Maryland House of Delegates District 1C

Maryland House of Delegates District 1C is one of the 67 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.^[1] Since 2023, it has been represented by Terry Baker, a Republican.^[2]

Maryland's legislative district 1C
Represents parts of Allegany County and Washington County
Delegate(s)	Terry Baker (R)
Registration	52.2% Republican 27.5% Democratic 18.6% unaffiliated
Demographics	87.3% White 5.5% Black/African American 0.2% Native American 1.1% Asian 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.8% Other race 5.1% Two or more races 2.3% Hispanic
Population (2020)	39,382
Voting-age population	31,702
Registered voters	25,840

District 1C was created in the 1994 election, splitting off from District 1B, which until then had elected 2 delegates.^[3]

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.^[4][5] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 914 (2.3%) of the population.^[6]

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.^[7]

Past Election Results

1994

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Casper R. Taylor Jr.	Democratic	5,928	100.0%	Won^[8]

1998

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Casper R. Taylor Jr.	Democratic	6,205	70.1%	Won^[9]
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^[10]
Casper R. Taylor Jr.	Democratic	5,581	49.6%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		8	0.1%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
LeRoy E. Myers Jr.	Republican	6,398	57.2%	Won^[11]
Brian K. Grim	Democratic	4,769	42.7%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		13	0.1%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
LeRoy E. Myers Jr.	Republican	7,554	69.7%	Won^[12]
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^[13]
Nick Scarpelli	Democratic	4,809	42.9%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		9	0.1%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Mike McKay	Republican	10,228	82.1%	Won^[14]
Daniel DelMonte	Green	2,177	17.5%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		54	0.4%

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.^[15]
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. "Maryland House of Delegates District 1C". Ballotpedia.
2. "Members - Delegate Terry L. Baker". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
3. "Betty Workman | Seventh State".
4. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
5. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
6. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
7. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
8. "1994 Gubernatorial Election". elections.maryland.gov.
9. "1998 Gubernatorial Election". elections.maryland.gov.
10. "2002 Gubernatorial Election". elections.maryland.gov.
11. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 01C". elections.maryland.gov.
12. "2010 General Election Results". elections.maryland.gov.
13. "2014 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov.
14. "2018 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov.
15. "NotFound".