The Tentacle: New history book on Maryland Politics by John Willis and Herb Smith discussed at McDaniel College

State’s Political History Has A New Review

Kevin E. Dayhoff October 3, 2012

“Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance,” written by Drs. John T. Willis and Herbert C. Smith, is an in-depth look at Maryland’s political identity.

Steeped in history and tradition, the dark wood paneling of McDaniel Hall on the campus of McDaniel College was the perfect setting for a recent book talk on the arcane, distinctive, and uniquely byzantine political history of the State of Maryland.. 

The University of Nebraska noted that the reference book is “certain to set the standard for understanding the politics of Maryland for years to come…”

“There are fifteen chapters and well over 300 pages of text. Considering we submitted an 800-page manuscript, one has to marvel at the editorial acumen out there”… Dr. Smith said at the University of Nebraska.... http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5375

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“It’s truly a labor of love,” Dr. Smith says, “explaining that he and Dr. Willis have gone through a number of updates trying to capture a political system that is essentially a moving target,” according to an article on the McDaniel College website.

The long-awaited 432-page book, written by two longstanding friends of mine, was released on January 1, 2012, and is part of the Politics and Governments of the American States Series by the University of Nebraska Press.

Dr. Willis is the director of the government and public policy program at the University of Baltimore. He has served as Maryland’s secretary of state from 1995 to 2003 and is the author of “Presidential Elections in Maryland.”

Dr. Smith, the director of government relations at the college, has been a professor of political science and international studies at McDaniel College since 1973.

“Maryland, in all candor, is neglected, overlooked… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5375

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Related – see also: http://marylandreporter.com/2012/01/06/video-authors-smith-and-willis-discuss-new-book-on-maryland-politics/ January 06, 2012 Herb Smith and John Willis discuss their new book “Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance” with Maryland Reporter editor Len Lazarick.

For more information on the book go to the University of Nebraska website here: http://tinyurl.com/7n92yuw

http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Maryland-Politics-and-Government,674904.aspx http://tinyurl.com/7n92yuw

Click here to read an excerpt from Maryland Politics and Government:  Democratic Dominance.

Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance John T. Willis, Herbert C. Smith

January 1, 2012

Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/.../excerpts/.../9780803237902_excerpt.... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View Copyrighted Material. Buy the book. Maryland Politics and Government. Democratic Dominance. Herbert C. Smith and John T. Willis contents. List of Tables, vii ... http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/supplements/excerpts/Fall%2011/9780803237902_excerpt.pdf

Sets the standard for understanding the politics of Maryland for years to come

Then, an in-depth look at Maryland’s political identity, with longtime political analyst Herb Smith and party official John Willis, authors of “Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance.” Herb Smith is a professor of political science and international studies at McDaniel College. John Willis is director of the government and public policy program at the University of Baltimore. He has served as a Democratic party official and was Maryland’s secretary of state from 1995 to 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The Maryland identity

A Maryland political history

Contemporary political patterns

Maryland public opinion

Political parties, interest groups, and corruption

The Maryland Constitution

The Maryland General Assembly

The Maryland governor and the executive branch

The Maryland judiciary

The politics of taxation and spending

"Pleasant living" policies and politics

Maryland in the federal system

Local governments in Maryland

Maryland's future

Further reference for Maryland study.

Tucked between the larger commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia and overshadowed by the political maneuverings of its neighbor, Washington, D.C., Maryland has often been overlooked and neglected in studies of state governmental systems.

With the publication of Maryland Politics and Government, the challenging demographic diversity, geographic variety, and dynamic Democratic pragmatism of Maryland finally get their due.

Two longtime political analysts, Herbert C. Smith and John T. Willis, conduct a sustained inquiry into topics including the Maryland identity, political history, and interest groups; the three branches of state government; and policy areas such as taxation, spending, transportation, and the environment.

Smith and Willis also establish a “Two Marylands” model that explains the dominance of the Maryland Democratic Party, established in the post–Civil War era, that persists to this day even in a time of political polarization. Unique in its scope, detail, and coverage, Maryland Politics and Government sets the standard for understanding the politics of the Free State (or, alternately, the Old Line State) for years to come.

