Maryland's Legislative District 8 is one of 47 districts in the state for the

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. The district currently consists of part of Baltimore County, Maryland. The district includes the communities of Carney, Overlea, Parkville, Perry Hall, Rosedale, Rossville,

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, and White Marsh. The District was established in 1975. The district also represented a small portion of Northeast Baltimore City, Maryland from 1995 to 2002. 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

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, the district had a population of 128,063, of whom 100,573 (78.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 66,336 (51.8%)

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, 38,866 (30.3%)

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, 419 (0.3%) Native American, 10,891 (8.5%)

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, 25 (0.0%)

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, 3,920 (3.1%) from some other race, and 7,584 (5.9%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 7,625 (6.0%) of the population. The district had 85,483 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 15,859 (18.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 22,639 (26.5%) were registered as Republicans, 45,541 (53.3%) were registered as Democrats, and 889 (1.0%) were registered to other parties.

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the

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by Katherine A. Klausmeier (D) and in the House of Delegates by Nick Allen (D), Harry Bhandari (D), and Carl W. Jackson (D).

Election history

Thomas L. Bromwell resigned from the Senate in 2002 to head the Maryland Injured Workers' Insurance Fund or IWIF, a state agency. Governor

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appointed John R. Schneider to replace Bromwell in District 8. Schneider died only two months after his appointment, and Governor Glendening then appointed Joseph T. Ferraracci to the seat. However, Ferraracci did not run for election in 2002. Neither Schneider or Ferraracci served in the legislature during session. Katherine A. Klausmeier ran for the seat as a Democrat and won. John W. E. Cluster Jr. was appointed as Delegate by Governor

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in 2003 to replace Republican Alfred W. Redmer Jr., who was named Maryland Insurance Commissioner.

Joe Cluster Joseph Corey Cluster (born July 5, 1979) is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 8th district in Baltimore County. He was appointed to fill the vacancy of former Delegate John Cluster, his father, on September 6, ...

was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan in 2016 to fill the vacancy of former Delegate John Cluster, his father, who resigned to serve on the Maryland Parole Commission. Carl W. Jackson was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan in 2019 to fill the vacancy of former Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, who resigned to serve as Baltimore County Opioid Strategy Coordinator.

State Senate election results

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House of Delegates election results

*2018 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2018 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2018 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2014 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 Retrieved August 15, 2018 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2014 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2014 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2010 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8 Retrieved on Sept, 07 2007 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2010 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2010 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2006 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8 Retrieved on Sept, 07 2007 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2006 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose three: : *2006 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2002 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8 Retrieved on Sept. 07, 2007 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2002 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *2002 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *1998 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8; retrieved September 7, 2007. ::Voters to choose up to three: : *1998 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose three: : *1998 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *1994 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8 Retrieved on Nov. 10, 2007 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *1994 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *1994 Republican Primary for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *1990 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8 Retrieved on Nov. 10, 2007 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *1990 Democratic Primary Election for the Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *1990 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : *1986 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 8 Retrieved on Nov. 11, 2007 ::Voters to choose three: : *1986 Democratic Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: : 1986 Republican Primary Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8 ::Voters to choose up to three: :

References

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