DemocraticIncumbent
Charles E. Sydnor III
- Experience
- State legislature
Maryland › Maryland State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Maryland Legislative District 44
Charles E. Sydnor III has no major-party opponent.
Charles E. Sydnor III has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+50: 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
- 126,676
- People per km²
- 1,646
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 35%
- White, no degree
- 22%of adults
- White 33%
- Hispanic 12%
- Black 43%
- Asian 9%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
59,042 two-party votes · D+46.9 · D+48.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)73.4%
Donald Trump (R)26.6%
2022
31,491 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Charles E Sydnor III (D)97.5%
Other Write-Ins (—)2.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
57,032 two-party votes · D+52.9 · D+48.3 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)76.4%
Donald Trump (R)23.6%
2018 Earlier district lines
41,200 votes · D+69.5✓ Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D)84.5%
Victor Clark Jr (R)15.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
48,614 two-party votes · D+47.6 · D+45.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)73.8%
Donald Trump (R)26.2%
2014 Earlier district lines
32,673 votes · D+60.8✓ Shirley Nathanpulliam (D)80.4%
Bernard Reiter (R)19.6%