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Maryland, House of Delegates, District 4

Maryland House of Delegates District 4
Current incumbentsBarrie Ciliberti Republican Party
Dan Cox Republican Party
Jesse Pippy Republican Party

Maryland's state house district four is held by Republican Representatives Dan Cox, Barrie Ciliberti, and Jesse Pippy.

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 4 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dan Cox (R)
20.6
33,303

Barrie Ciliberti (R)
19.7
31,817

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Jesse Pippy (R)
19.2
31,071

Lois Jarman (D)
14.1
22,807

Ysela Bravo (D)
13.6
21,901

Darrin Smith (D)
12.7
20,462
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
92

Total votes: 161,453
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 4 (3 seats)

Lois Jarman, Ysela Bravo, and Darrin Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 4 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lois Jarman (D)
35.3
5,755

Ysela Bravo (D)
34.8
5,668

Darrin Smith (D)
29.8
4,860

Total votes: 16,283
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 4 (3 seats)

Dan Cox, Jesse Pippy, and incumbent Barrie Ciliberti advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 4 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dan Cox (R)
35.5
7,728

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Jesse Pippy (R)
32.4
7,052

Barrie Ciliberti (R)
32.2
7,018

Total votes: 21,798


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. Gene Stanton was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while David E. Vogt III and incumbents Kathy Afzali and Kelly Schulz defeated Barrie S. Ciliberti and Wendi W. Peters in the Republican primary. Vogt, Afzali and Schulz defeated Stanton in the general election.

Maryland House of Delegates District 4, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Schulz Incumbent 31.1% 33,753
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Afzali Incumbent 28.6% 31,128
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid E. Vogt III 25.1% 27,313
Democratic Gene Stanton 15.2% 16,493
Total Votes 108,687

Maryland House of Delegates, District 4 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Afzali Incumbent 27.4% 9,440
Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Schulz Incumbent 24% 8,274
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid E. Vogt III 18.9% 6,499
Wendi W. Peters 15.7% 5,417
Barrie S. Ciliberti 14% 4,816
Total Votes 34,446

Campaign contributions

From 2014 to 2014, candidates for Maryland House of Delegates District 4 raised a total of $319,579. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $53,263 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Maryland House of Delegates District 4

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $319,579 6 $53,263
Total $319,579 6 $53,263