The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the eight

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from the state of Maryland, one from each of the state's eight

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. The elections coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and

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. The primaries were held on April 26.

Overview

District 1

The 1st district includes the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland as well as parts of

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was d ...

, Harford and Carroll counties. The incumbent was Republican Andy Harris, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of R+14. Harris had considered a run for the U.S. Senate, but chose to seek reelection.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Jonathan Goff * Andy Harris, incumbent U.S. Representative * Sean Jackson *

Michael D. Smigiel Sr. Michael D. Smigiel Sr. (June 18, 1958 – August 28, 2022) was an American politician who was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, where he represented District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties. He was ...

, former State Delegate ;Declined *

J. B. Jennings Jonathan Bartlett Jennings (born March 27, 1974) is an American politician serving as a senator in the Maryland State Senate since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002 to represent ...

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Kathy Szeliga Kathy Szeliga (born October 10, 1961) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates since January 12, 2011, and as Minority Whip since 2013. Szeliga was the Republican nominee for the United St ...

, state delegate ( running for the U.S. Senate)

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Jim Ireton, Salisbury City Councilman and former Mayor of Salisbury * Joe Werner, attorney

Primary results

Libertarian Party

* Matt Beers

General election

Results

District 2

The 2nd district includes parts of

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, Harford,

and Anne Arundel counties, as well as small portions of the

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. The incumbent is Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger, who has represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+10. Ruppersberger considered running for the U.S. Senate, but chose to seek reelection.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Dutch Ruppersberger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Bill Heine, project management specialist and candidate for the Anne Arundel County Council in 2014 * Carl Magee * Pat McDonough, state delegate * Yuripzy Morgan, attorney * Mark Shell

Primary results

Libertarian Party

* Kristin Kasprzak

General election

Results

District 3

The 3rd district includes parts of

, Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties, as well as a significant part of the

. The incumbent is Democrat John Sarbanes, who has represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+9. Sarbanes considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead. 2014 primary challenger Matthew Molyett had filed to run again, but withdrew.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * John Rea * John Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Representative ;Withdrew * Matthew Molyett

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Thomas Harris, perennial candidate * Mark Plaster, physician

Primary results

Green Party

* Nnabu Eze

General election

Results

District 4

The 4th district includes parts of Prince George's, and Anne Arundel counties. The incumbent is Democrat Donna Edwards, who has represented the district since 2008. She was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+26. Edwards did not run for reelection, so that she could run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Mikulski, who is retiring. On April 26, 2016, Edwards lost the primary to Chris Van Hollen.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Anthony Brown, former lieutenant governor and nominee for governor in

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* Warren Christopher, retired United States Army lieutenant colonel and candidate for this seat in

* Matthew Fogg, retired Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal and anti-racism and anti-corruption activist * Glenn Ivey, former Prince George's County State Attorney and candidate for this seat in

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Joseline Peña-Melnyk Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (née Peña, born June 27, 1966) is an American politician who represents District 21 in the Maryland House of Delegates. She unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2016, coming in third behin ...

, state delegate * Terence Strait ;Withdrew *

Dereck E. Davis Dereck Eugene Davis (born June 6, 1967) is an American politician serving as the Treasurer of Maryland since 2021. He is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 25th district. Background Delegate Davis was born in Washingto ...

, state delegate * Lisa Ransom, political strategist and 2010 State Delegate candidate * Alvin Thornton, former chair of the political science department at Howard University and chair of the Commission on Education Finance, Equity and Excellence * Ingrid Turner, Prince George's County Councilmember ;Declined *

Angela Alsobrooks Angela Deneece Alsobrooks (born February 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland, in 2018 after serving two terms as state's attorney fo ...

, Prince George's County

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* Rushern Baker, Prince George's County Executive * Erek Barron, state delegate * Jamie Benoit, Anne Arundel County councilman *

Aisha N. Braveboy Aisha Nazapa Braveboy (born July 29, 1974) is an American politician and attorney, who represented district 25 in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2007 to 2015. In 2018, she was elected as Prince George's County State's Attorney. Background ...

