Maryland House of Delegates District 37A

Maryland's legislative district 37A
Represents parts of Dorchester and Wicomico Counties
Delegate(s)	Sheree Sample-Hughes (D)
Registration	60.4% Democratic 21.1% Republican 16.9% unaffiliated
Demographics	34.0% White 52.8% Black/African American 0.5% Native American 1.4% Asian 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4.6% Other race 6.6% Two or more races 8.4% Hispanic
Population (2020)	43,123
Voting-age population	32,129
Registered voters	25,349

Maryland House of Delegates District 37A is one of the 71 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict 37B, it makes up the 37th district of the Maryland Senate. District 37A includes parts of Dorchester and Wicomico Counties, and is represented by one delegate.^[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 43,123, of whom 32,129 (74.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 14,660 (34.0%) White, 22,766 (52.8%) African American, 237 (0.5%) Native American, 616 (1.4%) Asian, 10 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,974 (4.6%) from some other race, and 2,860 (6.6%) from two or more races.^[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,611 (8.4%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 25,349 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 4,284 (16.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 15,318 (60.4%) were registered as Democrats, 5,341 (21.1%) were registered as Republicans, and 243 (1.0%) were registered to other parties.^[5]

Past Election Results

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Rudolph C. Cane	Democratic	4,774	56.5%	Won[6]
Doug Scott	Republican	3,673	43.4%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		9	0.1%

2006

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Rudolph C. Cane	Democratic	7,405	98.7%	Won[7]
Other Write-Ins		95	1.3%

2010

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Rudolph C. Cane	Democratic	6,604	63.2%	Won[8]
Dustin Mills	Republican	3,828	36.7%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		11	0.1%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Sheree Sample-Hughes	Democratic	6,204	98.5%	Won[9]
Other Write-Ins		94	1.5%

2018

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Sheree Sample-Hughes	Democratic	7,462	68.5%	Won[10]
Frank E. Cooke	Republican	3,413	31.3%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		15	0.1%

References

1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 37". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
4. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 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 January 18, 2023.
6. "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Retrieved January 18, 2023.
7. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 37A". Retrieved January 18, 2023.
8. "2010 General Election Results". Retrieved January 18, 2023.
9. "2014 Election Results". Retrieved January 18, 2023.
10. "2018 Election Results". Retrieved January 18, 2023.