Election Name: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Seats For Election: | All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 7 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,493,047 |
Percentage1: | 65.30% |
Swing1: | 4.87% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 737,906 |
Percentage2: | 32.28% |
Swing2: | 3.26% |
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.
United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2018[1] | ||||||
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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 | - | |
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland by district:[2]
scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
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scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
116,631 | 38.09% | 183,662 | 59.98% | 5,893 | 1.93% | 306,186 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
167,201 | 66.01% | 77,782 | 30.71% | 8,319 | 3.28% | 253,302 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
202,407 | 69.11% | 82,774 | 28.26% | 7,699 | 2.63% | 292,880 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
209,642 | 78.05% | 53,327 | 19.85% | 5,614 | 2.09% | 268,583 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
213,796 | 70.28% | 82,361 | 27.07% | 8,052 | 2.65% | 304,209 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
163,346 | 58.95% | 105,209 | 37.97% | 8,529 | 3.08% | 277,084 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
202,345 | 76.44% | 56,266 | 21.26% | 6,099 | 2.30% | 264,710 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
217,679 | 68.17% | 96,525 | 30.23% | 5,126 | 1.61% | 319,330 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
Total | 1,493,047 | 65.30% | 737,906 | 32.28% | 55,331 | 2.42% | 2,286,284 | 100.0% |
Election Name: | 2018 Maryland's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Image1: | File:Andy Harris 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Andy Harris |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 183,662 |
Percentage1: | 60.0% |
Nominee2: | Jesse Colvin |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 116,631 |
Percentage2: | 38.1% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Andy Harris |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Andy Harris |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Maryland's 1st congressional district. 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]
Election Name: | 2018 Maryland's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Image1: | File:Dutch Ruppersberger 2 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Dutch Ruppersberger |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 167,201 |
Percentage1: | 66.0% |
Nominee2: | Liz Matory |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 77,782 |
Percentage2: | 30.7% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Dutch Ruppersberger |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Dutch Ruppersberger |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Maryland's 2nd congressional district. The incumbent is Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger, who has represented the district since 2003. Ruppersberger was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.
Election Name: | 2018 Maryland's 3rd congressional district election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 3 |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Image1: | File:Johnsarbanes.jpeg |
Nominee1: | John Sarbanes |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 202,407 |
Percentage1: | 69.1% |
Nominee2: | Charles Anthony |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 82,774 |
Percentage2: | 28.3% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | John Sarbanes |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Sarbanes |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Maryland's 3rd congressional district. The incumbent is Democrat John Sarbanes, who has represented the district since 2007. Sarbanes was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016.
Election Name: | 2018 Maryland's 4th congressional district election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 4 |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 4 |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Image1: | File:Anthony Brown 116th Congress portrait (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Anthony Brown |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 209,642 |
Percentage1: | 78.1% |
Nominee2: | George McDermott |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 53,327 |
Percentage2: | 19.9% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Anthony Brown |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Anthony Brown |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Maryland's 4th congressional district. The incumbent is Democrat Anthony Brown, who has represented the district since 2017. Brown was elected with 74% of the vote in 2016.
Election Name: | 2018 Maryland's 5th congressional district election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 5 |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 5 |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Image1: | File:Steny Hoyer, official photo as Whip (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Steny Hoyer |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 213,796 |
Percentage1: | 70.3% |
Nominee2: | William Devine |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 82,361 |
Percentage2: | 27.1% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Steny Hoyer |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Steny Hoyer |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Maryland's 5th congressional district. The incumbent is Democrat Steny Hoyer, who has represented the district since 1981. Hoyer was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.
Election Name: | 2018 Maryland's 6th congressional district election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 6 |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 6 |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Image1: | File:David Trone official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | David Trone |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 163,346 |
Percentage1: | 59.0% |
Nominee2: | Amie Hoeber |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 105,209 |
Percentage2: | 38.0% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | John Delaney |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | David Trone |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Maryland's 6th congressional district. 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.
Election Name: | 2018 Maryland's 7th congressional district election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 7 |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election |
Next Year: | 2020 (special) |
Image1: | File:Elijah E. Cummings official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Elijah Cummings |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 202,345 |
Percentage1: | 76.4% |
Nominee2: | Richmond Davis |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 56,266 |
Percentage2: | 21.3% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Elijah Cummings |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Elijah Cummings |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Maryland's 7th congressional district. The incumbent was Elijah Cummings. He had represented the district since 1996. Cummings was re-elected with 76.4% of the vote in 2018.
Election Name: | 2018 Maryland's 8th congressional district election |
Country: | Maryland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 8 |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 8 |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Image1: | File:Jamie Raskin Official Portrait 2019 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Jamie Raskin |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 217,679 |
Percentage1: | 68.2% |
Nominee2: | John Walsh |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 96,525 |
Percentage2: | 30.2% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Jamie Raskin |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jamie Raskin |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Maryland's 8th congressional district. The incumbent is Democrat Jamie Raskin, who has represented the district since 2017. Raskin was elected with 61% of the vote in 2016.
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