Maryland Legislative District 31
American legislative district
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Maryland Legislative District 31 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Anne Arundel County. Up until the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, the district was divided into two sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 31A and District 31B. The district is represented by three delegates in the Maryland House of Delegates.[1][2][3]
Registration
- 38.4% Democratic
- 38.2% Republican
- 21.9% unaffiliated
Demographics
- 69.1% White
- 14.6% Black/African American
- 0.4% Native American
- 3.5% Asian
- 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
- 4.3% Other race
- 8.0% Two or more races
- 8.3% Hispanic
| Maryland's legislative district 31 | |
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| Represents part of Anne Arundel County | |
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| Senator | Bryan W. Simonaire (R) |
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| Demographics |
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| Population (2020) | 140,611 |
| Voting-age population | 109,551 |
| Registered voters | 96,299 |
Demographic characteristics
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 140,611, of whom 109,551 (77.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 97,123 (69.1%) White, 20,581 (14.6%) African American, 606 (0.4%) Native American, 4,908 (3.5%) Asian, 64 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 6,027 (4.3%) from some other race, and 11,262 (8.0%) from two or more races.[4][5] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,689 (8.3%) of the population.[6]
The district had 96,299 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 21,137 (21.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 36,831 (38.2%) were registered as Republicans, 36,960 (38.4%) were registered as Democrats, and 677 (0.7%) were registered to other parties.[7]
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Bryan W. Simonaire (R) and in the House of Delegates by Brian A. Chisholm, (R) Nicholaus R. Kipke (R), and LaToya Nkongolo (R).[8][9]
Election results
Senate
2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nic Kipke | |||
| Democratic | Brent Mulrooney | |||
| Write-ins | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Simonaire (incumbent) | 32,215 | 71.3 | ||
| Libertarian | Brian W. Kunkoski | 12,318 | 27.2 | ||
| Write-ins | 681 | 1.5 | |||
| Total votes | 45,214 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Simonaire (incumbent) | 29,489 | 61.0 | ||
| Democratic | Scott Harman | 18,778 | 38.9 | ||
| Write-ins | 61 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 48,328 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Simonaire (incumbent) | 28,338 | 72.1 | ||
| Democratic | Scott Harman | 10,929 | 27.8 | ||
| Write-ins | 34 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 39,301 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Simonaire (incumbent) | 25,744 | 62.1 | ||
| Democratic | Ned Carey | 15,688 | 37.8 | ||
| Write-ins | 35 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 41,467 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Simonaire | 19,516 | 50.8 | ||
| Democratic | Walter J. Shandrowsky | 18,857 | 49.1 | ||
| Write-ins | 28 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 38,401 | 100 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) | 23,381 | 62.3 | ||
| Republican | David K. Kyle | 14,100 | 37.6 | ||
| Write-ins | 30 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 37,511 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) | 22,917 | 66.8 | ||
| Republican | Jacqueline J. Turley | 11,364 | 33.1 | ||
| Total votes | 34,281 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) | 19,518 | 59.3 | ||
| Republican | Nancy M. Schrum | 13,402 | 40.7 | ||
| Total votes | 32,920 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno (incumbent) | 16,715 | 56.2 | ||
| Republican | John R. Leopold | 13,045 | 43.8 | ||
| Total votes | 29,760 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Philip C. Jimeno | 16,999 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 16,999 | 100 | ||
