# Maryland Legislative District 7

Maryland's Legislative District 7 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. The district currently consists of parts of Baltimore County and Harford County. The district includes the communities of Bel Air North, Bel Air South, Bowleys Quarters, Edgewood, Fallston, Jarrettsville, Joppatowne, Kingsville, Middle River, Pleasant Hills, Rossville, and White Marsh. The district was established in 1975.
The district is represented by one State Senator and three State Delegates all of which serve four year terms elected during the Maryland Gubernatorial Elections.

## Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 140,902, of whom 109,881 (78.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 107,012 (75.9%) White, 16,188 (11.5%) African American, 377 (0.3%) Native American, 5,905 (4.2%) Asian, 47 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,611 (1.9%) from some other race, and 8,755 (6.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,335 (4.5%) of the population.
The district had 101,882 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,236 (18.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 45,777 (44.9%) were registered as Republicans, 35,311 (34.7%) were registered as Democrats, and 907 (0.9%) were registered to other parties.

## Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by J. B. Jennings (R) and in the House of Delegates by Kathy Szeliga (R, 7A), Ryan Nawrocki (R, 7A), and Lauren Arikan (R, 7B).

## Election history

| Session | Senate | Delegates | Delegates | Delegates |
| 1975 | Donald P. Hutchinson (D) | Peter J. Basilone (D) | Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) | Michael H. Weir Sr. (D) |
| 1976 | Donald P. Hutchinson (D) | Peter J. Basilone (D) | Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) | Michael H. Weir Sr. (D) |
| 1977 | Donald P. Hutchinson (D) | Peter J. Basilone (D) | Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) | Michael H. Weir Sr. (D) |
| 1978 | Donald P. Hutchinson (D) | James N. Hart (D) | Michael J. Collins (D) | Michael H. Weir Sr. (D) |
| 1979 | Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) | R. Terry Connelly | Michael J. Collins (D) | Michael H. Weir Sr. (D) |
| 1980 | Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) | R. Terry Connelly | Michael J. Collins (D) | Michael H. Weir Sr. (D) |
| 1981 | Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) | R. Terry Connelly | Michael J. Collins (D) | Michael H. Weir Sr. (D) |
| 1982 | Dennis F. Rasmussen (D) | R. Terry Connelly | Michael J. Collins (D) | Michael H. Weir Sr. (D) |
| 1983 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1984 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1985 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1986 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1987 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1988 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Robert R. Staab (D) |
| 1989 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 1990 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 1991 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Connie C. Galiazzo (D) |
| 1992 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | Edward G. "Nipper" Schafer (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Connie C. Galiazzo (D) |
| 1993 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | Edward G. "Nipper" Schafer (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Connie C. Galiazzo (D) |
| 1994 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Louis L. DePazzo (D) | Connie C. Galiazzo (D) |
| 1995 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 1996 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 1997 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 1998 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 1999 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 2000 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 2001 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 2002 | Norman R. Stone Jr. (D) | John S. Arnick (D) | Jacob J. Mohorovic Jr. (D) | Joseph J. Minnick (D) |
| 2003 | Andrew P. Harris (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | J.B. Jennings (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2004 | Andrew P. Harris (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | J.B. Jennings (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2005 | Andrew P. Harris (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | J.B. Jennings (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2006 | Andrew P. Harris (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | J.B. Jennings (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2007 | Andrew P. Harris (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | J.B. Jennings (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2008 | Andrew P. Harris (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | J.B. Jennings (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2009 | Andrew P. Harris (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | J.B. Jennings (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2010 | Andrew P. Harris (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | J.B. Jennings (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2011 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2012 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2013 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2014 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2015 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2016 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2017 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2018 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Patrick L. McDonough (R) |
| 2019 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Lauren Arikan (R) |
| 2020 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Lauren Arikan (R) |
| 2021 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Lauren Arikan (R) |
| 2022 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Richard K. Impallaria (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Lauren Arikan (R) |
| 2023 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Ryan Nawrocki (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Lauren Arikan (R) |
| 2024 | J.B. Jennings (R) | Ryan Nawrocki (R) | Kathy Szeliga (R) | Lauren Arikan (R) |

## State Senate Elections Results

* 2014 General Election for Maryland State Senator – District 7
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome J. B. Jennings, Rep. 36,913  74.6%  Won Kim Letke 12,502  25.3%  Lost Other Write-Ins 46  0.1%  Lost
* 2010 General Election for Maryland State Senator – District 7
       Voters to choose one:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome J. B. Jennings, Rep. 28,890  65.9%  Won Rebecca Weir Nelson, Dem. 14,848  33.9%  Lost Jim Stavropoulos, Jr. (Dem. write-in) 53  0.1%  Lost Other Write-Ins 64  0.1%  Lost

