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Member of the House of Delegates, Legislative District 37B

State Legislative Subdistrict 37B; Maryland

My vote power

High

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election · 2 seats

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: High · 69 out of 100

This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 92,693 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,206,011 ÷ 92,693) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.43, measured against a statewide vote in MD (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: Unknown

No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.

High representation → My vote power: High.

Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".

About this office

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates

Republican · declared

Chris Adams is a Republican Maryland delegate representing District 37B. Official Maryland legislative records identify him as a House member since 2015 and chair of the Eastern Shore House Delegation.

Records: Environment and Public Health 17 against, Corporate Accountability 16 against, Civil Rights 3 for, 9 against,

Democratic · declared

Edmund J. Barrett is a Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 37B. The official 2026 candidate and primary records identify him as the Democratic nominee; no prior elected or appointed public office was found.

Democratic · declared

Michele W. Johnson is a Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 37B. Official 2026 election records identify her as the Democratic nominee for the district seat; no prior elected or appointed public office was verified.

Republican · declared

Tom Hutchinson is a Republican Maryland delegate representing District 37B. Official Maryland legislative records identify him as a current House member serving on the Health Committee.

Records: Environment and Public Health 17 against, Corporate Accountability 16 against, Civil Rights 3 for, 9 against,

Sources: elections.maryland.gov2 · elections.state.md.us