Maryland Legislative District 3

Maryland's legislative district 3
Represents part of Frederick County
Senator	Karen Lewis Young (D)
Delegate(s)	Kenneth P. Kerr (D) Kris Fair (D) Karen Simpson (D)
Registration	46.3% Democratic 29.3% Republican 23.3% unaffiliated
Demographics	59.0% White 15.5% Black/African American 0.6% Native American 6.0% Asian 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8.1% Other race 10.7% Two or more races 16.6% Hispanic
Population (2022)	143,766
Voting-age population	110,187
Registered voters	98,230

Maryland's Legislative District 3 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Frederick County. Up until the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, the district was divided into two sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 3A and District 3B.^[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 143,766, of whom 110,187 (76.6%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 84,892 (59.0%) White, 22,308 (15.5%) African American, 809 (0.6%) Native American, 8,652 (6.0%) Asian, 53 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 11,644 (8.1%) from some other race, and 15,341 (10.7%) from two or more races.^[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23,875 (16.6%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 93,691 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 21,788 (23.3%) were registered as unaffiliated, 27,442 (29.3%) were registered as Republicans, 43,356 (46.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 425 (0.5%) were registered to other parties.^[5]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Karen Lewis Young (D) and in the House of Delegates by Kris Fair (D), Karen Simpson (D) and Kenneth P. Kerr (D).^[6][7]

Election history

For District 3A, see Maryland House of Delegates District 3A. For District 3B, see Maryland House of Delegates District 3B.

Multi-member Senate district (1967–1975)

Year	District 3-A		District 3-B		District 3-C
1967	Thomas M. Anderson Jr.	Louise Gore	Blair Lee III	Margaret Schweinhaut	James Clark Jr.
1968
1969			Victor Crawford
1970
1971	James S. McAuliffe Jr.	Newton Steers
1972
1973
1974

Single-member Senate district (1975–present)

Years	Senator		Party	Electoral history
January 13, 1971 – March 1, 1983		Edward P. Thomas Jr.	Republican	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Died.[8]
March 26, 1983 – January 13, 1999		John W. Derr	Republican	Appointed to finish Thomas's term.[9] Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1994. Lost renomination.
January 13, 1999 – January 12, 2011		Alex Mooney	Republican	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election.
January 12, 2011 – January 11, 2023		Ronald N. Young	Democratic	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Retired.
January 11, 2023 – present		Karen Lewis Young	Democratic	Elected in 2022.

References

1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 3". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
4. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
5. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
6. "Maryland Senators By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
7. "Maryland Delegates By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
8. Shultz, Michael (March 2, 1983). "Obituary for Edward P. Thomas". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
9. "Derr sworn in as Md. senator". Associated Press. March 26, 1983. Retrieved October 31, 2024.