| District: | 27B |
| Constituency: | parts of Calvert County and Prince George's County |
| Delegate: | Rachel Jones (D) |
| Democratic: | 53.4 |
| Republican: | 28.8 |
| Unaffiliated: | 16.0 |
| Percent White: | 50.1 |
| Percent Black: | 37.1 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.4 |
| Percent Asian: | 2.0 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 2.8 |
| Percent Two Or More Races: | 7.5 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 6.3 |
| Population: | 45,496 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting-Age: | 35,379 |
| Registered: | 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]
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]
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]
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | George W. Owings III | Democratic | 7,603 | 57.0% | Won | |
| align=left | Joseph J. Rooney | Republican | 5,791 | 43.0% | Lost |
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | George W. Owings III | Democratic | 9,753 | 98.1% | Won[8] | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 191 | 1.9% |
See also: 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Sue Kullen | Democratic | 8,236 | 56.8% | Won[9] | |
| align=left | David Hale | Republican | 6,250 | 43.1% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 9 | 0.1% |
See also: 2010 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Mark N. Fisher | Republican | 8,141 | 52.6% | Won | |
| align=left | Sue Kullen | Democratic | 7,336 | 47.4% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 6 | 0.0% |
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Michael A. Jackson | Democratic | 8,434 | 52.4% | Won[10] | |
| align=left | Philip A. Parenti | Republican | 7,637 | 47.5% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 23 | 0.1% |
See also: 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election.
| Name | Party | Votes | Percent | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Michael A. Jackson | Democratic | 12,335 | 59.3% | Won[11] | |
| align=left | Michael A. Thomas | Republican | 8,437 | 40.6% | Lost | |
| align=left | Other Write-Ins | 24 | 0.1% |