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Maryland House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2022

Maryland Delegate District 38B

A district of about 43,000 people, 26% Black, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+7.9 relative to the nation for president.

Barry Beauchamp (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.

D+7.948th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican36th seat · the majority lineDistrict 38B

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 DelegatesD+19.2

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 38B.

Adults with a bachelor's degree33% 27th pct · 52nd of 71 in MD

Lower than 73% of seats.

White adults without a degree38% 66th pct · 25th of 71 in MD

Higher than 66% of seats.

Hispanic residents7% 44th pct · 40th of 71 in MD

Lower than 56% of seats.

Black residents26% 60th pct · 29th of 71 in MD

Higher than 60% of seats.

Asian residents4% 54th pct · 33rd of 71 in MD

Higher than 54% of seats.

People per square mile1,427 51st pct · 35th of 71 in MD

Denser than 51% 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 34A
31% Black · 32% college gradsD+17.5CountingDistrict 12B
26% Black · 23% college gradsD+11.8CountingDistrict 7A
41% college gradsR+8.6CountingDistrict 31
40% college gradsR+11.7Counting

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. Carl L. Anderton Jr. (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 88.9

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