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Eagle Archive: At McDaniel, authors' lecture revels in history of Maryland politics

Eagle Archive: At McDaniel, authors' lecture revels in history of Maryland politics

Eagle Archive: At McDaniel, authors' lecture revels in history of Maryland politics By Kevin Dayhoff, September 29, 2012

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The presidential politics of this election year is a fitting context for a recent book talk at McDaniel College on the arcane, distinctive and uniquely byzantine political history of Maryland

"Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance," written by John Willis and Herbert Smith is a 432-page look at Maryland's political identity. The book was released this past January, part of the Politics and Governments of the American States series by the University of Nebraska Press.

"It's truly a labor of love," said Smith, who has been a professor of political science and international studies at McDaniel College since 1973.

Willis is the director of the government and public policy program at the University of Baltimore. He served as Maryland's secretary of state from 1995 to 2003 and is also the author of another book, "Presidential Elections in Maryland." … http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0930-20120926,0,2507354.story

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For more information on the book go to the University of Nebraska website here: http://tinyurl.com/7n92yuw

http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Maryland-Politics-and-Government,674904.aspx http://tinyurl.com/7n92yuw

Click here to read an excerpt from Maryland Politics and Government:  Democratic Dominance.

Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance John T. Willis, Herbert C. Smith

January 1, 2012

Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/.../excerpts/.../9780803237902_excerpt.... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View Copyrighted Material. Buy the book. Maryland Politics and Government. Democratic Dominance. Herbert C. Smith and John T. Willis contents. List of Tables, vii ... http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/supplements/excerpts/Fall%2011/9780803237902_excerpt.pdf

Sets the standard for understanding the politics of Maryland for years to come

Then, an in-depth look at Maryland’s political identity, with longtime political analyst Herb Smith and party official John Willis, authors of “Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance.” Herb Smith is a professor of political science and international studies at McDaniel College. John Willis is director of the government and public policy program at the University of Baltimore. He has served as a Democratic party official and was Maryland’s secretary of state from 1995 to 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The Maryland identity

A Maryland political history

Contemporary political patterns

Maryland public opinion

Political parties, interest groups, and corruption

The Maryland Constitution

The Maryland General Assembly

The Maryland governor and the executive branch

The Maryland judiciary

The politics of taxation and spending

"Pleasant living" policies and politics

Maryland in the federal system

Local governments in Maryland

Maryland's future

Further reference for Maryland study.

Tucked between the larger commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia and overshadowed by the political maneuverings of its neighbor, Washington, D.C., Maryland has often been overlooked and neglected in studies of state governmental systems.

With the publication of Maryland Politics and Government, the challenging demographic diversity, geographic variety, and dynamic Democratic pragmatism of Maryland finally get their due.

Two longtime political analysts, Herbert C. Smith and John T. Willis, conduct a sustained inquiry into topics including the Maryland identity, political history, and interest groups; the three branches of state government; and policy areas such as taxation, spending, transportation, and the environment.

Smith and Willis also establish a “Two Marylands” model that explains the dominance of the Maryland Democratic Party, established in the post–Civil War era, that persists to this day even in a time of political polarization. Unique in its scope, detail, and coverage, Maryland Politics and Government sets the standard for understanding the politics of the Free State (or, alternately, the Old Line State) for years to come.

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Video: Authors Smith and Willis discuss new book on Maryland politics

Video: Authors Smith and Willis discuss new book on Maryland politics

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2005 Maryland Elected Officials Guide booklet from Constellation Energy

For many years, these booklets, produced and published by Baltimore Gas and Electric and later, Constellation Energy, with a picture and brief contact information for Maryland’s elected officials were a necessity for any political reporter. For that matter, they were a necessity for anyone with any business with the state of Maryland, especially the Maryland General Assembly.

I must have boxes of them in my basement office.

Alas, it was decided in the The Dayhoff Paper Reduction Act of June 20, 2012, Fighting the “Stuff Monster” http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5178, that I am no longer keep all those boxes of old papers from 35 years of working in government and writing.

Now, some of the very old elected official guides will probably be saved. Most of them will be pdf’d and recycled.

Meanwhile, please enjoy this glimpse at who was on first and what was on second, in Maryland, in 2005.

The older guides will be pdf’d and posted, as I come across them in their respective boxes…

Onward through the fog.

