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Maryland House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2022

Maryland Delegate District 27A

A district of about 31,000 people, 59% Black, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+62.1 relative to the nation for president.

Darrell Odom (D)Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 71 seats

Every Maryland House of Delegates seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+62.117th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican36th seat · the majority lineDistrict 27A

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2026
Maryland House of DelegatesD+70.0

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 71 seats. Small marks are other seats in Maryland. The black marker is District 27A.

Adults with a bachelor's degree32% 23rd pct · 55th of 71 in MD

Lower than 77% of seats.

White adults without a degree18% 41st pct · 42nd of 71 in MD

Lower than 59% of seats.

Hispanic residents7% 43rd pct · 41st of 71 in MD

Lower than 57% of seats.

Black residents59% 89th pct · 9th of 71 in MD

Higher than 89% of seats.

Asian residents3% 43rd pct · 41st of 71 in MD

Lower than 57% of seats.

People per square mile383 29th pct · 51st of 71 in MD

Less dense than 71% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 28
47% Black · 34% college gradsD+40.5CountingDistrict 10
49% Black · 45% college gradsD+57.1Held DDistrict 23
66% Black · 48% college gradsD+73.3CountingDistrict 11A
57% Black · 48% college gradsD+62.5Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Kevin M. Harris (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 96.0

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)