Maryland House of Delegates District 27A

Maryland's legislative district 27A
Represents parts of Charles County and Prince George's County
Delegate(s)	Kevin Harris (D)
Registration	72.1% Democratic 13.0% Republican 13.2% unaffiliated
Demographics	21.8% White 63.0% Black/African American 0.7% Native American 2.7% Asian 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4.7% Other race 7.0% Two or more races 8.1% Hispanic
Population (2020)	50,488
Voting-age population	39,504
Registered voters	37,984

Maryland House of Delegates District 27A is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistricts 27B and 27C, it makes up the 27th district of the Maryland Senate. District 27A includes parts of Charles 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 50,488, of whom 39,504 (78.2%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 11,002 (21.8%) White, 31,811 (63.0%) African American, 359 (0.7%) Native American, 1,346 (2.7%) Asian, 18 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,390 (4.7%) from some other race, and 3,545 (7.0%) from two or more races.^[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4,077 (8.1%) of the population.^[4]

The district had 37,984 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 5,029 (13.2%) were registered as unaffiliated, 4,956 (13.0%) were registered as Republicans, 27,384 (72.1%) were registered as Democrats, and 474 (1.2%) were registered to other parties.^[5]

Past Election Results

1998

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
James E. Proctor Jr.	Democratic	20,572	50.0%	Won[6]
Joseph F. Vallario Jr.	Democratic	20,492	50.0%	Won

2002

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
James E. Proctor Jr.	Democratic	16,956	37.8%	Won[7]
Joseph F. Vallario Jr.	Democratic	16,196	36.2%	Won
Kenneth S. Brown	Republican	5,815	13.0%	Lost
Albert D. Larsen	Republican	5,802	13.0%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		36	0.1%

2006

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
James E. Proctor Jr.	Democratic	19,829	40.3%	Won[8]
Joseph F. Vallario Jr.	Democratic	18,677	38.0%	Won
Kenneth S. Brown	Republican	5,687	11.6%	Lost
Antoinette Jarboe-Duley	Republican	4,948	10.1%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		48	0.1%

2010

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
James E. Proctor Jr.	Democratic	25,487	43.4%	Won[9]
Joseph F. Vallario Jr.	Democratic	22,627	38.5%	Won
Mike Hethmon	Republican	5,442	9.3%	Lost
Antoinette Jarboe-Duley	Republican	5,123	8.7%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		53	0.1%

2014

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
James E. Proctor Jr.	Democratic	10,374	73.7%	Won[10]
Joe Crawford	Republican	3,685	26.2%	Lost
Other Write-Ins		21	0.1%

2018

Name	Party	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Susie Proctor	Democratic	17,534	98.2%	Won[11]
Other Write-Ins		322	1.8%

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. "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
8. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 27A". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
9. "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
10. "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
11. "2018 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.