2005 Maryland Elected Officials Guide booklet from Constellation Energy

[20050000 MD Elected Officials Guide Constellation Energy]

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Maryland State Senator Joe Getty: It Is Time for Carroll to Have Exclusive Senate District

It Is Time for Carroll to Have Exclusive Senate District Marylanders for Joe Getty August 9, 2011 Dear Kevin,     On October 5, I will be hosting a legislative preview for the special session that is planned for mid-October. Information about this event is listed below. At that event, I will also be discussing what I call "Maryland's Redistricting Conundrum." This year's redistricting process is particularly challenging in crafting new state senate and house of delegates districts. In Western Maryland, however, the census numbers allow the creation of districts that respect county boundaries in a manner not possible in the past. Senate districts 1 & 2 have sufficient population to end right at the Washington-Frederick boundary. Frederick County contains the fastest growing senate district in the state (District 3) which means that the county population supports two full senate districts. I have analyzed the potential impact on Carroll County's senate districts because of these changes in Western Maryland in my Northern News article from last week: It is Time for Carroll to Have Exclusive Senate District On Saturday, July 23, I testified before the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Committee at Hood College in Frederick about my recommended plan for reconfiguring the Carroll County State Senate and House of Delegates districts based upon population counts from the 2010 census. Every 10 years, state legislative districts are redrawn based upon the new census numbers. As I noted before the panel last month, my testimony was strikingly similar to the presentation I made 10 years prior on July 25, 2001, to then Gov. Paris Glendenning's advisory committee. Carroll County's population grew 10.8 percent in the last decade (150,897 to 166,901) which roughly mirrors the overall state growth rate of 9.0 percent. While Maryland saw a dramatic increase in minority population statewide, Carroll County's percentage of minority population grew more modestly from 4.9 percent to 8.8 percent. There are 47 senate districts in Maryland and in this year's redistricting the ideal population for each senate district are 122,813. Each senate district contains three members of the House of Delegates so the ideal single-member house district is one-third of a senate district or 40,938. At 166,901, Carroll County has the population to support 1.36 senate districts which is practically identical to the 1.34 senate districts ratio that I testified about in 2001. On both occasions, I presented a redistricting plan that created one senate district entirely within Carroll County and one single-member House of Delegates district aligned with an adjoining county. In 2001, the Glendening panel rejected my proposal and instead aligned the four delegate districts with three adjoining counties in the current districts as follows: (1) District 4B is a single member delegate district shared with Frederick County; (2) District 9B is a single member delegate district shared with Howard County; and (3) District 5A is a two-member delegate district shared with Baltimore County. This year, I proposed keeping the District 9B single-member delegate district aligned with Howard County. However, instead of having two districts shared with Frederick and Baltimore counties, I proposed merging the current districts 4B and 5A to create a senate district with three at-large delegates thereby being located entirely within Carroll County's boundaries. Throughout much of Carroll County's history, we had one senate district with the district being comprised of the entire county. Prior to the mid-1960s, the state constitution provided that each county had at least one senator and had a sliding scale for additional senators based upon population. The last resident state senator under these county-wide provisions was Thomas R. O'Farrell who served in the House of Delegates from 1959 to 1965 and in the State Senate from 1965 to 1966. Those county-by-county constitutional provisions were rejected under the U. S. Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr, 1963, which required all states to adopt plans for state legislative apportionment under a "one-person, one-vote" standard. In response to Baker v. Carr, a transitional redistricting was adopted by the Maryland General Assembly in 1967 and Carroll County was placed in a two-member senate district shared with Frederick County. Our senators at that time were Goodloe E. Byron and Charles H. Smelser. A state constitutional amendment in 1972 created the current redistricting process. Carroll County was one of the smaller counties in the state and did not have a resident senator for over a decade. In the 1982 redistricting, the majority of District 5 was put within Carroll County and the first resident senator under the new alignment was Raymond E. Beck, Sr., in a district that was two-thirds in Carroll County and one-third in Baltimore County. Under the redistricting plan of Gov. William Donald Schaefer in 1992, Carroll County's growth was sufficient that District 5 was moved entirely within Carroll County. Sen. Larry E. Haines, who was first elected in 1990 in the district shared with Baltimore County, continued to serve in the new Carroll County district. Fortunately, the statewide shifts in population over the last decade support the redistricting plan for Carroll County that I proposed to reverse the Glendenning map and restore a senate district entirely within the county's boundaries. In fact, the senate district that saw the most population gain in the entire state was District 3 in Frederick County. This population gain was sufficient to give Frederick County two complete senate districts entirely within its boundaries. The domino effect would be to pull house District 4B entirely into Frederick County thus ending the traditional sharing between Carroll and Frederick counties that began in the mid-1960s. As proposed in my testimony, the portion of Carroll County now encompassed in District 4B could be joined with current District 5A to form the new district entirely within the county. Whether such a plan is actually adopted is up to the Governor's Advisory Redistricting Committee. They will continue their public hearings through mid-September. Their first priority is to propose a new Congressional redistricting plan which will be considered by the General Assembly in October. The state legislative plan will be the second project of the committee and will be presented on the first day of the legislative session Jan. 11, 2012. Under the state constitution, the plan submitted by the governor takes effect 45 days after introduction unless an alternative plan is approved by the General Assembly. Additional information about the redistricting process is available on the state department of planning website at: www.mdp.state.md.us. Article published in the Northern News, August 4, 2011.

