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Maryland House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2022

Maryland Delegate District 38A

A district of about 49,000 people, 31% Black, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+15.6 relative to the nation for president.

Kevin Anderson (R)Next 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+15.657th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican36th seat · the majority lineDistrict 38A

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.

20222026
Maryland House of DelegatesR+26.4R+17.3

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 38A.

Adults with a bachelor's degree24% 10th pct · 64th of 71 in MD

Lower than 90% of seats.

White adults without a degree45% 76th pct · 18th of 71 in MD

Higher than 76% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 9th pct · 65th of 71 in MD

Lower than 91% of seats.

Black residents31% 67th pct · 24th of 71 in MD

Higher than 67% of seats.

Asian residents1% 4th pct · 68th of 71 in MD

Lower than 96% of seats.

People per square mile50 0th pct · 71st of 71 in MD

Least dense of 71 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 37B
33% college gradsR+18.4CountingDistrict 36
33% college gradsR+22.7CountingDistrict 27C
34% college gradsR+13.7CountingDistrict 38C
35% college gradsR+31.2Held R

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. Charles James Otto (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 26.4

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