Maryland House of Delegates District 9B

Maryland House of Delegates District 9B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 9A, it makes up the 9th district of the Maryland Senate. District 9B includes part of Howard County, and is represented by one delegate.^[1]

Maryland's legislative district 9B
Represents part of Howard County
Delegate(s)	Courtney Watson (D)
Registration	50.2% Democratic 24.3% Republican 24.1% unaffiliated
Demographics	49.4% White 10.2% Black/African American 0.3% Native American 31.7% Asian 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.9% Other race 6.5% Two or more races 4.8% Hispanic
Population (2020)	46,786
Voting-age population	35,064
Registered voters	31,234

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 46,786, of whom 35,064 (74.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 23,113 (49.4%) White, 4,768 (10.2%) African American, 118 (0.3%) Native American, 14,835 (31.7%) Asian, 19 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 912 (1.9%) from some other race, and 3,034 (6.5%) from two or more races.^[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,246 (4.8%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 31,234 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 7,542 (24.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 7,575 (24.3%) were registered as Republicans, 15,665 (50.2%) were registered as Democrats, and 287 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.^[5]

Past Election Results

1998

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
James M. Kelly	Republican	9,514	100.0%	Won[6]

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Susan W. Krebs	Republican	10,093	62.0%	Won[7]
Kenneth Holniker	Democratic	6,152	37.8%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		27	0.2%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Susan Krebs	Republican	12,059	72.1%	Won[8]
Anita Lombardi Riley	Democratic	4,621	27.6%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		38	0.2%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Susan Krebs	Republican	12,488	73.5%	Won[9]
Anita Lombardi Riley	Democratic	4,442	26.2%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		53	0.3%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Robert Flanagan	Republican	8,202	54.9%	Won[10]
Tom Coale	Democratic	6,736	45.1%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		12	0.1%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Courtney Watson	Democratic	11,742	57.4%	Won[11]
Robert Flanagan	Republican	8,680	42.4%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		26	0.1%

References

1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 9". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
4. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
5. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
6. "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
7. "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
8. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 09B". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
9. "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
10. "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
11. "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.