, former state delegate and candidate for state Attorney General in

Delman Coates Delman L. Coates (born January 13, 1973) is an American Christian minister. He is senior pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, a megachurch located in Clinton, Maryland, since 2004. Coates is founder of the Our Money Campaign, an economic justice ...

, pastor and candidate for lieutenant governor in

* Derrick Davis, Prince George's County Councilmember * Donna Edwards, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate) * Andrea Harrison, Prince George's County Councilmember *

Jolene Ivey Jolene Ivey (née Stephenson; born July 30, 1961) is an American politician who represented the 47th district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2007 to 2015. In 2014, she was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, running on the t ...

, former state delegate and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in

Michael A. Jackson Michael Jackson (1958–2009) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer known as the "King of Pop". Michael Jackson, Mike Jackson, or Mick Jackson may also refer to: People Entertainment industry * Michael Jackson (radio commentator) (1934 ...

, state delegate and former Prince George's County Sheriff *

C. Anthony Muse C. Anthony Muse (born Charles Anthony Muse on April 17, 1958) is an American politician and minister from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Maryland Senate, representing Maryland's District 26 in southern Princ ...

, state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

Victor R. Ramirez Victor R. Ramirez (born July 20, 1974) is a former state delegate and state senator for District 47 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, in 1974. His family soon after moved to the United States and he ...

, state senator * Kris Valderrama, state delegate *

Michael L. Vaughn Michael L. Vaughn (born November 12, 1957) is an American politician who represented District 24 as a Democrat in the Maryland House of Delegates beginning in 2003 until his resignation in 2017. Background Vaughn was born in Tuskegee, Alabama a ...

, state delegate * Jay Walker, state delegate

=Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Robert Broadus, candidate for the U.S. Senate in

* Rob Buck * George McDermott, perennial candidate * David Therrien

Primary results

Green Party

* Kamesha Clark

General election

Results

District 5

The 5th district includes all of

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, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties, as well as portions of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties. The incumbent is Democrat

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, the House Minority Whip, who has represented the district since 1981. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+14.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared *

Kristin Beck Christopher Todd Beck (born June 21, 1966) is a retired United States Navy SEAL who gained public attention in 2013 after coming out as a trans woman, and in 2022, when he announced his detransition. During the time of his transition, he went b ...

, former United States Navy SEAL *

, incumbent U.S. Representative * Debbie Wilson

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Mark Arness, physician and candidate for this seat in 2014 * Charles Sam Faddis, retired CIA officer

Primary results

General election

Results

District 6

The 6th district includes the entire Maryland Panhandle including all of Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties as well as portions of Montgomery and Frederick counties. The incumbent is Democrat John Delaney, who has represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+4. Delaney considered running for the U.S. Senate, but chose to seek reelection.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * John Delaney, incumbent U.S. Representative * Tony Puca ;Declined *

Kumar Barve Kumar Prabhakar Barve (; born September 8, 1958) is an American politician. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing district 17 in Montgomery County, which includes the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg. He was the fi ...

, state delegate and former majority leader of the Maryland House of Delegates (running for MD-08) *

John P. Donoghue John P. Donoghue (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He served 6 terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 2C in Washington County. Donoghue is a mem ...

, former state delegate * Brian Feldman, state senator *

William Frick Charles William 'Bill' Frick (born December 30, 1974) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. From 2007 to 2018, he was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 16, which includes parts of B ...

, state delegate * Rob Garagiola, former state senator and candidate for this seat in

Roger Manno Roger P. Manno (born April 26, 1966) is an American politician. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2006 to represent the 19th Legislative District, and in 2010 was elected to the Maryland State Senate. Background Roger P. M ...

, state senator *

Kirill Reznik Kirill Reznik (born August 9, 1974) is a Ukrainian-born American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is one of three members of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 39. District 39 encompasses a horseshoe-s ...

, state delegate *

Craig L. Rice Craig Lamont Rice (born September 27, 1972) is an American politician and former member of the Montgomery County Council, serving from 2010 to 2022. Elected in 2006 to the Maryland House of Delegates, he served one four-year term and represented ...

