Maryland House of Delegates District 27B

Maryland's legislative district 27B
Represents parts of Calvert County and Prince George's County
Delegate(s)	Rachel Jones (D)
Registration	53.4%  Democratic 28.8%  Republican 16.0% unaffiliated
Demographics	50.1%  White 37.1%  Black/African American 0.4%  Native American 2.0%  Asian 0.1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.8% Other race 7.5% Two or more races 6.3%  Hispanic
Population (2020)	45,496
Voting-age population	35,379
Registered voters	35,750

Maryland House of Delegates District 27B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 27A and 27C, it makes up the 27th district of the Maryland Senate. District 27B includes parts of Calvert County and Prince George's County, and is represented by one delegate. ^[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 45,496, of whom 35,379 (77.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 22,804 (50.1%) White, 16,887 (37.1%) African American, 178 (0.4%) Native American, 912 (2.0%) Asian, 47 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,252 (2.8%) from some other race, and 3,431 (7.5%) from two or more races. ^{[2] [3]} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,847 (6.3%) of the population. ^[4]

The district had 35,750 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 5,730 (16.0%) were registered as unaffiliated, 10,295 (28.8%) were registered as Republicans, 19,097 (53.4%) were registered as Democrats, and 449 (1.3%) were registered to other parties. ^[5]

History

District 27B represented parts of Anne Arundel County and Calvert County up until the 1998 election. ^[6] From the election of 2002 to the election of 2010, District 27B represented only Calvert County. ^[7]

Past Election Results

1998

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
George W. Owings III	Democratic	7,603	57.0%	Won [6]
Joseph J. Rooney	Republican	5,791	43.0%	Lost

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
George W. Owings III	Democratic	9,753	98.1%	Won [8]
Other Write-Ins		191	1.9%

2006

See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Sue Kullen	Democratic	8,236	56.8%	Won [9]
David Hale	Republican	6,250	43.1%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		9	0.1%

2010

See also: 2010 Maryland General Assembly election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Mark N. Fisher	Republican	8,141	52.6%	Won [7]
Sue Kullen	Democratic	7,336	47.4%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		6	0.0%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Michael A. Jackson	Democratic	8,434	52.4%	Won [10]
Philip A. Parenti	Republican	7,637	47.5%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		23	0.1%

2018

See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Michael A. Jackson	Democratic	12,335	59.3%	Won [11]
Michael A. Thomas	Republican	8,437	40.6%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		24	0.1%

References

1. "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 27". Maryland State Archives . March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
2. "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
3. "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
4. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
5. "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives . October 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
6. "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
7. "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
8. "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
9. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 27B". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
10. "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
11. "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.