Maryland's Redistricting Conundrum Wednesday, October 5, 2011 7:30 a.m. The Best Western 451 WMC Drive, Westminster, MD  21158 $60.00 per person Please R.S.V.P by September 29, 2011 Please make checks payable to: Marylanders for Joe Getty P.O. Box 437 Hampstead, MD  21074 443-536-4700

Quick Links   Getty for Senate GETTY2010 WEBSITE  Getty for Senate on FACEBOOK   Getty for Senate on YOUTUBE    This proposed senate map was offered by Senate Joe Getty at a recent public hearing on redistricting and would restore a senate district fully within Carroll County boundaries. Proposal for Carroll County Senate Districts

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Explore Carroll – Kevin Dayhoff: Remembering Dr. King and Mathias de Sousa

DAYHOFF: Remembering Dr. King and a Marylander 400 years prior

Published January 16, 2011 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle ... http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5077/remembering-dr-king-marylander-400-years-prior/

Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in honor of one of the world's best-known advocates of non-violent social change strategies.

King was born in Atlanta Jan. 15, 1929. He first burst on the national scene on Dec. 5, 1955, five days after Montgomery, Ala., civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to obey city rules mandating segregation on buses.

Of course, King is best known for his "I Have a Dream" speech Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington.

In addition to King's birthday, I should also note that this past Wednesday was the first day of the 428th legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly.

What's the connection? Well, in honor of King, it's only fitting to tie the two together obliquely and call attention to the life and times of Mathias de Sousa.

At 2 o'clock on March 23, 1642, in "St. Maries," now known as St. Mary's City, de Sousa took his seat in the Maryland General Assembly along with Gov. Leonard Calvert, the first governor of Maryland, and 37 other gentlemen… 

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Colleagues praise former Sen. Charles Smelser By Beth Ward,

Colleagues praise former Sen. Charles Smelser By Beth Ward, Times Staff Writer Saturday, January 31, 2009

Charles H. Smelser may have lived in Frederick County, but the former state senator, bank president and dairy farmer was still able to call Carroll County home.

“Even though I live in Frederick County, Carroll County still claims me, and I claim them,” Smelser, who was born in Uniontown, said in 1999.

Smelser, 88, died Thursday at his home near Unionville.

Friends and former colleagues remembered Smelser on Friday as a good man and a fiscally conservative Democrat.

“He was one of the finest men I’ve ever met,” said Del. Donald Elliott, R-District 4. “He’s probably one of the most principled individuals I’ve ever had contact with.”

Smelser served in the General Assembly for almost three decades as both a delegate and a senator representing Carroll and Frederick counties before retiring from the Senate in the mid-1990s. In 1995, he received the First Citizen Award on the floor of the Senate.

Sen. David Brinkley, R-District 4, was elected to fill Smelser’s seat and said he knew Smelser since he was a child.

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Sen. Larry Haines, R-District 5, also called Smelser a mentor and said it was an honor and a privilege to serve with the man who he knew most of his life.

