United States congressional delegations from Maryland explained

These are tables of congressional delegations from Maryland in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

The current dean of the Maryland delegation is Representative and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5), having served in the House since 1981.

U.S. House of Representatives

See main article: List of United States representatives from Maryland.

Current members

List of members, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 8 members: 7 Democrats and 1 Republican.

1789–1793: Six seats

Congress

Michael Jenifer
Stone
(AA)
rowspan=2 Joshua Seney (AA)Benjamin Contee (AA)William Smith (AA)George Gale (PA)Daniel Carroll (PA)

(1791–1793)
rowspan=2 Philip Key (PA)William Pinkney (PA) rowspan=2 Samuel Sterett (AA) rowspan=2 William Vans
Murray
(PA)
rowspan=2 Upton Sheredine (AA)
William Hindman (PA)John Francis
Mercer
(AA)

1793–1803: Eight seats

Maryland gained two representatives, up to eight.

Congress

rowspan=2 George Dent (PA)John Francis
Mercer
(AA)
Uriah Forrest (PA) rowspan=2 Thomas Sprigg (AA) rowspan=2 Samuel Smith (AA) rowspan=2 Gabriel Christie (AA) rowspan=2 William Hindman (PA) rowspan=2 William Vans
Murray
(PA)
Gabriel Duvall (AA)Benjamin Edwards (PA)

(1795–1797)
rowspan=4 George Dent (F)Gabriel Duvall (DR)Jeremiah Crabb (F) rowspan=2 Thomas Sprigg (DR) rowspan=6 Samuel Smith (DR) rowspan=2 Gabriel Christie (DR) rowspan=3 William Hindman (F) rowspan=2 William Vans
Murray
(F)
rowspan=2 Richard Sprigg Jr. (DR) rowspan=3 William Craik (F)

(1797–1799)
rowspan=2 George Baer Jr. (F)William Matthews (F) rowspan=4 John Dennis (F)

(1799–1801)
John Chew Thomas (F)Gabriel Christie (DR) rowspan=3 Joseph Hopper
Nicholson
(DR)

(1801–1803)
rowspan=2 John Campbell (F)Richard Sprigg Jr. (DR) rowspan=2 Thomas Plater (DR) rowspan=2 Daniel Hiester (DR) rowspan=2 John Archer (DR)
Walter Bowie (DR)

1803–1833: Nine seats

Maryland gained one representative, up to nine. The fifth district had two representatives: one from Baltimore City, and the other from Baltimore County, Maryland.

Congress
Seat ASeat B

rowspan=7 John Campbell (F) rowspan=2 Walter Bowie (DR) rowspan=2 Thomas Plater (DR)Daniel Hiester (DR) rowspan=5 William McCreery (DR) rowspan=7 Nicholas R.
Moore
(DR)
rowspan=4 John Archer (DR) rowspan=3 Joseph Hopper
Nicholson
(DR)
rowspan=2 John Dennis (F)
rowspan=5 Roger Nelson (DR)

(1805–1807)
rowspan=2 Leonard Covington (DR) rowspan=2 Patrick Magruder (DR) rowspan=10 Charles
Goldsborough
(F)
rowspan=2 Edward Lloyd (DR)

(1807–1809)
rowspan=3 Archibald Van
Horne
(DR)
rowspan=5 Philip Barton
Key
(F)
rowspan=4 John Montgomery (DR)

(1809–1811)
rowspan=5 Alexander McKim (DR)John Brown (DR)
rowspan=4 Samuel Ringgold (DR) rowspan=6 Robert Wright (DR)

(1811–1813)
rowspan=6 Philip Stuart (F) rowspan=3 Joseph Kent (DR) rowspan=2 Peter Little (DR)
rowspan=4 Stevenson Archer (DR)

(1813–1815)
rowspan=2 Alexander C.
Hanson
(F)
rowspan=2 Nicholas R.
Moore
(DR)

(1815–1817)
rowspan=3 John C.
Herbert
(F)
rowspan=2 George Baer Jr. (F)William Pinkney (DR)
rowspan=2 George Peter (F) rowspan=6 Peter Little (DR) rowspan=4 Samuel Smith (DR)

(1817–1819)
rowspan=2 Samuel Ringgold (DR)Philip Reed (DR) rowspan=2 Thomas Culbreth (DR) rowspan=4 Thomas Bayly (F)

(1819–1821)
rowspan=4 Raphael Neale (F) rowspan=4 Joseph Kent (DR)Henry Ridgely
Warfield
(DR)
Stevenson Archer (DR)

(1821–1823)
rowspan=3 Henry Ridgely
Warfield
(F)
rowspan=2 John Nelson (DR)Jeremiah Cosden (DR) rowspan=2 Robert Wright (DR)
rowspan=2 Isaac McKim (DR)Philip Reed (DR)

