Maryland House of Delegates District 31B

Maryland's legislative district 31B
Represents part of Anne Arundel County
Delegate(s)	Brian Chisholm (R) Nic Kipke (R)
Registration	42.8% Republican 33.8% Democratic 22.1% unaffiliated
Demographics	77.4% White 9.6% Black/African American 0.3% Native American 3.0% Asian 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.3% Other race 7.4% Two or more races 5.4% Hispanic
Population (2020)	94,575
Voting-age population	74,051
Registered voters	68,617

Maryland House of Delegates District 31B was one of the 67 districts that composed the Maryland House of Delegates between 2015 and 2023. Along with subdistrict 31A, it made up the 31st district of the Maryland Senate. District 31B included part of Anne Arundel County, and was represented by two delegates.^[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 94,575, of whom 74,051 (78.3%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 73,156 (77.4%) White, 9,076 (9.6%) African American, 302 (0.3%) Native American, 2,875 (3.0%) Asian, 42 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,139 (2.3%) from some other race, and 6,960 (7.4%) from two or more races.^[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5,137 (5.4%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 68,617 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 15,160 (22.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 29,386 (42.8%) were registered as Republicans, 23,168 (33.8%) were registered as Democrats, and 428 (0.6%) were registered to other parties.^[5]

Past Election Results

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Nic Kipke	Republican	20,858	39.9%	Won[6]
Meagan Simonaire	Republican	19,555	37.4%	Won
Jeremiah Chiappelli	Democratic	6,332	12.1%	Lost
Doug Morris	Democratic	5,394	10.3%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		88	0.2%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Brian Chisholm	Republican	20,573	33.2%	Won[7]
Nic Kipke	Republican	20,434	33.0%	Won
Karen Patricia Simpson	Democratic	11,257	18.2%	Lost
Harry E. Freeman	Democratic	9,602	15.5%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		49	0.1%

References

1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 31". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
4. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
5. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
6. "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
7. "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.