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Richard Dixon, former state treasurer and state delegate, said Smelser encouraged him to run for the House of Delegates. Dixon said Smelser was well-liked by colleagues and constituents, and pointed to him running unopposed a number of times as an example of his popularity.

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Manchester resident Joe Getty, a former delegate, said his father graduated from New Windsor High School with Smelser in 1937.

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In lieu of flowers: Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Frederick County, P.O. Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21702 or Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157.

On the net: Online condolences may be made to the family at http://www.hartzlerfuneralhome.com/.

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Read Ms. Ward’s entire article here: Colleagues praise former Sen. Charles Smelser

20090131 Colleagues praise former Sen Charles Smelser By Beth Ward

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20000102 SDOSM 17770000 2000 Archives of Maryland Historical List Senate Legislative District Key

17770000 2000 Archives of Maryland Historical List Senate Legislative District Key

http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/senate/html/senatekey.html

For researching past Maryland State Senators,

first review the list below and then go to:

Return to Maryland Government, Historical List

OR MORE SPECIFICALLY, GO HERE:

Archives of Maryland Historical List Maryland Government

Return to Maryland Government, Historical List

Maryland State Archives

Also see: Archives of Maryland Historical List General Assembly Introduction

http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/html/gaintro.html

COUNTIES, CITIES, AND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS

(As referred from: http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/html/senlist.html)

See also the key to Senate Legislative Districts OR: http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/senate/html/senatekey.html

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1777-2000

Counties
1777-1837

WS - Western Shore: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore County, Calvert, Cecil, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s, Washington
ES - Eastern Shore: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Worcester

1837-2000

Allegany County - AL
For 1967-1974 see Legislative Districts 1B & 1C
For 1975-2000 see Legislative Districts 1 & 2

Anne Arundel County - AA
For 1967-1974 see Legislative Districts 6A, 6B, & 6C
For 1975-1982 see Legislative Districts 30, 31, 32, & 33
For 1983-1990 see Legislative Districts 29, 30, 32, & 33
For 1992-2000 see Legislative Districts 27, 30, 31, 32, 33

Baltimore City - BC
For 1865-1902 see Baltimore City - Districts 1, 2, & 3
For 1904-1922 see Baltimore City - Districts 1, 2, 3, & 4
For 1924-1966 see Baltimore City - Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6
For 1967-1974 see Legislative Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12
For 1975-1982 see Legislative Districts 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, & 47
For 1983-1992 see Legislative Districts 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, & 47
For 1992-2000 see Legislative Districts 8, 10, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, & 47

Baltimore County - BA
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 13
For 1975-1982 see Legislative Districts 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, & 13
For 1983-1992 see Legislative Districts 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12
For 1992-2000 see Legislative Districts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 42, 46 & 47

Calvert County - CV
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 6C
For 1975-1982 see Legislative District 30
For 1983-1990 see Legislative District 29
For 1992-2000 see Legislative Districts 27 & 29

Caroline County - CA
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 15
For 1975-1982 see Legislative District 35
For 1983-2000 see Legislative Districts 36 & 37

Carroll County - CR
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 2
For 1975-2000 see Legislative Districts 4 & 5

Cecil County - CE
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 15
For 1975-1982 see Legislative District 34
For 1983-2000 see Legislative Districts 35 & 36

Charles County - CH
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 5
For 1975-1982 see Legislative Districts 28 & 29
For 1983-2000 see Legislative District 28

Dorchester County - DO
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 16
For 1975-1982 see Legislative District 35
For 1983-2000 see Legislative District 37

Frederick County - FR
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 2
For 1975-2000 see Legislative District 3 & 4

Garrett County - GA
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 1C
For 1975-2000 see Legislative District 1

Harford County - HA
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 14
For 1975-1982 see Legislative Districts 5 & 6
For 1983-1992 see Legislative Districts 34 & 35
For 1992-2000 see Legislative Districts 6, 34 & 35

Howard County - HO
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 3C
For 1975-1982 see Legislative District 14
For 1983-1992 see Legislative Districts 4, 13, & 14
For 1992-2000 see Legislative Districts 12, 13 & 14

Kent County - KE
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 15
For 1975-1982 see Legislative District 34
For 1983-2000 see Legislative District 36

