2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland Last updated June 23, 2025
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%
District results County results Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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 2018 Maryland's 1st congressional district election Precinct resultsHarris: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Colvin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tie: 40–50% No votes
The incumbent was Republican Andy Harris , who had 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] Republican primary Martin Elborn, law enforcement [ 9] Andy Harris , incumbent Lamont Taylor, small businessman [ 10] District 2 2018 Maryland's 2nd congressional district election Precinct resultsRuppersberger: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Matory: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes
The incumbent was Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger , who had represented the district since 2003. Ruppersberger was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.
Republican primary Liz Matory, small business owner [ 19] Hubert Owens Jr. Mark Shell Mitchell Toland Jr. District 3 2018 Maryland's 3rd congressional district election Precinct resultsSarbanes: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Anthony: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No votes
The incumbent was Democrat John Sarbanes , who had represented the district since 2007. Sarbanes was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016.
Republican primary Charles Anthony Rob Seyfferth [ 23] District 4 2018 Maryland's 4th congressional district election Precinct resultsBrown: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%McDermott: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No votes
The incumbent was Democrat Anthony Brown , who had represented the district since 2017. Brown was elected with 74% of the vote in 2016.
District 5 2018 Maryland's 5th congressional district election Precinct resultsHoyer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Devine: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% No votes
The incumbent was Democrat Steny Hoyer , who had represented the district since 1981. Hoyer was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.
Republican primary William Devine III [ 25] Johnny Rice [ 26] District 6 2018 Maryland's 6th congressional district election Precinct resultsTrone: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Hoeber: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes
The incumbent was Democrat John Delaney , who had 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 . This is the last election without Neil Parrott as the Republican nominee.
Republican primary Kurt Elsasser, former U.S. Marine [ 33] Amie Hoeber, former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army and nominee in 2016 [ 34] Lisa Lloyd, nurse practitioner [ 35] Brad Rohrs, realtor Endorsements Aruna Miller
U.S. senators U.S. representatives State-level officials State legislators Erek Barron , state delegate (Prince George's County) [ 36] Kumar Barve , state delegate (Montgomery County) [ 36] Michael E. Busch , state delegate (Anne Arundel County) and Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates [ 36] Kathleen M. Dumais , state delegate (Montgomery County) [ 36] David Fraser-Hidalgo , state delegate (Montgomery County) [ 36] Tawanna P. Gaines , state delegate (Prince George's County) [ 36] Shelly Hettleman, state delegate (Baltimore County) [ 36] Terri L. Hill , state delegate (Howard County) [ 36] Sheila Hixson , state delegate (Montgomery County) [ 36] Carolyn J. B. Howard , state delegate (Prince George's County) [ 36] Adrienne A. Jones , state delegate (Baltimore County) and Speaker pro Tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates [ 36] Organizations District 7 2018 Maryland's 7th congressional district election Precinct resultsCummings: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Davis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% No votes
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 Republican primary Ray Bly Richmond Davis, attorney Thomas Harris William Newton [ 37] Michael Pearson District 8 2018 Maryland's 8th congressional district election Precinct resultsRaskin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Walsh: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No votes
The incumbent was Democrat Jamie Raskin , who had represented the district since 2017. Raskin was elected with 61% of the vote in 2016.
Republican primary Bridgette Cooper John Walsh Victor Williams References ↑ "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives" . ↑ 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 . April 11, 2018. 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 . ↑ Owens, Jacob. "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 . ↑ BOLLINGER, JOSH. "First District candidate pool growing" . MyEasternShoreMD . Retrieved April 15, 2018 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2018 House Race Ratings" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved October 30, 2018 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2018 House Ratings" . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 5, 2018 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2018 House" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved November 5, 2018 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Battle for the House 2018" . RCP. Retrieved November 5, 2018 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings" . Daily Kos . Retrieved November 5, 2018 . [ permanent dead link ] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Silver, Nate (August 16, 2018). "2018 House Forecast" . FiveThirtyEight . Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "CNN's 2018 Race Ratings" . CNN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2023 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Who wins 2018? Predictions for Every House & Senate Election" . Politico . Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 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" . A Miner Detail . 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 . ↑ Gaines, Danielle E. "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 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Aruna Miller Endorsements" . Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018 . ↑ Dunn, Yvonne Wenger, Andrew. "Activists file federal lawsuit to challenge Baltimore primary" . baltimoresun.com . Retrieved April 15, 2018 . {{cite news }}
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