2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
7
1
Seats won
7
1
Seat change
Popular vote
1,493,047
737,906
Percentage
65.30%
32.28%
Swing
4.87%
3.26%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Republican
60–70%
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[1]
Party
Votes
Percentage
+/–
Seats
+/–
Democratic
1,493,047
65.30%
+4.87%
7
-
Republican
737,906
32.28%
-3.26%
1
-
Libertarian
43,005
1.88%
-0.35%
-
Green
10,261
0.45%
-1.19%
-
Others
2,065
0.09%
-0.07%
-
Totals
2,286,284
100.00%
-
8
-
Popular vote
Democratic
65.30%
Republican
32.28%
Other
2.43%
House seats
Democratic
87.50%
Republican
12.50%
By district [ ]
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland by district:[2]
District 1 [ ]
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.[3] [4]
Democratic primary [ ]
Michael Brown
Jesse Colvin, Army Ranger[5]
Allison Galbraith, small business owner[6]
Erik Lane
Michael Pullen, former attorney[7]
Steve Worton[8]
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Martin Elborn, law enforcement[9]
Andy Harris , incumbent
Lamont Taylor, small businessman[10]
Primary results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
District 2 [ ]
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 [ ]
Jake Pretot
Dutch Ruppersberger , incumbent
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Liz Matory, small business owner[11]
Hubert Owens Jr.
Mark Shell
Mitchell Toland Jr.
Primary results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
District 3 [ ]
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[12]
John Rea[13]
Eduardo Rosas, U.S. Navy (Retired), Iraq War combat veteran[14]
John Sarbanes , incumbent
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Charles Anthony
Rob Seyfferth[15]
Primary results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
District 4 [ ]
The incumbent is Democrat Anthony G. Brown , who has represented the district since 2017. Brown was elected with 74% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary [ ]
Anthony G. Brown , incumbent
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Primary results [ ]
Libertarian Party [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
District 5 [ ]
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 [ ]
Dennis Fritz
Steny Hoyer , incumbent
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Primary results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
District 6 [ ]
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[25]
Amie Hoeber, former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army[26]
Lisa Lloyd, nurse practitioner[27]
Brad Rohrs, realtor
Primary results [ ]
Endorsements [ ]
Roger Manno
Organizations
IBEW Local Union 307
Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO
National Nurses United
Our Revolution
SEIU Local 500
UFCW Local 1994
Working Families Party
Aruna Miller
U.S. Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York)[28]
U.S. Representatives
Ami Bera (D-CA-07)[28]
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07)[28]
Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)[28]
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08)[28]
State-level officials
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend , Former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland [28]
State legislators
Erek Barron , State Delegate (Prince George's County)[28]
Kumar Barve , State Delegate (Montgomery County)[28]
Michael Busch , State Delegate (Anne Arundel County) and Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates [28]
Kathleen M. Dumais , State Delegate (Montgomery County)[28]
David Fraser-Hidalgo , State Delegate (Montgomery County)[28]
Tawanna P. Gaines , State Delegate (Prince George's County)[28]
Shelly Hettleman, State Delegate (Baltimore County)[28]
Terri L. Hill , State Delegate (Howard County)[28]
Sheila Hixson , State Delegate (Montgomery County)[28]
Carolyn J. B. Howard , State Delegate (Prince George's County)[28]
Adrienne A. Jones , State Delegate (Baltimore County) and Speaker pro Tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates[28]
Organizations
General election [ ]
Debates [ ]
Results [ ]
District 7 [ ]
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[29]
Michael Pearson
Primary results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
District 8 [ ]
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 [ ]
Utam Paul[30]
Jamie Raskin , incumbent
Summer Spring
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Bridgette Cooper
John Walsh
Victor Williams
Primary results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
References [ ]
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^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
^ Cheney, Kyle (January 30, 2017). "Amid Democratic doldrums, DCCC identifies 2018 targets" . Politico . Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ Sena, Dan (January 30, 2017). "House Democrats Playing Offense" (PDF) . Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee . Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ "Power Briefing: Paul Ryan's retirement rocks Washington" . POLITICO . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ Bossert, Brandon (May 13, 2017). "Galbraith announces run for Congress" . WMDT . Retrieved May 13, 2017 .
^ Polk, Chris (August 14, 2017). "Michael Pullen announces congressional run" . Dorchester Star . Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ jowens@cecilwhig.com, Jacob Owens. "Democrat Worton files for Congress" . Cecil Daily . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ "Candidate Survey: Martin Elborn for Congress, 1st District » Red Maryland" . Red Maryland . March 8, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ jbollinger@stardem.com, JOSH BOLLINGER. "First District candidate pool growing" . MyEasternShoreMD . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ Ewart, Scott (February 10, 2018). "Liz Matory Enters The Race For US Congress In Maryland's 2nd Congressional District" . Scott E's Blog . Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ "Maryland Matters | Government and Political News" . Maryland Matters | Government and Political News . March 4, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ Davis, Phil. "Annapolis Democrat Rea to challenge Sarbanes again for House seat" . capitalgazette.com . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ "Congressional District 3" . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ "2018 Republican Candidates" . Montgomery County Republican Party . Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ "Red Maryland Endorsement: Dave Bishop for Congress, District 4 » Red Maryland" . August 24, 2018.
^ "William Devine III - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ "Johnny Rice for Congress" . Strike Force of Prayer . October 23, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ Gaines, Danielle E. (June 7, 2017). "Frederick County resident Andrew Duck kicks off 6th District race" . Frederick News-Post . Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
^ photo, Courtesy. "Meet the candidate: George English for Congress in District 8" . The Frederick News-Post . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ Miner, Ryan (September 16, 2017). "DNadia Hashimi is running for Congress in CD-6" . . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ Fritze, John (August 2, 2017). "Roger Manno announces bid for Rep. John Delaney's seat in Congress" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
^ "It's official: Aruna Miller is running for Congress from Maryland's 6th district" . The American Bazaar . July 28, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
^ Portnoy, Jenna (August 2, 2017). "David Trone jumps into race to succeed John Delaney in the U.S. House" . The Washington Post . Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
^ dgaines@newspost.com, Danielle E. Gaines. "6th District candidate Kurt Elsasser wants to bring '21st Century' perspective to Congress" . The Frederick News-Post . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ PAC, John Bolton. "AMBASSADOR JOHN BOLTON ENDORSES AMIE HOEBER FOR U.S. CONGRESS IN MD-06" . GlobeNewswire News Room . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ dgaines@newspost.com, Danielle E. Gaines. "Republican Lisa Lloyd running for 6th District" . The Frederick News-Post . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Aruna Miller Endorsements
^ Dunn, Yvonne Wenger, Andrew. "Activists file federal lawsuit to challenge Baltimore primary" . baltimoresun.com . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
^ "Support Utam Paul on Crowdpac!" . www.crowdpac.com . Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
External links [ ]
Official campaign websites for first district candidates
Official campaign websites for second district candidates
Official campaign websites for third district candidates
Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates
Official campaign websites for fifth district candidates
Official campaign websites for sixth district candidates
Official campaign websites for seventh district candidates
Official campaign websites for eighth district candidates
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