, Montgomery County Councilman * Mark Shriver, former state delegate and candidate for MD-08 in 2002

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Terry Baker, president of the Washington County Board of County Commissioners * Scott Cheng, physician, college instructor, and 2014

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candidate *

Robin Ficker Robin Ficker (born April 5, 1943) is an American disbarred attorney, real estate broker, former state legislator, political activist, sports heckler, and perennial political candidate. Ficker ran unsuccessfully for Montgomery County Executive i ...

, former state delegate, candidate for U.S. Senate in

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, and candidate for this seat in

* Amie Hoeber, businesswoman and former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army * Frank Howard, businessman and 2014 state senate candidate * Christopher Mason, carpenter and 2014 Frederick County Council candidate * Harold Painter, certified public accountant and candidate for this seat in

* David E. Vogt, State Delegate ;Declined *

Kathy Afzali Kathryn L. Afzali (born May 27, 1957) is an American politician who represented district 4 in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2011 to 2019. Background Afzali was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. She is a graduate of Mount St. ...

, state delegate and candidate for this seat in

* Augustus Alzona, tax consultant, candidate for

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in 2002, and candidate for MD-08 in

* Dan Bongino, former United States Secret Service agent, candidate for U.S. Senate in

and nominee for this seat in

(moved to Florida) * Thomas Ferleman, business management consultant * Mike McKay, state delegate *

Neil Parrott Neil Conrad Parrott (born July 30, 1970) is an American politician who previously represented District 2A, which includes Hagerstown, Maryland, Hagerstown and Sharpsburg, Maryland, Sharpsburg, as a Republican Party (United States), Republican in ...

, state delegate

=Endorsements

Primary results

Green Party

* George Gluck

Polling

General election

Results

District 7

The 7th district includes just over half of the

, most of the majority African American sections of Baltimore County, and the majority of

Howard County, Maryland Howard County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 287,085. As of the 2020 census its population rose to 328,200. Its county seat is Ellicott City. Howard County is included in the Baltimore-Colu ...

. The incumbent is Democrat Elijah Cummings, who has represented the district since 1996. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+24. Cummings considered running for the U.S. Senate, but chose to seek reelection.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Elijah Cummings, incumbent U.S. Representative * Adrian Petrus ;Withdrawn *

Jamal Bryant Jamal Harrison Bryant (born May 21, 1971) is an American minister, author and former political candidate. He is the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. He is a graduate of Morehouse College and of Duke University. He received ...

;Declined * Calvin Ball, Howard County Councilman *

Talmadge Branch Talmadge Branch (born January 30, 1956) is an American politician who represents the 45th legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates. Branch has been in office since 1995 and is currently the House majority whip. Delegate Branch i ...

, state delegate *

Lisa Gladden Lisa Adrienne Gladden (born October 6, 1964) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. She formerly served in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 41 in ...

, state senator

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Ray Bly, perennial candidate * Wayne T. Newton * Corrogan Vaughn, perennial candidate

Primary results

Libertarian Party

* Scott Soffen

Green Party

* Myles Hoenig

Independents

* Andre Odell Kersey

General election

Results

District 8

The 8th district includes parts of Carroll, Frederick and Montgomery counties. The incumbent is Democrat Chris Van Hollen, who has represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+11. Van Hollen did not run for reelection, so that he could run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Mikulski, who was retiring.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * David M. Anderson, senior vice president at the Washington Center and adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University *

, state delegate and former majority leader of the Maryland House of Delegates * Dan Bolling *

Ana Sol Gutierrez Ana Sol Gutierrez (born January 11, 1942) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Maryland who was the first Latina to ever be elected to the Maryland General Assembly. She served four terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, represe ...

, state delegate * Will Jawando, former Congressional and White House aide and 2014 State Delegate candidate *

Kathleen Matthews Kathleen Ann Matthews (née Cunningham; born August 9, 1953) is the former chief communications and public affairs officer for hotel company Marriott International. Prior to joining Marriott International, she was a reporter for 25 years at WJLA ...

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executive and former news anchor * Jamie Raskin, state senator * Joel Rubin, former State Department official and founding political and government affairs director at J Street *

David Trone David John Trone (born September 21, 1955) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district. The district includes most of the western third of the state, but the bulk of its p ...