(1823–1825)
John Lee (F)George Edward
Mitchell
(DR)
William
Hayward Jr.
(DR)
John S. Spence (DR)

(1825–1827)
Clement Dorsey (NR)Joseph Kent (NR) rowspan=2 George Peter (J) rowspan=2 Thomas Contee
Worthington
(J)
rowspan=3 Peter Little (NR) rowspan=3 John Barney (NR) rowspan=2 George Edward
Mitchell
(J)
rowspan=3 John Leeds Kerr (NR) rowspan=2 Robert N. Martin (NR)
rowspan=2 John Crompton
Weems
(J)

(1827–1829)
George C.
Washington
(NR)
Michael Sprigg (J)Levin Gale (J)Ephraim King
Wilson
(NR)

(1829–1831)
rowspan=3 Benedict Joseph
Semmes
(NR)
Elias Brown (J) rowspan=3 Benjamin Chew
Howard
(J)
rowspan=2 George Edward
Mitchell
(J)
Richard Spencer (J)Ephraim King
Wilson
(J)

(1831–1833)
rowspan=2 Daniel Jenifer (NR) rowspan=2 Francis Thomas (J) rowspan=2 John T. H.
Worthington
(J)
rowspan=2 John Leeds Kerr (NR) rowspan=2 John S. Spence (NR)
Charles S. Sewall (J)

1833–1843: Eight seats

Maryland lost one representative, down to eight. The fourth district had two representatives from 1835 to 1843.

Congress

Littleton Purnell
Dennis
(NR)
Richard Bennett
Carmichael
(J)
James Turner (J)James P. Heath (J)Isaac McKim (J)William Cost
Johnson
(NR)
Francis Thomas (J)John Truman
Stoddert
(J)
Congress
Seat ASeat B

John N.
Steele
(NR)
James Pearce (NR)James P. Heath (J)Benjamin Chew
Howard
(J)
Isaac McKim (J)George C.
Washington
(NR)
Francis Thomas (J)Daniel Jenifer (NR)

(1837–1839)
rowspan=3 John Dennis (W) rowspan=2 James Pearce (W) rowspan=3 John T. H.
Worthington
(D)
rowspan=2 Benjamin Chew
Howard
(D)
Isaac McKim (D)William Cost
Johnson
(W)
rowspan=3 Francis Thomas (D) rowspan=3 Daniel Jenifer (W)
John P. Kennedy (W)

(1839–1841)
Philip Francis
Thomas
(D)
Solomon Hillen Jr. (D)James Carroll (D)

(1841–1843)
Isaac D.
Jones
(W)
James Pearce (W)James Wray
Williams
(D)
Alexander Randall (W)John P. Kennedy (W)John Thomson
Mason
(D)
Augustus Rhodes
Sollers
(W)
Charles S. Sewall (D)

1843–1863: Six seats

Maryland lost two representatives, down to six.

Congress

John Causin (W)Francis Brengle (W)John Wethered (W)John P. Kennedy (W)Jacob A. Preston (W)Thomas A. Spence (W)

(1845–1847)
rowspan=2 John G.
Chapman
(W)
Thomas J. Perry (D) rowspan=2 Thomas Watkins
Ligon
(D)
William F. Giles (D)Albert Constable (D)Edward H. C. Long (W)

(1847–1849)
James Dixon Roman (W) rowspan=2 Robert Milligan
McLane
(D)
rowspan=3 Alexander Evans (W)John W. Crisfield (W)

(1849–1851)
rowspan=2 Richard Bowie (W) rowspan=2 William T.
Hamilton
(D)
rowspan=2 Edward Hammond (D)John Bozman Kerr (W)

(1851–1853)
Thomas Yates
Walsh
(W)
Joseph S.
Cottman
(W)

(1853–1855)
John Rankin
Franklin
(W)
Jacob Shower (D)Joshua Van Sant (D)William T.
Hamilton
(D)
Henry May (D)Augustus Rhodes
Sollers
(W)

(1855–1857)
rowspan=3 James Augustus
Stewart
(D)
rowspan=2 James B.
Ricaud
(KN)
rowspan=3 J. Morrison
Harris
(KN)
rowspan=3 Henry Winter
Davis
(KN)
Henry William
Hoffman
(KN)
rowspan=2 Thomas Fielder
Bowie
(D)

(1857–1859)
rowspan=2 Jacob M.
Kunkel
(D)

(1859–1861)
Edwin H.
Webster
(KN)
George W.
Hughes
(D)

(1861–1863)
John W. Crisfield (U)Edwin H.
Webster
(U)
Cornelius Leary (U)Henry May (U)Francis Thomas (U)Charles Benedict
Calvert
(U)

1863–1873: Five seats

Maryland lost one representative, down to five.

