Maryland House of Delegates District 1C

Maryland's legislative district 1C
Represents
parts of Allegany County and Washington County
Delegate(s)Terry Baker (R)
Registration
Demographics
Population (2020)39,382
Voting-age population31,702
Registered voters25,840

Maryland House of Delegates District 1C is one of the 71 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 1A and 1B, it makes up the 1st district of the Maryland Senate. Situated in Western Maryland, District 1C covers parts of Allegany County and Washington County. It is represented by one delegate.[1][2] Since 2023, it has been represented by Terry Baker, a Republican.[3]

District 1C was created in the 1994 election, splitting off from District 1B, which until then had elected 2 delegates.[4]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 39,382, of whom 31,702 (80.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 34,371 (87.3%) White, 2,157 (5.5%) African American, 92 (0.2%) Native American, 418 (1.1%) Asian, 3 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 317 (0.8%) from some other race, and 2,010 (5.1%) from two or more races.[5][6] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 914 (2.3%) of the population.[7]

The district had 25,840 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 4,813 (18.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 13,484 (52.2%) were registered as Republicans, 7,098 (27.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 238 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.[8]

Past Election Results

1994

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Casper R. Taylor Jr. Democratic 5,928 100.0% Won[9]

1998

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Casper R. Taylor Jr. Democratic 6,205 70.1% Won[10]
Eileen Brinker Steele Republican 2,648 29.9% Lost

2002

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
LeRoy E. Myers Jr. Republican 5,657 50.3% Won[11]
Casper R. Taylor Jr. Democratic 5,581 49.6% Lost
Other Write-Ins 8 0.1%

2006

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
LeRoy E. Myers Jr. Republican 6,398 57.2% Won[12]
Brian K. Grim Democratic 4,769 42.7% Lost
Other Write-Ins 13 0.1%

2010

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
LeRoy E. Myers Jr. Republican 7,554 69.7% Won[13]
Ronald Lohr Democratic 3,267 30.1% Lost
Other Write-Ins 22 0.2%

2014

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Mike McKay Republican 6,388 57.0% Won[14]
Nick Scarpelli Democratic 4,809 42.9% Lost
Other Write-Ins 9 0.1%

2018

Name Party Votes Percent Outcome
Mike McKay Republican 10,228 82.1% Won[15]
Daniel DelMonte Green 2,177 17.5% Lost
Other Write-Ins 54 0.4%

2022

Two-term Republican incumbent Mike McKay announced on July 21, 2021, that he would run for state Senate instead of seeking a third term.[16]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry L. Baker 4,078 100.0
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carrie R. Hinton 1,483 100.0
Results by precinct
  Baker
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Hinton
  •   50–60%
2022 Maryland's 1C House of Delegates district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry L. Baker 11,336 75.95%
Democratic Carrie R. Hinton 3,287 22.02%
Green Charlotte McBrearty 297 1.99%
Write-in 6 0.04%
Total votes 14,926 100.00%
Republican hold

List of delegates

Delegate Party Years Electoral history
Casper R. Taylor Jr. Democratic January 1995 –
January 8, 2003		 Lost reelection in 2002.
LeRoy E. Myers Jr. Republican January 8, 2003 –
January 2015		 Retired December 1, 2014.[17]
Mike McKay Republican January 2015 –
present		 Elected in 2014. Retired to successfully run for the Maryland Senate in 2022.
Terry Baker Republican January 11, 2023 –
present		 Elected in 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "MD-2022 House Official - Plan Components by Precinct w/ Pop Detail" (PDF). Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ "2022 Maryland Legislative Districts - Number of Delegates Table" (PDF). Maryland Department of Planning. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Members - Delegate Terry L. Baker". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Betty Workman | Seventh State".
  5. ↑ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ "1994 Gubernatorial Election". elections.maryland.gov.
  10. ↑ "1998 Gubernatorial Election". elections.maryland.gov.
  11. ↑ "2002 Gubernatorial Election". elections.maryland.gov.
  12. ↑ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 01C". elections.maryland.gov.
  13. ↑ "2010 General Election Results". elections.maryland.gov.
  14. ↑ "2014 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov.
  15. ↑ "2018 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov.
  16. ↑ Kurtz, Josh (July 21, 2021). "GOP Race to Replace Sen. Edwards Quickly Taking Shape". Maryland Matters. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  17. ↑ "NotFound".
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