Maryland Legislative District 8

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Delegate(s)
Registration
Demographics
Maryland's legislative district 8
Represents
part of Baltimore County
SenatorCarl W. Jackson (D)
Delegate(s)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)128,063
Voting-age population100,573
Registered voters85,483

Maryland's Legislative District 8 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. The district currently consists of part of Baltimore County, Maryland.[1] The district includes the communities of Carney, Overlea, Parkville, Perry Hall, Rosedale, Rossville, Towson, and White Marsh. The District was established in 1975. The district also represented a small portion of Northeast Baltimore City, Maryland from 1995 to 2002.[2]

The district is represented by one State Senator and three State Delegates all of which serve four year terms elected during the Maryland Gubernatorial Elections.

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 128,063, of whom 100,573 (78.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 66,336 (51.8%) White, 38,866 (30.3%) African American, 419 (0.3%) Native American, 10,891 (8.5%) Asian, 25 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,920 (3.1%) from some other race, and 7,584 (5.9%) from two or more races.[3][4] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,625 (6.0%) of the population.[5]

The district had 85,483 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 15,859 (18.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 22,639 (26.5%) were registered as Republicans, 45,541 (53.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 889 (1.0%) were registered to other parties.[6]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Carl W. Jackson (D). It is represented by the House of Delegates by Nick Allen (D), Harry Bhandari (D), and Kim Ross (D).[7][8]

Election history

State Senate election results

House of Delegates election results

References

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