DemocraticIncumbent
Clarence Lam
- Experience
- State legislature
Maryland › Maryland State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Maryland Legislative District 12
Clarence Lam has no major-party opponent.
Clarence Lam has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+40: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 134,528
- People per km²
- 1,180
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 50%
- White, no degree
- 25%of adults
- White 47%
- Hispanic 11%
- Black 24%
- Asian 11%
- Other / multiracial 7%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
63,600 two-party votes · D+40.2 · D+41.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)70.1%
Donald Trump (R)29.9%
2022
43,692 votes · D+40.1✓ Clarence Lam (D)70.0%
Bob Cockey (R)29.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
84,080 two-party votes · D+43.2 · D+38.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)71.6%
Donald Trump (R)28.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
49,523 votes · D+32.3✓ Clarence K Lam (D)66.1%
Joseph D Hooe (R)33.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
72,283 two-party votes · D+33.6 · D+31.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)66.8%
Donald Trump (R)33.2%
2014 Earlier district lines
37,467 votes · D+17.4✓ Edward J Kasemeyer (D)58.7%
Jesse Tyler Pippy (R)41.3%
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