# Maryland Legislative District 30

Maryland's Legislative District 30 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, it is home to Maryland's capital; the city of Annapolis. Until the 2010 census and subsequent redistricting, voters in this district selected three Delegates every four years to represent them in the Maryland House of Delegates. Starting with the 2014 election, the district was divided into sub-districts 30A and 30B.

## Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 124,623, of whom 99,393 (79.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 88,997 (71.4%) White, 14,596 (11.7%) African American, 566 (0.5%) Native American, 2,581 (2.1%) Asian, 57 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 8,570 (6.9%) from some other race, and 9,265 (7.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15,170 (12.2%) of the population.
The district had 91,447 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,573 (21.4%) were registered as unaffiliated, 31,047 (34.0%) were registered as Republicans, 39,609 (43.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 629 (0.7%) were registered to other parties.

## Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Shaneka T. Henson (D) and in the House of Delegates by Dana C. Jones (D, District 30A), Dylan Behler (D, District 30A), and Seth A. Howard (R, District 30B).

## Past election results

2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District Voters to choose three: :
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
| Ron George, Rep. | 25,631 | 19.25% | Won |
| Michael E. Busch, Dem. | 23,995 | 18.02% | Won |
| Herb McMillan, Rep. | 22,553 | 16.94% | Won |
| Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. | 21,142 | 15.88% | Lost |
| Seth Howard, Rep. | 20,080 | 15.08% | Lost |
| Judd Legum, Dem. | 19,670 | 14.77% | Lost |
2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates– 30th District Voters to choose three: :
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
| Michael E. Busch, Dem. | 22,479 | 17.1% | Won |
| Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. | 22,360 | 17.0% | Won |
| Ron George, Rep. | 21,811 | 16.6% | Won |
| Barbara Samorajczyk, Dem. | 21,758 | 16.5% | Lost |
| Andy Smarick, Rep. | 20,594 | 15.6% | Lost |
| Ron Elfenbein, Rep. | 20,497 | 15.5% | Lost |
2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District Voters to choose three: :
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
| Michael E. Busch, Dem. | 22,422 | 17.7% | Won |
| Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. | 21,875 | 17.3% | Won |
| Herbert H. McMillan, Rep. | 20,972 | 16.6% | Won |
| C. Richard D'Amato, Dem. | 20,545 | 16.3% | Lost |
| Michael Collins, Rep. | 19,140 | 15.1% | Lost |
| Nancy Almgren, Rep. | 18,861 | 14.9% | Lost |
| David M. Gross, Green | 2,536 | 2.0% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins | 71 | 0.1% | |
1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates– District 30 Voters to choose three: :
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
| Michael E. Busch, Dem. | 24,075 | 21% | Won |
| Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. | 24,036 | 21% | Won |
| C. Richard D'Amato, Dem. | 20,223 | 18% | Won |
| Phillip D. Bissett, Rep. | 18,690 | 16% | Lost |
| Edward J. Turner, Rep. | 14,119 | 12% | Lost |
| Anthony McConkey, Rep. | 12,353 | 11% | Lost |
1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30 Voters to choose three: :
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
| Michael E. Busch, Dem. | 18,709 | 19% | Won |
| Phillip D. Bissett, Rep. | 18,009 | 23% | Won |
| Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. | 18,254 | 18% | Won |
| Ralph C. Rosacker, Rep. | 16,299 | 16% | Lost |
| Joan Beck, Rep. | 15,974 | 16% | Lost |
| John C. Eldridge Jr., Dem. | 13,320 | 13% | Lost |
1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30 Voters to choose three: :
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
| John Astle, Dem. | 18,009 | 23% | Won |
| Aris T. Allen, Rep. | 16,951 | 22% | Won |
| Michael E. Busch, Dem. | 16,104 | 18% | Won |
| Edith Segree, Dem. | 14,341 | 18% | Lost |
| Phillip D. Bissett, Rep. | 13,321 | 17% | Lost |