Maryland House of Delegates District 36

Incumbents

Steve Arentz

Assumed office: November 19, 2013

Jeff Ghrist

Assumed office: January 14, 2015

Jay Jacobs

Assumed office: January 12, 2011

Maryland House of Delegates District 36 is represented bySteve Arentz (R),Jeff Ghrist (R), andJay Jacobs (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Maryland state representatives represented an average of43,867 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented41,063 residents.

About the office

Members of theMaryland House of Delegates servefour-year terms and are not subject toterm limits. Maryland legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.^[1]

Qualifications

See also:State legislature candidate requirements by state

Section 9 of Article 3 of theMaryland Constitution states, "A person is eligible to serve as a Senator or Delegate, who on the date of the person's election, (1) is a citizen of the State of Maryland, (2) has resided therein for at least one year next preceding that date, and (3) if the district that the person has been chosen to represent has been established for at least six months prior to the date of the person's election, has resided in that district for six months next preceding that date and, beginning January 1, 2024, has maintained a primary place of abode in that district for six months next preceding that date.

If the district that the person has been chosen to represent has been established less than six months prior to the date of the person's election, then in addition to (1) and (2) above, the person shall have resided in the district for as long as it has been established and, beginning January 1, 2024, shall have maintained a primary place of abode in the district for as long as it has been established.

A person is eligible to serve as a Senator, if the person has attained the age of twenty-five years, or as a Delegate, if the person has attained the age of twenty-one years, on the date of the person's election."^[2]

Section 12 of Article I of theMaryland Constitution states, [A] person is ineligible to enter upon the duties of, or to continue to serve in, an elective office created by or pursuant to the provisions of this Constitution if the person was not a registered voter in this State on the date of the person's election or appointment to that term or if, at any time thereafter and prior to completion of the term, the person ceases to be a registered voter."^[2]

Salaries

See also:Comparison of state legislative salaries

Vacancies

See also:How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in theMaryland General Assembly, thegovernor is responsible for appointing a replacement.^[4]

The governor makes an appointment based on the recommendations of the political party committee that holds the vacant seat. The political party committee has up to 30 days after the vacancy to submit a list of recommended candidates to the governor. If the party committee fails to act by the 30-day deadline, or if the former officeholder was not affiliated with any party, the governor has 15 days to appoint a person from the political party that last held the seat.^[5]

The person appointed to the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.^[6]

See sources:Maryland Const. Art. 3, Sec. 13

District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also:Redistricting in Maryland after the 2020 census

Maryland adopted legislative maps on January 27, 2022, when theMaryland House of Delegates approved new legislative district boundaries that had been approved on January 20, 2022, by theMaryland State Senate. The vote in the state Senate was 32-14 and in the House of Delegates was 95-42, both strictly along party lines.^{[7][8][9][10]}Since legislative maps are not subject to gubernatorial veto, the maps were therefore enacted.

How does redistricting in Maryland work? In Maryland, the primary authority to adopt both congressional and state legislative district lines rests with the state legislature. Thegovernor submits a state legislative redistricting proposal (an advisory commission appointed by the governor assists in drafting this proposal). The state legislature may pass its own plan by joint resolution, which is not subject to gubernatorial veto. If the legislature fails to approve its own plan, the governor's plan takes effect. Congressional lines are adopted solely by the legislature and may be vetoed by the governor.^[11]

TheMaryland Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous, compact, and "give 'due regard' for political boundaries and natural features." No such requirements apply to congressional districts.^[11]

Elections

2022

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)

IncumbentJay Jacobs, incumbentJeff Ghrist, and incumbentSteve Arentz won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Jacobs (R)	32.9	36,249
✔		Jeff Ghrist (R)	32.3	35,640
✔		Steve Arentz (R)	32.2	35,541
		Other/Write-in votes	2.6	2,854

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)

IncumbentSteve Arentz, incumbentJay Jacobs, and incumbentJeff Ghrist advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Arentz	33.7	10,304
✔		Jay Jacobs	33.5	10,251
✔		Jeff Ghrist	32.9	10,059

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,614
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jackie Gregory (R)

2018

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Arentz (R)	22.6	29,092
✔		Jay Jacobs (R)	22.5	28,897
✔		Jeff Ghrist (R)	21.1	27,087
	Submit photo	Crystal Woodward (D)	12.5	16,032
	Submit photo	Michael Welker (D)	11.0	14,201
		Keirien Taylor (D)	10.3	13,246
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	72

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 128,627
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)

Crystal Woodward,Keirien Taylor, andMichael Welker advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Crystal Woodward	33.8	5,167
✔		Keirien Taylor	33.6	5,128
✔	Submit photo	Michael Welker	32.6	4,979

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 15,274
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Jacobs	25.7	6,685
✔		Jeff Ghrist	24.4	6,348
✔		Steve Arentz	21.7	5,641
	Submit photo	Michael Smigiel Jr.	11.3	2,936
	Submit photo	Rick Bowers	8.6	2,244
	Submit photo	Wick Dudley	8.1	2,113

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 25,967
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2014

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for theMaryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thefiling deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014.Irving Pinder andRobert Alan Thornton, Jr. were unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileJeff Ghrist and incumbentsSteve Arentz andJay A. Jacobs defeated incumbentMichael D. Smigiel, Sr.,Rod Heinze,Alan McCarthy andJ.D. Uhler in the Republican primary. Jacobs, Arentz and Ghrist defeated Pinder and Thornton for three seats in the general election.^[12][13][14]

Maryland House of Delegates District 36, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jay JacobsIncumbent	29.8%	33,579
	Republican	Jeff Ghrist	24.2%	27,259
	Republican	Steve ArentzIncumbent	22.7%	25,516
	Democratic	Irving Pinder	12.5%	14,045
	Democratic	Robert Alan Thornton, Jr.	10.8%	12,184
Total Votes				112,583

Maryland House of Delegates, District 36 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jay JacobsIncumbent	26.4%	6,796
Steve ArentzIncumbent	26.1%	6,732
Jeff Ghrist	16.7%	4,307
Michael Smigiel, Sr.Incumbent	16.2%	4,163
Alan McCarthy	8%	2,067
J.D. Uhler	4.1%	1,048
Rod Heinze	2.5%	641
Total Votes		25,754

2010

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Elections for the office of Maryland House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on September 14, 2010, and a general election onNovember 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 6, 2010.Jay Jacobs (R) and incumbentsMichael Smigiel, Sr. andStephen Hershey, Jr. (R) defeatedWilliam Manlove (D) andArthur Hock (D) in the general election. Hershey defeated incumbentRichard Sossi in the Republican primary in Queen Anne's County.^[15][16]

Maryland House of Delegates, District 36, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stephen Hershey, Jr.	26.9%	32,364
	Republican	Michael Smigiel, Jr.Incumbent	22.4%	26,979
	Republican	Jay Jacobs	22.4%	26,925
	Democratic	William Manlove	14.5%	17,453
	Democratic	Arthur Hock	13.7%	16,472
Total Votes				120,193

Maryland House of Delegates, District 36, Queen Anne's County Republican Primary, 2010
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stephen Hershey, Jr.	50.7%	5,382
Richard SossiIncumbent	49.3%	5,229
Total Votes		10,611

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2022, candidates for Maryland House of Delegates District 36 raised a total of $1,258,379. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $24,200 on average. All figures come fromFollow the Money

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland State Legislature
• Maryland House of Delegates
• Maryland State Senate

External links

• Maryland Legislature

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