American legislative district
Maryland's legislative district 7
Senator
J. B. Jennings (R)
Delegate(s) Registration Demographics Population (2020) 140,902 Voting-age population 109,881 Registered voters 101,882
Maryland's Legislative District 7 is one of 47 districts in the state for the
Maryland General Assembly . The district currently consists of parts of
Baltimore County and
Harford County .
[1] The district includes the communities of
Bel Air North ,
Bel Air South ,
Bowleys Quarters ,
Edgewood ,
Fallston ,
Jarrettsville ,
Joppatowne ,
Kingsville ,
Middle River ,
Pleasant Hills ,
Rossville , and
White Marsh . The district was established in 1975.[
citation needed ]
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.
Demographic characteristics
As of the
2020 United States census , the district had a population of 140,902, of whom 109,881 (78.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 107,012 (75.9%)
White , 16,188 (11.5%)
African American , 377 (0.3%)
Native American , 5,905 (4.2%)
Asian , 47 (0.0%)
Pacific Islander , 2,611 (1.9%) from
some other race , and 8,755 (6.2%) from two or more races.
[2]
[3]
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 6,335 (4.5%) of the population.
[4]
The district had 101,882 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,236 (18.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 45,777 (44.9%) were registered as
Republicans , 35,311 (34.7%) were registered as
Democrats , and 907 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.
[5]
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the
State Senate by
J. B. Jennings (R) and in the
House of Delegates by
Kathy Szeliga (R, 7A),
Ryan Nawrocki (R, 7A), and
Lauren Arikan (R, 7B).
[6]
[7]
Election history
State Senate Elections Results
2014 General Election for Maryland State Senator – District 7
[8]
Voters to choose one:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
J. B. Jennings, Rep.
36,913
74.6%
Won
Kim Letke
12,502
25.3%
Lost
Other Write-Ins
46
0.1%
Lost
2010 General Election for Maryland State Senator – District 7
[9]
Voters to choose one:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
J. B. Jennings, Rep.
28,890
65.9%
Won
Rebecca Weir Nelson, Dem.
14,848
33.9%
Lost
Jim Stavropoulos, Jr. (Dem. write-in)
53
0.1%
Lost
Other Write-Ins
64
0.1%
Lost
House of Delegates Election Results
2018 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
[10]
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Kathy Szeliga
38,617
25.4%
Won
Lauren Arikan
35,476
23.3%
Won
Richard K. Impallaria
34,223
22.5%
Won
Allison Berkowitz
19,550
12.8%
Lost
Gordon Koerner
15,614
10.3%
Lost
Ryan Sullivan
8,443
5.5%
Lost
Other Write-Ins
324
0.2%
Lost
2018 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7
[11]
Voters to choose up to three:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Kathy Szeliga
7,127
23.3%
Won
Richard K. Impallaria
4,494
14.7%
Won
Lauren Arikan
4,173
13.6%
Won
Aaron Penman
3,216
10.5%
Lost
Bill Paulshock
2,869
9.4%
Lost
Michael Geppi
2,044
6.7%
Lost
David Seman
1,981
6.5%
Lost
Tammy Larkin
1,934
6.3%
Lost
Joshua Barlow
1,548
5.1%
Lost
Angela Sudano-Marcellino
498
1.6%
Lost
Russ English, Jr.
374
1.2%
Lost
Norm Gifford
219
0.7%
Lost
Trevor Leach
148
0.5%
Lost
2014 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
[12]
Voters to choose three:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Pat McDonough , Rep.
35,627
26.9%
Won
Kathy Szeliga , Rep.
33,197
25.0%
Won
Richard Impallaria , Rep.
32,560
24.6%
Won
Bob Bowle, Jr., Dem.
11,154
8.4%
Lost
Norman Gifford, Jr., Dem.
10,192
7.7%
Lost
Pete Definbaugh, Dem.
9,707
7.3%
Lost
Other Write-Ins
145
0.1%
Lost
2014 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7
[13]
Voters to choose up to three:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Pat McDonough
6,971
29.0%
Won
Kathy Szeliga
6,125
25.5%
Won
Richard K. Impallaria
5,790
24.1%
Won
David Seman
3,483
14.5%
Lost
Tina Sutherland
1,675
7.0%
Lost
2010 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
[14]
Voters to choose three:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Richard Impallaria , Rep.
27,217
23.1%
Won
Pat McDonough , Rep.
25,450
21.6%
Won
Kathy Szeliga , Rep.
24,573
20.9%
Won
Jeff Beard, Dem.
14,885
12.6%
Lost
Kristina A. Sargent, Dem.
13,551
11.5%
Lost
James Ward Morrow, Dem.
11,960
10.2%
Lost
Other Write-Ins
111
0.1%
Lost
2010 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7
[15]
Voters to choose up to three:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Pat McDonough
6,479
27.2%
Won
Richard K. Impallaria
5,678
23.8%
Won
Kathy Szeliga
4,021
16.9%
Won
Brian Bennett
1,838
7.7%
Lost
Marilyn Booker
1,808
7.6%
Lost
Roger Zajdel
1,783
7.5%
Lost
John Cromwell
1,031
4.3%
Lost
Jim Berndt
873
3.7%
Lost
Laine O. C. Clark
312
1.3%
Lost
2006 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
[16]
Voters to choose up to three:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Richard K Impallaria , Rep.
21,333
18.7%
Won
J. B. Jennings , Rep.
21,189
18.6%
Won
Pat McDonough, Rep.
23,184
20.3%
Won
Linda W. Hart, Dem.
17,122
15.0%
Lost
Jack Sturgill, Dem.
15,390
13.5%
Lost
Rebecca L. Nelson, Dem.
13,481
11.8%
Lost
Kim Fell,
Green
2,307
2.0%
Lost
Other Write-Ins
83
0.1%
Lost
2006 Republican Primary Election for House of Delegates - District 7
[17]
Voters to choose up to three:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outrcome
Pat McDonouogh
4,214
30.1%
Won
J.B. Jennings
3,798
27.1%
Won
Richard K. Impallaria
3,654
26.1%
Won
John T. Laing
1,499
10.7%
Lost
Nikolai Volkoff
845
6.0%
Lost
2002 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
[18]
Voters to choose up to three:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
J. B. Jennings , Rep.
22,470
20.4%
Won
Pat McDonough, Rep.
20,869
18.9%
Won
Richard Impallaria , Rep.
18,749
17.0%
Won
Nancy M. Hubers, Dem.
17,092
15.5%
Lost
Donna M. Felling , Dem.
14,205
12.9%
Lost
Randy Cogar, Dem.
13,926
12.6%
Lost
Michael F. Linder,
Libertarian
2,817
2.6%
Lost
Other Write-Ins
80
0.1%
Lost
2002 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7
[19]
Voters to choose up to three:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Pat McDonough
3,191
16.9%
Won
J.B. Jennings
3,126
16.5%
Won
Richard K. Impallaria
2,594
13.7%
Won
Sheryl L. Davis-Kohl
2,473
13.1%
Lost
Michael J. Davis
2,079
11.0%
Lost
Dilip B. Paliath
1,883
10.0%
Lost
Christopher Saffer
1,851
9.8%
Lost
Jackie Bailey
1,708
9.0%
Lost
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Maryland State Archives . March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2021 .
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"RACE" .
United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 17, 2021 .
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United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 17, 2021 .
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"HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE" .
United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 17, 2021 .
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Maryland State Archives . October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021 .
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"Maryland Delegates By District" .
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