Montgomery County - MO
For 1967-1974 see Legislative Districts 3A, 3B, & 3C
For 1975-1992 see Legislative Districts 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, & 20
For 1992-2000 see Legislative Districts 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, & 21 & 39

Prince George’s County - PG
For 1967-1974 see Legislative Districts 4A, 4B, & 4C
For 1975-1982 see Legislative Districts 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, & 28
For 1983-2000 see Legislative Districts 13, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27

Queen Anne’s County - QA
For 1967-1974 see Legislative District 15
For 1975-1982 see Legislative District 34
For 1983-2000 see Legislative District 36

St. Mary’s County - SM
For 1967-1974 see Senate, Legislative District 5
For 1975-1982 see Senate, Legislative District 29
For 1983-1992 see Senate, Legislative Districts 28 & 29
For 1992-2000 see Senate, Legislative District 29

Somerset County - SO
For 1967-1974 see Senate, Legislative District 16
For 1975-1982 see Senate, Legislative District 36
For 1983-2000 see Senate, Legislative District 38

Talbot County - TA
For 1967-1974 see Senate, Legislative District 15
For 1975-1982 see Senate, Legislative District 35
For 1983-2000 see Senate, Legislative Districts 36 & 37

Washington County - WA
For 1967-1974 see Legislative Districts 1A & 1B
For 1975-2000 see Legislative Districts 2 & 3

Wicomico County - WI
For 1967-1974 see Senate, Legislative District 16
For 1975-1982 see Senate, Legislative Districts 35 & 36
For 1983-2000 see Senate, Legislative Districts 37 & 38

Worcester County - WO
For 1967-1974 see Senate, Legislative District 16
For 1975-1982 see Senate, Legislative District 36
For 1983-2000 see Senate, Legislative District 38

Legislative Districts
1967-2000

1967-1974

District 1A - Part of Washington County
District 1B - Part of Allegany County & part of Washington County
District 1C - Garrett County & part of Allegany County
District 2 - Carroll & Frederick counties
District 3A - Part of Montgomery County
District 3B - Part of Montgomery County
District 3C - Howard County & part of Montgomery County
District 4A - Part of Prince George’s County
District 4B - Part of Prince George’s County
District 4C - Part of Prince George’s County
District 5 - Charles & St. Mary’s counties
District 6A- Part of Anne Arundel County
District 6B- Part of Anne Arundel County
District 6C - Calvert County & part of Anne Arundel County
District 7 - Part of Baltimore City
District 8 - Part of Baltimore City
District 9 - Part of Baltimore City
District 10 - Part of Baltimore City
District 11 - Part of Baltimore City
District 12 - Part of Baltimore City
District 13 - Baltimore County
District 14 - Harford County
District 15 - Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s & Talbot Counties
District 16 - Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties

1975-1982

District 1 - Garrett County & part of Allegany County
District 2 - Part of Allegany County & part of Washington County
District 3 - Part of Frederick County & part of Washington County
District 4 - Part of Carroll County & part of Frederick County
District 5 - Part of Baltimore County, part of Carroll County & part of Harford County
District 6 - Part of Harford County
District 7 - Part of Baltimore County
District 8 - Part of Baltimore County
District 9 - Part of Baltimore County
District 10 - Part of Baltimore County
District 11 - Part of Baltimore County
District 12 - Part of Baltimore County
District 13 - Part of Baltimore County
District 14 - Howard County & part of Montgomery County
District 15 - Part of Montgomery County
District 16 - Part of Montgomery County
District 17 - Part of Montgomery County
District 18 - Part of Montgomery County
District 19 - Part of Montgomery County
District 20 - Part of Montgomery County
District 21 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 22 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 23 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 24 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 25 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 26 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 27 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 28 - Part of Charles County & part of Prince George’s County
District 29 - St. Mary’s County & part of Charles County
District 30 - Calvert County & part of Anne Arundel County
District 31 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 32 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 33 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 34 - Cecil, Kent & Queen Anne’s Counties
District 35 - Caroline, Dorchester & Talbot Counties & part of Wicomico County
District 36 - Somerset & Worcester Counties & part of Wicomico County
District 37 - Part of Baltimore City
District 38 - Part of Baltimore City
District 39 - Part of Baltimore City
District 40 - Part of Baltimore City
District 41 - Part of Baltimore City
District 42 - Part of Baltimore City
District 43 - Part of Baltimore City
District 44 - Part of Baltimore City
District 45 - Part of Baltimore City
District 46 - Part of Baltimore City
District 47 - Part of Baltimore City

