Maryland Legislative District 5 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Carroll County, as well as a small part of southeastern Frederick County. Three delegates represent the district in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Demographic characteristics As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 131,865, of whom 103,299 (78.3%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 114,178 (86.6%) White, 4,795 (3.6%) African American, 311 (0.2%) Native American, 2,432 (1.8%) Asian, 49 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,232 (1.7%) from some other race, and 7,878 (6.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5,648 (4.3%) of the population.
The district had 95,522 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,265 (20.2%) were registered as unaffiliated, 49,658 (52.0%) were registered as Republicans, 25,112 (26.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 800 (0.8%) were registered to other parties.
Political representation The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Justin D. Ready (R) and in the House of Delegates by April Rose (R), Christopher Eric Bouchat (R) and Chris Tomlinson (R).
Election history Years Senator Party Electoral history January 18, 1967–January 3, 1975 Paul J. Bailey Republican Elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1970.Retired. January 3, 1975–January 10, 1979 C. A. Porter Hopkins Republican Elected in 1974.Retired. January 10, 1979–January 12, 1983 Francis X. Kelly Democratic Elected in 1978.Redistricted to the 10th district. January 12, 1983–October 15, 1989 Raymond E. Beck Republican Elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1986.Resigned to become a CarrollCounty Circuit Court Judge. December 18, 1989–January 9, 1991 Sharon W. Hornberger Republican Appointed to finish Kelly's term.Lost renomination. January 9, 1991–January 12, 2011 Larry E. Haines Republican Elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2006.Retired. January 12, 2011–January 23, 2015 Joseph M. Getty Republican Elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2014.Resigned. February 2, 2015–present Justin Ready Republican Appointed to finish Getty's term.Elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2022.
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