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Maryland House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2022

Maryland Delegate District 1B

A district of about 44,000 people, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+35.9 relative to the nation for president.

Jason Buckel (R) · since Nov 4, 2014Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 71 seats

Every Maryland House of Delegates seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+35.968th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican36th seat · the majority lineDistrict 1B

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2026
Maryland House of DelegatesR+19.3

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 71 seats. Small marks are other seats in Maryland. The black marker is District 1B.

Adults with a bachelor's degree22% 7th pct · 66th of 71 in MD

Lower than 93% of seats.

White adults without a degree66% 97th pct · 3rd of 71 in MD

Higher than 97% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 1st pct · 70th of 71 in MD

Lower than 99% of seats.

Black residents7% 17th pct · 59th of 71 in MD

Lower than 83% of seats.

Asian residents1% 3rd pct · 69th of 71 in MD

Lower than 97% of seats.

People per square mile385 30th pct · 50th of 71 in MD

Less dense than 70% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 35B
27% college gradsR+38.6CountingDistrict 2A
28% college gradsR+26.9CountingDistrict 29A
32% college gradsR+35.7CountingDistrict 1C
21% college gradsR+47.8Counting

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Jason C. Buckel (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 92.8

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)