House of Delegates
2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Chisholm (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | LaToya Nkongolo (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Mike Jacobs | |||
| Democratic | Joan Barone Cole | |||
| Democratic | Heidi Buchanan Schmidt | |||
| Democratic | Ryan Kelly Shaban | |||
| Write-ins | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
| Note: Nkongolo was appointed to this seat on January 10, 2025,[22] to replace the resigning Rachel Muñoz.[23] | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Nic Kipke | 28,518 | 22.2 | |
| Republican | Brian Chisholm | 27,570 | 21.5 | |
| Republican | Rachel Muñoz | 26,117 | 20.4 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Burke | 19,953 | 15.6 | |
| Democratic | Milad Pooran | 17,213 | 13.4 | |
| Libertarian | Travis S. Lerol | 8,509 | 6.6 | |
| Write-ins | 356 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 128,236 | 100 | ||
| Note: Chisholm and Kipke were incumbent in district 31B, while Muñoz was incumbent in district 33. | ||||
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nic Kipke (incumbent) | 24,143 | 22.0 | |
| Republican | Steve Schuh (incumbent) | 22,805 | 20.7 | |
| Republican | Don H. Dwyer Jr. (incumbent) | 22,452 | 20.4 | |
| Democratic | Jeremiah Chiappelli | 12,943 | 11.8 | |
| Democratic | Justin M. Towles | 11,968 | 10.9 | |
| Democratic | Robert L. Eckert | 11,856 | 10.8 | |
| Libertarian | Joshua Matthew Crandall | 2,015 | 1.8 | |
| Constitution | Cory Faust Sr. | 1,660 | 1.5 | |
| Write-ins | 105 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 109,947 | 100 | ||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Schuh | 19,049 | 18.4 | |
| Republican | Nic Kipke | 18,150 | 17.5 | |
| Republican | Don H. Dwyer Jr. (incumbent) | 17,558 | 17.0 | |
| Democratic | Joan Cadden (incumbent) | 17,533 | 16.9 | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Fleckenstein | 16,654 | 16.1 | |
| Democratic | Craig A. Reynolds | 14,454 | 14.0 | |
| Write-ins | 58 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 103,456 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John R. Leopold (incumbent) | 24,937 | 24.3 | |
| Democratic | Joan Cadden (incumbent) | 16,906 | 16.5 | |
| Republican | Don H. Dwyer Jr. | 16,807 | 16.4 | |
| Republican | Thomas R. Gardner | 15,321 | 14.9 | |
| Democratic | Mary Rosso (incumbent) | 15,127 | 14.8 | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Fleckenstein | 13,404 | 13.1 | |
| Write-ins | 73 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 102,575 | 100 | ||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John R. Leopold (incumbent) | 21,632 | 22.6 | |
| Democratic | Joan Cadden (incumbent) | 19,214 | 20.1 | |
| Democratic | Mary Rosso | 15,372 | 16.1 | |
| Republican | Victoria L. Schade (incumbent) | 15,366 | 16.1 | |
| Republican | Robert Schaeffer | 12,092 | 12.7 | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Fleckenstein | 11,862 | 12.4 | |
| Total votes | 95,538 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John R. Leopold | 19,960 | 24.3 | |
| Democratic | Joan Cadden (incumbent) | 16,492 | 20.1 | |
| Republican | Victoria L. Schade | 14,801 | 18.0 | |
| Democratic | W. Ray Huff (incumbent) | 14,203 | 17.3 | |
| Democratic | Charles Kolodziejski (incumbent) | 13,176 | 16.0 | |
| Republican | Douglas Arnold | 3,586 | 4.4 | |
| Total votes | 82,218 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Cadden | 17,201 | 21.4 | |
| Democratic | W. Ray Huff (incumbent) | 14,311 | 17.8 | |
| Democratic | Charles Kolodziejski (incumbent) | 14,230 | 17.7 | |
| Republican | James J. Riley | 13,420 | 16.7 | |
| Republican | Evelyn O. Kampmeyer | 10,732 | 13.4 | |
| Republican | Douglas Arnold | 10,415 | 13.0 | |
| Total votes | 80,309 | 100 | ||
1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John R. Leopold | 14,586 | 22.3 | |
| Democratic | W. Ray Huff | 14,005 | 21.4 | |
| Democratic | Charles Kolodziejski | 13,050 | 19.9 | |
| Democratic | James J. Riley | 12,895 | 19.7 | |
| Republican | Anthony J. Girandola | 5,950 | 9.1 | |
| Republican | Charles E. Beatty | 4,994 | 7.6 | |
| Total votes | 65,480 | 100 | ||