Congress
John Creswell (UU) rowspan=2 Edwin H.
Webster
(UU)
Henry Winter Davis (UU) rowspan=3 Francis Thomas (UU) rowspan=3 Benjamin G.
Harris
(D)
(1865–1867) rowspan=3 Hiram McCullough (D) rowspan=2 Charles E. Phelps (UU)
John L. Thomas Jr. (UU)
(1867–1869) rowspan=3 Stevenson Archer (D)Charles E. Phelps (Con)Francis Thomas (R) rowspan=2 Frederick Stone (D)
(1869–1871) rowspan=2 Samuel Hambleton (D) rowspan=2 Thomas Swann (D)Patrick Hamill (D)
(1871–1873)John Ritchie (D)William Matthews
Merrick
(D)

1873–1953: Six seats

Maryland gained one representative, up to six for the next 80 years.

1953–1963: Seven seats

Maryland gained one representative, up to seven.

Congress
rowspan=3 Edward Tylor
Miller
(R)
rowspan=3 James Devereux (R) rowspan=5 Edward
Garmatz
(D)
rowspan=5 George Hyde
Fallon
(D)
Frank Small Jr. (R) rowspan=3 DeWitt Hyde (R) rowspan=5 Samuel Friedel (D)
(1955–1957) rowspan=4 Richard Lankford (D)
(1957–1959)
(1959–1961) rowspan=2 Thomas Francis
Johnson
(D)
rowspan=2 Daniel Brewster (D)John R. Foley (D)
(1961–1963)Charles Mathias (R)

1963–present: Eight seats

Maryland gained one representative, up to eight. From 1963 through 1967, the eighth seat was elected at-large statewide. Starting in 1967, however, the state was redistricted and an eighth district was created.

CongressDistrict
rowspan=6 Rogers Morton (R) rowspan=15 Clarence Long (D) rowspan=7 Edward
Garmatz
(D)
rowspan=5 George Hyde
Fallon
(D)
Richard Lankford (D) rowspan=4 Charles Mathias (R) rowspan=5 Samuel Friedel (D) rowspan=2 Carlton R.
Sickles
(D)
(1965–1967) rowspan=3 Hervey Machen (D)
(1967–1969)
rowspan=7 Gilbert Gude (R)
(1969–1971) rowspan=5 Lawrence Hogan (R)J. Glenn Beall Jr. (R)
(1971–1973) rowspan=2Paul Sarbanes (D) rowspan=6 Goodloe Byron (D) rowspan=11 Parren Mitchell (D)
rowspan=2William O. Mills (R)
(1973–1975) rowspan=3 Paul Sarbanes (D) rowspan=9 Marjorie Holt (R)
rowspan=4 Robert Bauman (R)
(1975–1977) rowspan=4 Gladys Spellman (D)
(1977–1979) rowspan=6 Barbara
Mikulski
(D)
Newton Steers (R)
(1979–1981) rowspan=8 Beverly Byron (D) rowspan=5 Michael D.
Barnes
(D)
(1981–1983) rowspan=6 Roy Dyson (D)
rowspan=25 Steny Hoyer (D)
(1983–1985)
(1985–1987) rowspan=5 Helen Delich
Bentley
(R)
(1987–1989) rowspan=11 Ben Cardin (D) rowspan=3 Tom McMillen (D) rowspan=5 Kweisi Mfume (D) rowspan=9 Connie Morella (R)
(1989–1991)
(1991–1993) rowspan=11 Wayne Gilchrest (R)
(1993–1995) rowspan=9 Albert Wynn (D) rowspan=12 Roscoe Bartlett (R)
(1995–1997) rowspan=5 Bob Ehrlich (R)
rowspan=14 Elijah Cummings (D)
(1997–1999)
(1999–2001)
(2001–2003)
rowspan=13 Dutch
Ruppersberger

(D)
rowspan=8 Chris
Van Hollen
(D)
(2005–2007)
(2007–2009) rowspan=11 John Sarbanes (D)
rowspan=5 Donna Edwards (D)
(2009–2011)Frank Kratovil (D)
(2011–2013) rowspan=8 Andy Harris (R)
(2013–2015) rowspan=3 John Delaney (D)
(2015–2017)
(2017–2019) rowspan=4 Anthony Brown (D) rowspan=5 Jamie Raskin (D)
(2019–2021) rowspan=4 David Trone (D)
rowspan=3 Kweisi Mfume (D)
(2021–2023)
(2023–2025)Glenn Ivey (D)
Congress
District

United States Senate

Current U.S. senators from Maryland


Class I senatorClass III senator

Ben Cardin


Chris Van Hollen

Party
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2007January 3, 2017

See main article: List of United States senators from Maryland. The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of six-year Senate terms.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List. 2023-01-07. Cook Political Report. en.