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Maryland, House of Delegates, District 38C

Maryland House of Delegates District 38C
Current incumbentWayne Hartman Republican Party

Maryland's state house district 38C is held by Republican Representative Wayne Hartman.

Maryland state delegates represent an average of 40,947 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 37,564 residents.

About the office

Members of the Maryland House of Delegates serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Maryland legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.

Qualifications

Section 9 of Article 3 of the Maryland Constitution states:

A person is eligible to serve as a Senator or Delegate, who on the date of his election, (1) is a citizen of the State of Maryland, (2) has resided therein for at least one year next preceding that date, and (3) if the district which he has been chosen to represent has been established for at least six months prior to the date of his election, has resided in that district for six months next preceding that date.

If the district which the person has been chosen to represent has been established less than six months prior to the date of his election, then in addition to (1) and (2) above, he shall have resided in the district for as long as it has been established.

A person is eligible to serve as a Senator, if he has attained the age of twenty-five years, or as a Delegate, if he has attained the age of twenty-one years, on the date of his election.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$50,330/year$106/day for lodging; $47/day for meals.

Vacancies

The governor is responsible for filling all vacancies in the house.

The governor has 30 days after the vacancy to make an appointment based on the recommendations of the political party committee that holds the vacant seat. The political party committee has up to 30 days after the vacancy to submit a list of recommended candidates to the governor. If the party committee fails to act within the 30 day deadline, the governor has 15 days to appoint a person from the political party that last held the seat.

The person appointed to the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.

Elections

2018

General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 38C

Wayne Hartman (R) won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 38C on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Wayne Hartman (R)
95.4
15,247
Other/Write-in votes
4.6
730

Total votes: 15,977
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 38C

Wayne Hartman defeated Joe Schanno, Ed Tinus, and Jim Shaffer in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 38C on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Wayne Hartman (R)
49.3
1,996

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Joe Schanno (R)
39.1
1,584

Ed Tinus (R)
8.2
333

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Jim Shaffer (R)
3.3
134

Total votes: 4,047


2014

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Judy H. Davis defeated Mike Hindi in the Democratic primary, while Mary Beth Carozza was unopposed in the Republican primary. Carozza defeated Davis in the general election.

Maryland House of Delegates District 38C, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMary Beth Carozza 73.9% 11,611
Democratic Judy H. Davis 26.1% 4,100
Total Votes 15,711

Maryland House of Delegates, District 38C Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJudy H. Davis 84.3% 1,605
Mike Hindi 15.7% 298
Total Votes 1,903

Campaign contributions

From 2014 to 2014, candidates for Maryland House of Delegates District 38C raised a total of $110,134. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $36,711 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Maryland House of Delegates District 38C

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $110,134 3 $36,711
Total $110,134 3 $36,711