Maryland Legislative District 46 is one of 47 legislative districts in the state of Maryland and is one of the 5 located entirely within Baltimore City. The district is represented by three delegates in the Maryland House of Delegates. It encompasses all or part of at least six city council districts, including the First district, Second district, Tenth district, Eleventh district, Twelfth district and Thirteenth district.
Demographic characteristics As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 124,898, of whom 101,213 (81.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 58,975 (47.2%) White, 33,946 (27.2%) African American, 949 (0.8%) Native American, 4,987 (4.0%) Asian, 27 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 15,887 (12.7%) from some other race, and 10,130 (8.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24,224 (19.4%) of the population.
The district had 74,540 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 13,962 (18.7%) were registered as unaffiliated, 10,576 (14.2%) were registered as Republicans, 48,847 (65.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 656 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.
Political representation The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Bill Ferguson (D) and in the House of Delegates by Luke Clippinger (D), Robbyn Lewis (D) and Mark Edelson (D).
Election results + 2022 Race for Maryland Senate – 46th DistrictNameVotesPercentOutcomeBill Ferguson, Democratic24,977 84.6% WonEmmanuel Digman, Republican4,486 12.2% LostOther write-ins50 .2% Lost
+ 2022 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 46th District Voters to choose three:NameVotesPercentOutcomeLuke Clippinger, Democratic22,162 30.7% WonMark Edelson, Democratic22,103 30.6% WonRobbyn Lewis, Democratic22,274 30.1% WonPete Waters, Republican5,492 7.6% LostOther write-ins265 .4% Lost
+ 2018 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 46th District Voters to choose three:NameVotesPercentOutcomeLuke Clippinger, Democratic23,023 27.8% WonRobbyn Lewis, Democratic22,582 27.3% WonBrooke Lierman, Democratic23,711 28.6% WonJeremy Baron, Republican6,879 8.3% LostNicholas Wentworth, Republican6,324 7.6% LostOther write-ins289 .3% Lost
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