2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland|
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Party
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Democratic
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Republican
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Last election
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7
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1
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Seats won
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7
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1
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Seat change
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Popular vote
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1,493,047
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737,906
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Percentage
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65.30%
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32.28%
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Swing
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4.87%
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3.26%
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Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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Republican
60–70%
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on November 6, 2018, electing the eight U.S. representatives from the State of Maryland, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2018
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Party
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Votes
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Percentage
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+/–
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Seats
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+/–
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Democratic
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1,493,047
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65.30%
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+4.87%
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7
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-
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Republican
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737,906
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32.28%
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-3.26%
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1
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-
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Libertarian
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43,005
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1.88%
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-0.35%
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-
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Green
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10,261
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0.45%
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-1.19%
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-
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Others
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2,065
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0.09%
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-0.07%
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-
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Totals
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2,286,284
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100.00%
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8
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Popular vote |
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Democratic |
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65.30% |
Republican |
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32.28% |
Other |
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2.43% |
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House seats |
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Democratic |
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87.50% |
Republican |
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12.50% |
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By district
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland by district:
District 1
2018 Maryland's 1st congressional district election|
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The incumbent is Republican Andy Harris, who has represented the district since 2011. Harris was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Maryland's 1st congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.
Democratic primary
- Michael Brown
- Jesse Colvin, Army Ranger
- Allison Galbraith, small business owner
- Erik Lane
- Michael Pullen, former attorney
- Steve Worton
Primary results
Republican primary
- Martin Elborn, law enforcement
- Andy Harris, incumbent
- Lamont Taylor, small businessman
Primary results
General election
Results
District 2
2018 Maryland's 2nd congressional district election|
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The incumbent is Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger, who has represented the district since 2003. Ruppersberger was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
- Liz Matory, small business owner
- Hubert Owens Jr.
- Mark Shell
- Mitchell Toland Jr.
Primary results
General election
Results
District 3
2018 Maryland's 3rd congressional district election|
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The incumbent is Democrat John Sarbanes, who has represented the district since 2007. Sarbanes was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
- Adam DeMarco
- John Rea
- Eduardo Rosas, U.S. Navy (Retired), Iraq War combat veteran
- John Sarbanes, incumbent
Primary results
Republican primary
- Charles Anthony
- Rob Seyfferth
Primary results
General election
Results
District 4
2018 Maryland's 4th congressional district election|
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The incumbent is Democrat Anthony Brown, who has represented the district since 2017. Brown was elected with 74% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
Primary results
Libertarian Party
General election
Results
District 5
2018 Maryland's 5th congressional district election|
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The incumbent is Democrat Steny Hoyer, who has represented the district since 1981. Hoyer was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
- William Devine III
- Johnny Rice
Primary results
General election
Results
District 6
2018 Maryland's 6th congressional district election|
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The incumbent is Democrat John Delaney, who has represented the district since 2013. Delaney was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2016.
Delaney later retired to seek the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in 2020.
Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
- Kurt Elsasser, former U.S. Marine
- Amie Hoeber, former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army and nominee in 2016
- Lisa Lloyd, nurse practitioner
- Brad Rohrs, realtor
Primary results
Endorsements
Aruna Miller
- U.S. Senators
- U.S. Representatives
- State-level officials
- State legislators
- Erek Barron, State Delegate (Prince George's County)
- Kumar Barve, State Delegate (Montgomery County)
- Michael E. Busch, State Delegate (Anne Arundel County) and Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Kathleen M. Dumais, State Delegate (Montgomery County)
- David Fraser-Hidalgo, State Delegate (Montgomery County)
- Tawanna P. Gaines, State Delegate (Prince George's County)
- Shelly Hettleman, State Delegate (Baltimore County)
- Terri L. Hill, State Delegate (Howard County)
- Sheila Hixson, State Delegate (Montgomery County)
- Carolyn J. B. Howard, State Delegate (Prince George's County)
- Adrienne A. Jones, State Delegate (Baltimore County) and Speaker pro Tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Organizations
General election
Debates
Results
District 7
2018 Maryland's 7th congressional district election|
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The incumbent was Elijah Cummings. He had represented the district since 1996. Cummings was re-elected with 76.4% of the vote in 2018.
Democratic primary
- Anthony Carter Sr.
- Elijah Cummings, incumbent representative
- John Moser
- Charles Smith
- Charles Stokes
Primary results
Republican primary
- Ray Bly
- Richmond Davis, attorney
- Thomas Harris
- William Newton
- Michael Pearson
Primary results
General election
Results
District 8
2018 Maryland's 8th congressional district election|
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The incumbent is Democrat Jamie Raskin, who has represented the district since 2017. Raskin was elected with 61% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
- Bridgette Cooper
- John Walsh
- Victor Williams
Primary results
General election
Results
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