## House of Delegates Election Results

* 2018 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Szeliga 38,617  25.4%  Won Lauren Arikan 35,476  23.3%  Won Richard K. Impallaria 34,223  22.5%  Won Allison Berkowitz 19,550  12.8%  Lost Gordon Koerner 15,614  10.3%  Lost Ryan Sullivan 8,443  5.5%  Lost Other Write-Ins 324  0.2%  Lost
* 2018 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Kathy Szeliga 7,127  23.3%  Won Richard K. Impallaria 4,494  14.7%  Won Lauren Arikan 4,173  13.6%  Won Aaron Penman 3,216  10.5%  Lost Bill Paulshock 2,869  9.4%  Lost Michael Geppi 2,044  6.7%  Lost David Seman 1,981  6.5%  Lost Tammy Larkin 1,934  6.3%  Lost Joshua Barlow 1,548  5.1%  Lost Angela Sudano-Marcellino 498  1.6%  Lost Russ English, Jr. 374  1.2%  Lost Norm Gifford 219  0.7%  Lost Trevor Leach 148  0.5%  Lost
* 2014 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Pat McDonough, Rep. 35,627  26.9%  Won Kathy Szeliga, Rep. 33,197  25.0%  Won Richard Impallaria, Rep. 32,560  24.6%  Won Bob Bowle, Jr., Dem. 11,154  8.4%  Lost Norman Gifford, Jr., Dem. 10,192  7.7%  Lost Pete Definbaugh, Dem. 9,707  7.3%  Lost Other Write-Ins 145  0.1%  Lost
* 2014 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Pat McDonough 6,971  29.0%  Won Kathy Szeliga 6,125  25.5%  Won Richard K. Impallaria 5,790  24.1%  Won David Seman 3,483  14.5%  Lost Tina Sutherland 1,675  7.0%  Lost
* 2010 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Richard Impallaria, Rep. 27,217  23.1%  Won Pat McDonough, Rep. 25,450  21.6%  Won Kathy Szeliga, Rep. 24,573  20.9%  Won Jeff Beard, Dem. 14,885  12.6%  Lost Kristina A. Sargent, Dem. 13,551  11.5%  Lost James Ward Morrow, Dem. 11,960  10.2%  Lost Other Write-Ins 111  0.1%  Lost
* 2010 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Pat McDonough 6,479  27.2%  Won Richard K. Impallaria 5,678  23.8%  Won Kathy Szeliga 4,021  16.9%  Won Brian Bennett 1,838  7.7%  Lost Marilyn Booker 1,808  7.6%  Lost Roger Zajdel 1,783  7.5%  Lost John Cromwell 1,031  4.3%  Lost Jim Berndt 873  3.7%  Lost Laine O. C. Clark 312  1.3%  Lost
* 2006 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Richard K Impallaria, Rep. 21,333  18.7%  Won J. B. Jennings, Rep. 21,189  18.6%  Won Pat McDonough, Rep. 23,184  20.3%  Won Linda W. Hart, Dem. 17,122  15.0%  Lost Jack Sturgill, Dem. 15,390  13.5%  Lost Rebecca L. Nelson, Dem. 13,481  11.8%  Lost Kim Fell, Green 2,307  2.0%  Lost Other Write-Ins 83  0.1%  Lost
* 2006 Republican Primary Election for House of Delegates - District 7
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outrcome Pat McDonouogh 4,214  30.1%  Won J.B. Jennings 3,798  27.1%  Won Richard K. Impallaria 3,654  26.1%  Won John T. Laing 1,499  10.7%  Lost Nikolai Volkoff 845  6.0%  Lost
* 2002 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 7
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome J. B. Jennings, Rep. 22,470  20.4%  Won Pat McDonough, Rep. 20,869  18.9%  Won Richard Impallaria, Rep. 18,749  17.0%  Won Nancy M. Hubers, Dem. 17,092  15.5%  Lost Donna M. Felling, Dem. 14,205  12.9%  Lost Randy Cogar, Dem. 13,926  12.6%  Lost Michael F. Linder, Libertarian 2,817  2.6%  Lost Other Write-Ins 80  0.1%  Lost
* 2002 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7
       Voters to choose up to three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Pat McDonough 3,191  16.9%  Won J.B. Jennings 3,126  16.5%  Won Richard K. Impallaria 2,594  13.7%  Won Sheryl L. Davis-Kohl 2,473  13.1%  Lost Michael J. Davis 2,079  11.0%  Lost Dilip B. Paliath 1,883  10.0%  Lost Christopher Saffer 1,851  9.8%  Lost Jackie Bailey 1,708  9.0%  Lost