Maryland House of Delegates District 3A

Maryland's legislative district 3A
Maryland's legislative district 3A
Represents; part of Frederick County
Delegate(s)	Karen Lewis Young (D); Carol L. Krimm (D)
Registration	49.1% Democratic; 26.5% Republican; 23.1% unaffiliated;
Demographics	55.8% White; 17.2% Black/African American; 0.6% Native American; 5.7% Asian; 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 9.6% Other race; 11.0% Two or more races; 18.9% Hispanic;
Population (2020)	94,029
Voting-age population	72,483
Registered voters	59,013

Maryland House of Delegates District 3A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 3B, it makes up the 3rd district of the Maryland Senate. District 3A includes part of Frederick County and is represented by two delegates.^[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 94,029, of whom 72,483 (77.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 52,465 (55.8%) White, 16,152 (17.2%) African American, 582 (0.6%) Native American, 5,324 (5.7%) Asian, 32 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 9,044 (9.6%) from some other race, and 10,377 (11.0%) from two or more races.^[2]^[3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17,778 (18.9%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 59,013 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 13,643 (23.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 15,651 (26.5%) were registered as Republicans, 28,983 (49.1%) were registered as Democrats, and 297 (0.5%) were registered to other parties.^[5]

Past Election Results

1982

Name	Party	Outcome
Paul D. Muldowney	Democratic	Won^[6]
D. Michael Auldridge	Republican	Lost

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Patrick N. Hogan	Republican	12,066	26.4%	Won^[7]
Galen R. Clagett	Democratic	11,434	25.0%	Won
Dick Zimmerman	Democratic	11,288	24.7%	Lost
Timothy W. Brooks	Republican	10,782	23.6%	Lost
Ron Bird	Democratic	4	0.0%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		168	0.4%

2006

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Sue Hecht	Democratic	13,900	28.7%	Won^[8]
Galen R. Clagett	Democratic	12,422	25.7%	Won
Patrick N. Hogan	Republican	12,163	25.1%	Lost
Linda Naylor	Republican	9,873	20.4%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		32	0.1%

2010

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Galen R. Clagett	Democratic	13,341	27.5%	Won^[9]
Patrick N. Hogan	Republican	12,617	26.0%	Won
Scott Rolle	Republican	11,312	23.3%	Lost
Candy O. Greenway	Democratic	11,203	23.1%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		61	0.1%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Carol L. Krimm	Democratic	11,654	28.0%	Won^[10]
Karen Lewis Young	Democratic	10,944	26.3%	Won
Paul Smith	Republican	9,930	23.9%	Lost
Victoria Wilkins	Republican	8,981	21.6%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		47	0.1%

2018

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Karen Lewis Young	Democratic	18,725	31.4%	Won^[11]
Carol L. Krimm	Democratic	18,705	31.3%	Won
Mike Bowersox	Republican	11,157	18.7%	Lost
James Dvorak	Republican	9,568	16.0%	Lost
Jeremy Harbaugh	Libertarian	1,492	2.5%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		64	0.1%

References

^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 3". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "General Assembly winners from around the state". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2002 Gubernatorial Election".
^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 03A".
^ "2010 General Election Results".
^ "2014 Election Results".
^ "2018 Election Results".

[1] "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 3". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[2] "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[3] "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[4] "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[5] "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[6] "General Assembly winners from around the state". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "2002 Gubernatorial Election".

[8] "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 03A".

[9] "2010 General Election Results".

[10] "2014 Election Results".

[11] "2018 Election Results".

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