, founder and president of

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;Withdrawn * Valerie Ervin, former Montgomery County Councilwoman ;Declined *

Roger Berliner Roger Berliner (born February 12, 1951) is a former member of the Montgomery County Council from 2006 to 2018. He represented District 1, which includes parts of Poolesville, Potomac, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase. Early years Berliner was born ...

, Montgomery County Councilman *

William A. Bronrott William A. "Bill" Bronrott (born 1955) served in the Maryland House of Delegates from January 13, 1999, until April 26, 2010, representing Maryland's District 16 in Montgomery County. He stepped down from his seat in the General Assembly to acce ...

, former state delegate and former Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration *

Doug Duncan Douglas Michael Duncan (born October 25, 1955) is a former American politician from Maryland who served as Rockville City Councilman, Rockville Mayor, Montgomery County Executive, and candidate for Governor of Maryland. He is a member of the De ...

, former Montgomery County Executive *

Nancy Floreen Nancy M. Floreen (born September 29, 1951) is an American politician who was a member of the Montgomery County Council in Maryland from 2002 to 2018, serving four terms. She previously served two terms on the Montgomery County Planning Board fr ...

, Montgomery City Councilwoman * Peter Franchot, State Comptroller * Jan Gardner, Frederick County Executive *

, state delegate *

Cheryl Kagan Cheryl C. Kagan (born July 2, 1961) is an American politician in the U.S. state of Maryland who has represented District 17 in the Maryland Senate ( Rockville & Gaithersburg) in Montgomery County since 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Pa ...

, state senator *

Ariana Kelly Ariana Kelly (born December 7, 1976) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She serves in the Maryland House of Delegates. She has represented District 16 since 2011, which is located in Montgomery County, ...

, state delegate *

Susan C. Lee Susan Clair Lee (; born May 14, 1954) is an American politician. She has served as the 72nd Maryland Secretary of State since 2023. She was previously a member of the Maryland State Senate from 2015 to 2023, and of the Maryland House of Delegates ...

, state senator * George Leventhal, Montgomery County Councilman *

Rich Madaleno Richard Stuart Madaleno Jr., commonly known as Rich Madaleno (born June 16, 1965), is an American politician from Maryland. A Democrat, he was a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing the state's 18th district in Montgomery County, ...

, state senator * Tom Manatos, former Congressional staffer *

, state senator * Heather Mizeur, former state delegate and candidate for Governor in 2014 *

Nancy Navarro Nancy Navarro (born August 15, 1965) is a Venezuelan-American politician and the first Latina county council member in Montgomery County, Maryland. She served on the county council from 2009 to 2022, representing District 4, the largest and most d ...

, Montgomery County Councilwoman * Josh Rales, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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* Oscar Ramirez, former Vice Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party *

, Montgomery County Councilman * Hans Riemer, Montgomery County Councilman * Luiz R. S. Simmons, state delegate * Susan Turnbull, former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party * Chris Van Hollen, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate) *

Jeff Waldstreicher Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher (born December 31, 1979) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently a member of the Maryland Senate, representing District 18 in Montgomery County after serving two term ...

, state delegate

=Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared *

Dan Cox Daniel Lewis Cox (born August 9, 1974) is an American far-right politician. He is a Republican who represents the fourth district in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was also the secretary of the Frederick County Republican Central Committ ...

, former aide to Alan Keyes * Jeffrey W. Jones * Liz Matory, business consultant and Democratic candidate for State Delegate in 2014 * Aryeh Shudofsky * Shelly Skolnick ;Declined * Augustus Alzona, tax consultant, candidate for

in 2002, and candidate for MD-08 in

* James Calderwood, attorney, chair of the Maryland Transportation Commission and founding director of the Maryland Public Policy Institute * Bill Day, attorney * Frank Howard, businessman and 2014 State Senate candidate (running for district 6 instead)

Primary results

Green Party

* Nancy Wallace

Primary results

Independents

Withdrawn

* Liz Matory, business consultant and Democratic candidate for State Delegate in 2014 (running as a Republican)

General election

Results

References

External links

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