| Maryland's legislative district 44 | |
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| Represents parts of theCity of Baltimore andBaltimore County | |
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| Senator | Charles E. Sydnor III (D) |
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| Population (2020) | 114,562 |
| Voting-age population | 89,485 |
| Registered voters | 79,901 |
Maryland House of Delegates District 44 is one of 47 legislative districts in the state ofMaryland and is one of the 5 located entirely withinBaltimore City and part ofBaltimore County.[1]
Voters in this district selected three Delegates every four years to represent them in theMaryland House of Delegates. After the 2010 Census, the district was divided into two sub-districts for theMaryland House of Delegates:District 44A andDistrict 44B.
As of the2020 United States census, the district had a population of 114,562, of whom 89,485 (78.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 25,346 (22.1%)White, 71,041 (62.0%)African American, 373 (0.3%)Native American, 8,094 (7.1%)Asian, 33 (0.0%)Pacific Islander, 3,896 (3.4%) fromsome other race, and 5,778 (5.0%) from two or more races.[2][3]Hispanic orLatino of any race were 6,422 (5.6%) of the population.[4]
The district had 79,901 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 10,992 (13.8%) were registered as unaffiliated, 7,840 (9.8%) were registered asRepublicans, 59,900 (75.0%) were registered asDemocrats, and 757 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.[5]
The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in theState Senate byCharles E. Sydnor III (D) and in theHouse of Delegates byEric Ebersole (D, District 44A),Sheila S. Ruth (D, District 44B) andAletheia McCaskill (D, District 44B).[6][7]
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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| Keith E. Haynes | 4859 | 25.9% | Won |
| Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. | 4481 | 13.9% | Won |
| Melvin L. Stukes | 3321 | 17.7% | Won |
| Ruth M. Kirk | 2860 | 15.2% | Lost |
| Chris Blake | 973 | 5.1% | Lost |
| Gary T. English | 907 | 4.8% | Lost |