1983-1992

District 1 - Garrett County & part of Allegany County
District 2 - Part of Allegany County & part of Washington County
District 3 - Part of Frederick County & part of Washington County
District 4 - Part of Carroll County, part of Frederick County & part of Howard County
District 5 - Part of Baltimore County & part of Carroll County
District 6 - Part of Baltimore County
District 7 - Part of Baltimore County
District 8 - Part of Baltimore County
District 9 - Part of Baltimore County
District 10 - Part of Baltimore County
District 11 - Part of Baltimore County
District 12 - Part of Baltimore County
District 13 - Part of Howard County & part of Prince George’s County
District 14 - Part of Howard County & part of Montgomery County
District 15 - Part of Montgomery County
District 16 - Part of Montgomery County
District 17 - Part of Montgomery County
District 18 - Part of Montgomery County
District 19 - Part of Montgomery County
District 20 - Part of Montgomery County
District 21 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 22 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 23 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 24 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 25 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 26 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 27 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 28 - Charles County & part of St. Mary’s County
District 29 - Calvert County, part of Anne Arundel County & part of St. Mary’s County
District 30 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 31 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 32 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 33 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 34 - Part of Harford County
District 35 - Part of Cecil County & part of Harford County
District 36 - Kent & Queen Anne’s Counties, part of Cecil County & part of Talbot County
District 37 - Dorchester County, part of Caroline County, part of Talbot County & part of Wicomico County
District 38 - Somerset & Worcester Counties & part of Wicomico County
District 39 - Part of Baltimore City
District 40 - Part of Baltimore City
District 41 - Part of Baltimore City
District 42 - Part of Baltimore City
District 43 - Part of Baltimore City
District 44 - Part of Baltimore City
District 45 - Part of Baltimore City
District 46 - Part of Baltimore City
District 47 - Part of Baltimore City

1992-2000

District 1 - Garrett County & part of Allegany County
District 2 - Part of Washington County
District 3 - Parts of Washington & Frederick Counties
District 4 - Parts of Frederick & Carroll Counties
District 5 - Part of Carroll County
District 6 - Parts of Baltimore County & Harford County
District 7 - Part of Baltimore County
District 8 - Parts of Baltimore County & Baltimore City
District 9 - Part of Baltimore County
District 10 - Parts of Baltimore County & Baltimore City
District 11 - Part of Baltimore County
District 12 - Parts of Baltimore County & Howard County
District 13 - Parts of Howard & Prince George’s Counties
District 14 - Parts of Montgomery & Howard Counties
District 15 - Part of Montgomery County
District 16 - Part of Montgomery County
District 17 - Part of Montgomery County
District 18 - Part of Montgomery County
District 19 - Part of Montgomery County
District 20 - Part of Montgomery County
District 21 - Parts of Montgomery & Prince George’s Counties
District 22 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 23 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 24 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 25 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 26 - Part of Prince George’s County
District 27 - Parts of Prince George’s, Anne Arundel & Calvert Counties
District 28 - Charles County
District 29 - Parts of Calvert & St. Mary’s Counties
District 30 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 31 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 32 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 33 - Part of Anne Arundel County
District 34 - Part of Harford County
District 35 - Parts of Harford & Cecil Counties
District 36 - Kent County & Queen Anne’s County; & parts of Cecil, Caroline & Talbot Counties
District 37 - Parts of Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot & Wicomico Counties
District 38 - Somerset & Worcester Counties; & part of Wicomico County
District 39 - Part of Montgomery County
District 40 - Part of Baltimore City
District 41 - Part of Baltimore City
District 42 - Parts of Baltimore City & Baltimore County
District 43 - Part of Baltimore City
District 44 - Part of Baltimore City
District 45 - Part of Baltimore City
District 46 - Parts of Baltimore City & Baltimore County
District 47 - Parts of Baltimore City & Baltimore County