Maryland's 5th congressional district | |||
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Area | 1,504.25 sq mi (3,896.0 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 789,972 | ||
Median household income | $121,284 [1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Occupation |
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Cook PVI | D+15 [2] |
Maryland's 5th congressional district comprises all of Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties, as well as portions of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties. The district is currently represented by Democrat Steny Hoyer, who from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023 was House Majority Leader.
When it was defined in 1788, the 5th Congressional District centered on Salisbury, Maryland. It consisted of the current Maryland counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester. In 1792 the boundaries of Maryland's congressional districts were redrawn, and the 5th District was made to include Baltimore and Baltimore County.
Year | Results |
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2000 | Gore 57% – 41% |
2004 | Kerry 57% – 42% |
2008 | Obama 65% – 33% |
2012 | Obama 66% – 32% |
2016 | Clinton 63% – 32% |
2020 | Biden 69% – 30% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 166,231 | 65.09 | |
Republican | Thomas E. Hutchins | 89,109 | 34.89 | |
Write-in | 125 | 0.05 | ||
Total votes | 255,375 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 137,903 | 69.36 | |
Republican | Joseph T. Crawford | 60,758 | 30.56 | |
Green | Bob S. Auerbach (write-in) | 158 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 198,819 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 204,867 | 68.72% | -0.64 | |
Republican | Brad Jewitt | 87,189 | 29.25% | -1.31 | |
Green | Bob S. Auerbach | 4,224 | 1.42% | +1.34 | |
Constitution | Steve Krukar | 1,849 | 0.62% | +0.62 | |
Total votes | 298,129 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 168,114 | 82.68% | +13.96 | |
Green | Steve Warner | 33,464 | 16.46% | +15.04 | |
Constitution | Peter Kuhnert | 635 | 0.31% | -0.31 | |
Write-in | 1,110 | 0.55% | +0.55 | ||
Total votes | 203,323 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 253,854 | 73.65% | -9.03 | |
Republican | Collins Bailey | 82,631 | 23.97% | +23.97 | |
Libertarian | Darlene H. Nicolas | 7,829 | 2.27% | +2.27 | |
Write-in | 377 | 0.11 | -0.44 | ||
Total votes | 344,691 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 155,110 | 64.26% | -9.39 | |
Republican | Charles Lollar | 83,575 | 34.62% | +10.65 | |
Libertarian | H Gavin Shickle | 2,578 | 1.07% | -1.20 | |
Write-in | 120 | 0.05% | -0.06 | ||
Total votes | 241,383 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer (inc.) | 238,618 | 69.4 | |
Republican | Tony O'Donnell | 95,271 | 27.7 | |
Green | Bob Auerbach | 5,040 | 1.5 | |
Libertarian | Arvin Vohra | 4,503 | 1.3 | |
Write-in | 388 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 343,820 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer (inc.) | 144,725 | 64 | |
Republican | Chris Chaffee | 80,752 | 35.7 | |
N/A | Others | 563 | .3 | |
Total votes | 226,040 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer (inc.) | 242,989 | 67.4 | |
Republican | Mark Arness | 105,931 | 29.4 | |
Libertarian | Jason Summers | 11,078 | 3.1 | |
Write-in | 636 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 360,634 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (incumbent) | 213,796 | 70.3 | |
Republican | William Devine III | 82,361 | 27.1 | |
Green | Patrick Elder | 4,082 | 1.3 | |
Libertarian | Jacob Pulcher | 3,592 | 1.2 | |
Write-in | 279 | 0.1 | ||
Republican | Johnny Rice (write-in) | 99 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 304,479 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (incumbent) | 274,210 | 68.8 | |
Republican | Chris Palombi | 123,525 | 31.0 | |
Write-in | 1,104 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 398,839 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (incumbent) | 182,478 | 65.9 | |
Republican | Chris Palombi | 94,000 | 33.9 | |
Write-in | 442 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 276,920 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Name | Years | Cong ress | Party | Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1789 | ||||
George Gale (Somerset County) | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 | 1st | Pro-Administration | Elected in 1789. Lost re-election. |
William Vans Murray (Cambridge) | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | 2nd | Pro-Administration | Elected in 1790. Redistricted to the 8th district . |
Samuel Smith (Baltimore) | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1803 | 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1792. Re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1801. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
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