Maryland Legislative District 4

Maryland's Legislative District 4 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers parts of Frederick County and Carroll County.^[1]

Maryland's legislative district 4
Represents parts of Frederick County and Carroll County
Senator	William Folden (R)
Delegate(s)	Barrie S. Ciliberti (R) April Fleming Miller (R) Jesse T. Pippy (R)
Registration	45.2% Republican 30.9% Democratic 22.8% unaffiliated
Demographics	82.1% White 4.1% Black/African American 0.3% Native American 3.7% Asian 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.3% Other race 7.6% Two or more races 6.5% Hispanic
Population (2020)	141,284
Voting-age population	107,625
Registered voters	102,375

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 141,284, of whom 107,625 (76.2%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 115,959 (82.1%) White, 5,755 (4.1%) African American, 389 (0.3%) Native American, 5,177 (3.7%) Asian, 85 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 3,197 (2.3%) from some other race, and 10,736 (7.6%) from two or more races.^[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9,166 (6.5%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 102,375 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 23,301 (22.8%) were registered as unaffiliated, 46,243 (45.2%) were registered as Republicans, 31,657 (30.9%) were registered as Democrats, and 455 (0.4%) were registered to other parties.^[5]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by William Folden (R) and in the House of Delegates by Barrie S. Ciliberti (R), April Fleming Miller (R) and Jesse T. Pippy (R).^[6][7]

Election history

Multi-member Senate district (1967–1975)

Year	District 4-A	District 4-B		District 4-C
1967	Edward T. Conroy	Meyer M. Emanuel Jr.	Royal Hart	Fred L. Wineland	Steny Hoyer
1968
1969
1970
1971			William J. Goodman	Peter A. Bozick
1972
1973
1974

Single-member Senate district (1975–present)

Years	Senator		Party	Electoral history
January 18, 1967 – January 11, 1995		Charles H. Smelser	Democratic	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
January 11, 1995 – January 8, 2003		Timothy R. Ferguson	Republican	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Lost renomination.
January 8, 2003 – January 15, 2015		David R. Brinkley	Republican	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Lost renomination.
January 15, 2015 – January 11, 2023		Michael Hough	Republican	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to run for Frederick County Executive.
January 11, 2023 – present		William Folden	Republican	Elected in 2022.

References

1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 4". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
4. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
5. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
6. "Maryland Senators By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
7. "Maryland Delegates By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.