Maryland House of Delegates District 27B

American legislative district

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

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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

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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

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### 1998

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Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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George W. Owings III | Democratic | 7,603  | 57.0%  | Won[6]
Joseph J. Rooney  | Republican | 5,791  | 43.0%  | Lost

### 2002

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Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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George W. Owings III | Democratic | 9,753  | 98.1%  | Won[8]
Other Write-Ins  |  | 191  | 1.9%  |

### 2006

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See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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

### 2010

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See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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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

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See also: 2014 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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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

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See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election

Name  | Party  | Votes  | Percent  | Outcome

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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

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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. ^ a b "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
7. ^ a b "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.

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