Maryland Legislative District 1

Maryland's Legislative District 1 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers Allegany County, Garrett County and part of Washington County. The district is divided into three sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 1A, District 1B and District 1C.^[1]

Maryland's legislative district 1
Represents Allegany County, Garrett County and part of Washington County
Senator	Michael W. McKay (R)
Delegate(s)	James C. Hinebaugh Jr. (R) (District 1A) Jason C. Buckel (R) (District 1B) Terry L. Baker (R) (District 1C)
Registration	56.4% Republican 25.7% Democratic 16.4% unaffiliated
Demographics	88.9% White 5.2% Black/African American 0.2% Native American 0.9% Asian 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7% Other race 4.0% Two or more races 1.7% Hispanic
Population (2020)	115,613
Voting-age population	94,137
Registered voters	76,701

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 115,613, of whom 94,137 (81.4%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 102,833 (88.9%) White, 6,001 (5.2%) African American, 214 (0.2%) Native American, 1,041 (0.9%) Asian, 23 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 812 (0.7%) from some other race, and 4,673 (4.0%) from two or more races.^[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,974 (1.7%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 76,701 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 12,611 (16.4%) were registered as unaffiliated, 43,241 (56.4%) were registered as Republicans, 19,686 (25.7%) were registered as Democrats, and 1,163 (1.5%) were registered to other parties.^[5]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Michael W. McKay (R) and in the House of Delegates by James C. Hinebaugh Jr. (R, District 1A, Garrett County and part of Allegany County), Jason C. Buckel (R, District 1B, part of Allegany County) and Terry L. Baker (R, District 1C, parts of Allegany and Washington Counties).^[6][7]

Election history

For District 1A, see Maryland House of Delegates District 1A. For District 1B, see Maryland House of Delegates District 1B. For District 1C, see Maryland House of Delegates District 1C.

Years	Senator		Party	Electoral history
January 18, 1967 – January 13, 1971		Ronald C. Brubaker	Democratic	Elected in 1966. Lost re-election.
January 13, 1971 – January 12, 1983		Edward J. Mason	Republican	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Lost renomination.
January 12, 1983 – January 9, 1991		John N. Bambacus	Republican	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Retired.
January 9, 1991 – January 10, 2007		John J. Hafer	Republican	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Retired.
January 10, 2007 – January 11, 2023		George C. Edwards	Republican	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Retired.
January 11, 2023 – present		Mike McKay	Republican	Elected in 2022.

Election results, 1986-present

For District 1A, see Maryland House of Delegates District 1A. For District 1B, see Maryland House of Delegates District 1B. For District 1C, see Maryland House of Delegates District 1C.

Senate

Maryland general election, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George C. Edwards (incumbent)	34,966	98.3	0.9
Total votes			35,559	100.0

Maryland general election, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George C. Edwards (incumbent)	30,374	99.2	0.1
Total votes			30,614	100.0

Maryland general election, 2010^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George C. Edwards (incumbent)	30,012	99.3	26.6
Total votes			30,229	100.0

Maryland general election, 2006^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George C. Edwards	25,365	72.7	26.7
	Democratic	Thomas Conlon	9,489	27.2	27.2
Total votes			34,873	100.0

Maryland general election, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John J. Hafer (incumbent)	29,602	99.4	0.6
Total votes			29,782	100.0

Maryland general election, 1998^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John J. Hafer (incumbent)	20,552	100.0	29.0
Total votes			29,782	100.0

Maryland general election, 1994^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John J. Hafer (incumbent)	20,496	71	12
	Democratic	Edward A. Malloy Jr.	8,209	29	12
Total votes			28,705	100.0

Maryland general election, 1990^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John J. Hafer	14,397	59	41
	Democratic	Daniel F. McMullen	10,126	41	41
Total votes			24,523	100.0

Maryland general election, 1986^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John N. Bambacus	16,370	100
Total votes			16,370	100.0

See also

• Maryland House of Delegates District 1A
• Maryland House of Delegates District 1B
• Maryland House of Delegates District 1C