Maryland Legislative District 18
American legislative district
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Maryland Legislative District 18 is one of 47 Senate legislative districts and one of 71 House legislative districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Montgomery County. The district is represented by three delegates in the Maryland House of Delegates.[1][2][3]
- Aaron Kaufman (D)
- Emily K. Shetty (D)
- Jared Solomon (D)
- 66.2% Democratic
- 12.7% Republican
- 19.8% unaffiliated
- 46.2% White
- 14.2% Black/African American
- 0.9% Native American
- 10.2% Asian
- 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
- 15.8% Other race
- 12.6% Two or more races
- 27.6% Hispanic
| Maryland's legislative district 18 | |
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| Represents part of Montgomery County | |
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| Senator | Jeff Waldstreicher (D) |
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| Demographics |
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| Population (2020) | 127,728 |
| Voting-age population | 97,948 |
| Registered voters | 78,600 |
Demographic characteristics
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 127,728, of whom 97,948 (76.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 59,044 (46.2%) White, 18,074 (14.2%) African American, 1,136 (0.9%) Native American, 13,012 (10.2%) Asian, 34 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 20,240 (15.8%) from some other race, and 16,118 (12.6%) from two or more races.[4][5] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35,290 (27.6%) of the population.[6]
The district had 78,600 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 15,551 (19.8%) were registered as unaffiliated, 9,981 (12.7%) were registered as Republicans, 52,019 (66.2%) were registered as Democrats, and 630 (0.8%) were registered to other parties.[7]
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Jeff Waldstreicher (D) and in the House of Delegates by Aaron Kaufman (D), Emily K. Shetty (D) and Jared Solomon (D).[8][9]
Election history
| Years | Senator | Party | Electoral history | |
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| January 8, 1975 – January 9, 1991 |
Margaret Schweinhaut | Democratic | Redistricted from District 3-B and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Lost renomination. | |
| January 9, 1991 – January 11, 1995 |
Patricia R. Sher | Democratic | Elected in 1990. Lost renomination. | |
| January 11, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
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Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Retired to run for Congress. |
| January 8, 2003 – January 10, 2007 |
Sharon M. Grosfeld | Democratic | Elected in 2002. Retired. | |
| January 10, 2007 – January 9, 2019 |
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Richard Madaleno | Democratic | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for governor. |
| January 9, 2019 – present |
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Jeff Waldstreicher | Democratic | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2022. |