.7% 21,989
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Moon 29.3% 21,646
Green Daniel S. Robinson 9.2% 6,801
Total Votes 73,955

Maryland House of Delegates, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Hixson Incumbent 24.5% 9,135
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Moon 18.7% 6,959
Green check mark transparent.pngWill Smith 16.1% 6,006
William Jawando 15.1% 5,620
Darian Unger 11.5% 4,296
Jonathan Shurberg 8% 2,997
Justin W. Chappell 2.9% 1,076
D'Juan Hopewell 2.1% 778
George Zokle 1.1% 397
Total Votes 37,264

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. Incumbents Sheila Hixson (D), Heather Mizeur (D) and Tom Hucker (D) were unopposed in the general election and defeated Chris Stoughton, Robert Estrada and Eli El in the Democratic primary.

Maryland House of Delegates, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2010

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Maryland House of Delegates District 20 raised a total of $2,974,527. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $67,603 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Maryland House of Delegates District 20

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $978,765 10 $97,877
2012 $180,532 3 $60,177
2010 $442,771 6 $73,795
2008 $231,296 3 $77,099
2006 $568,990 8 $71,124
2004 $193,403 3 $64,468
2002 $378,770 11 $34,434
Total $2,974,527 44 $67,603