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Maryland House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2022

Maryland Delegate District 44B

A district of about 83,000 people, 52% Black, 35% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+58.7 relative to the nation for president.

Aletheia McCaskill (D) · since Nov 8, 2022Sheila Ruth (D) · since Nov 8, 2022Next 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+58.718th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican36th seat · the majority lineDistrict 44B

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.

2024
U.S. SenateD+41.9

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 44B.

Adults with a bachelor's degree35% 37th pct · 45th of 71 in MD

Lower than 63% of seats.

White adults without a degree15% 33rd pct · 48th of 71 in MD

Lower than 67% of seats.

Hispanic residents11% 66th pct · 25th of 71 in MD

Higher than 66% of seats.

Black residents52% 86th pct · 11th of 71 in MD

Higher than 86% of seats.

Asian residents8% 77th pct · 17th of 71 in MD

Higher than 77% of seats.

People per square mile3,911 80th pct · 15th of 71 in MD

Denser than 80% 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 10
49% Black · 45% college gradsD+57.1Held DDistrict 11A
57% Black · 48% college gradsD+62.5Held DDistrict 41
60% Black · 35% college gradsD+69.0Held DDistrict 21
24% Hispanic · 34% BlackD+57.5Held D

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. Sheila Ruth (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 94.7
  2. Aletheia McCaskill (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 94.3

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