Maryland's 1st congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 3,653.1 sq mi (9,461 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 782,957 |
Median household income | $89,269 [1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+11 [2] |
Maryland's 1st congressional district encompasses the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland, including Salisbury, as well as Harford County and parts of Baltimore County; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 11 counties (in whole or part).
The district is currently represented by Republican Andy Harris, who defeated Democratic incumbent Frank M. Kratovil Jr. in 2010. The district was the subject of a 2014 boycott following legislation Harris introduced nullifying a District of Columbia law de-criminalizing possession of marijuana. [3] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+11, it is the only Republican district in Maryland. [2]
Year | Office | Results [4] [5] [6] |
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2008 | President | McCain 57% – 41% |
2012 | President | Romney 59% – 41% |
2016 | President | Trump 59% – 36% |
Senate | Szeliga 60% – 37% | |
2018 | Senate | Campbell 52% – 42% |
Governor | Hogan 77% – 22% | |
Attorney General | Wolf 59% – 41% | |
2020 | President | Trump 56% – 41% |
2022 | Senate | Chaffee 57% – 43% |
Governor | Cox 54% – 42% | |
Attorney General | Peroutka 58% – 42% | |
Comptroller | Glassman 62% – 38% | |
2024 | President | Trump 57% – 40% |
Senate | Hogan 65% – 31% |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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5 | Baltimore | Towson | 844,703 |
11 | Caroline | Denton | 33,593 |
15 | Cecil | Elkton | 105,672 |
19 | Dorchester | Cambridge | 32,879 |
25 | Harford | Bel Air | 264,644 |
29 | Kent | Chestertown | 19,303 |
35 | Queen Anne's | Centreville | 52,508 |
39 | Somerset | Princess Anne | 24,910 |
41 | Talbot | Easton | 37,823 |
45 | Wicomico | Salisbury | 104,800 |
47 | Worcester | Snow Hill | 54,171 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne Gilchrest (Incumbent) | 165,293 | 64.40% | |
Democratic | Bennett Bozman | 91,022 | 35.46% | |
Green | David M. Gross | 73 | 0.03% | |
N/A | Write-ins | 294 | 0.11% | |
Total votes | 256,682 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne Gilchrest (Incumbent) | 192,004 | 76.83% | |
Democratic | Amy D. Tamlyn | 57,986 | 23.20% | |
Total votes | 249,900 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wayne Gilchrest (Incumbent) | 245,149 | 75.89% | −0.94% | |
Democratic | Kostas Alexakis | 77,872 | 24.11% | +0.91% | |
Total votes | 323,021 | 100.00% | ? | ||
Republican hold | Swing | [ ? ] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wayne Gilchrest (Incumbent) | 185,177 | 68.80% | −7.09% | |
Democratic | Jim Corwin | 83,738 | 31.11% | +7.00% | |
Write-ins | 232 | 0.09% | +0.09% | ||
Total votes | 269,147 | 100.00% | ? | ||
Republican hold | Swing | [ ? ] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Democratic | Frank Kratovil | 177,065 | 49.12% | +18.01% | ||
Republican | Andy Harris | 174,213 | 48.33% | −20.47% | ||
Libertarian | Richard J. Davis | 8,873 | 2.46% | +2.46% | ||
No party | Write-ins | 329 | 0.09% | |||
Total votes | 360,480 | 100.00% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Republican | Andrew P. Harris | 155,118 | 54.08% | +5.75% | ||
Democratic | Frank Kratovil (Incumbent) | 120,400 | 41.98% | −7.14% | ||
Libertarian | Richard J. Davis | 10,876 | 3.79% | +1.33% | ||
No party | Write-ins | 418 | 0.15% | |||
Total votes | 286,812 | 100.00% | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew P. Harris (Incumbent) | 214,204 | 63.4% | |
Democratic | Wendy Rosen | 92,812 | 27.5% | |
Democratic | John LaFerla (write-in) | 14,858 | 4.4% | |
Libertarian | Muir Wayne Boda | 12,857 | 3.8% | |
N/A | Others (write-in) | 3,029 | 0.9% | |
Total votes | 337,760 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew P. Harris (Incumbent) | 176,324 | 70.4% | |
Democratic | Bill Tilghman | 73,843 | 29.5% | |
N/A | Others (write-in) | 233 | 0.1% | |
Total votes | 250,418 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew P. Harris (Incumbent) | 242,574 | 67.0% | |
Democratic | Joe Werner | 103,622 | 28.6% | |
Libertarian | Matt Beers | 15,370 | 4.2% | |
N/A | Others (write-in) | 531 | 0.1% | |
Total votes | 362,097 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew P. Harris (Incumbent) | 183,662 | 60.0% | |
Democratic | Jesse Colvin | 116,631 | 38.1% | |
Libertarian | Jenica Martin | 5,744 | 1.9% | |
N/A | Others (write-in) | 149 | 0.0% | |
Total votes | 306,186 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew P. Harris (incumbent) | 250,901 | 63.4 | |
Democratic | Mia Mason | 143,877 | 36.4 | |
Write-in | 746 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 395,524 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrew P. Harris (incumbent) | 159,673 | 54.4 | |
Democratic | Heather Mizeur | 126,511 | 43.1 | |
Libertarian | Daniel Thibeault | 6,924 | 2.4 | |
Write-in | 250 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 293,358 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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