Maryland House of Delegates District 1A
Maryland House of Delegates District 1A is one of the 141 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 1B and 1C, it makes up the 1st district of the Maryland Senate. Situated on the state's western border, District 1A includes all of Garrett County, and a small portion of Allegany County. Since 2007, it has been represented by Wendell R. Beitzel, a Republican.
Past Election Results
1998
2002
2006
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
| Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 6,985 | 56.3% | Won |
| Bill Aiken | Democratic | 5,406 | 43.5% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins | 24 | 0.2% |
2010
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
| Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 8,866 | 72.6% | Won |
| James R. "Smokey" Stanton | Democratic | 3,333 | 27.3% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins | 17 | 0.1% |
2014
2018
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
| Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 11,149 | 77.6% | Won |
| Michael Dreisbach | Democratic | 3,190 | 22.2% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins | 21 | 0.1% |
List of delegates
| Delegate | Party | Years | Electoral history |
| George C. Edwards | Republican | January 1983 – January 10, 2007 | Elected in 1982. Retired to successfully run for the Maryland Senate in 2006. |
| Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | January 10, 2007 – present | Elected in 2006 |