United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Maryland took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected 8 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 8 congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maryland utilizes a closed primary system. Although parties may hold open primaries, parties generally permit only registered party members to vote in their primaries.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Democratic Party held seven of the eight congressional seats from Maryland.
| Members of the U.S. House from Maryland -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 7 | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the eight congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Andrew Harris | 1 | |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 2 | |
| John Sarbanes | 3 | |
| Donna Edwards | 4 | |
| Steny Hoyer | 5 | |
| John Delaney | 6 | |
| Elijah Cummings | 7 | |
| Chris Van Hollen | 8 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 | 38.4% | 362,097 | Joe Werner | |
| District 2 | 29% | 309,480 | Pat McDonough | |
| District 3 | 29.3% | 339,675 | Mark Plaster | |
| District 4 | 52.7% | 320,650 | George McDermott | |
| District 5 | 38% | 360,634 | Mark Arness | |
| District 6 | 15.9% | 331,973 | Amie Hoeber | |
| District 7 | 53.1% | 318,912 | Corrogan Vaughn | |
| District 8 | 26.4% | 364,324 | Dan Cox |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Joe Werner[4] |
Republican Andrew Harris - Incumbent[4] Sean M. Jackson[4] Mike Smigiel - Former state rep.[5][4] |
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Third Party/Other |
District 2
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General election candidates: |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Carl H. Magee, Jr.[4] Pat McDonough[4] Yuripzy Morgan[4] Mark Shell[4] |
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Third Party/Other |
District 3
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General election candidates: |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic John Sarbanes - Incumbent[4][6] |
Republican Mark Plaster - Business owner[4][7] |
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Third Party/Other |
District 4
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General election candidates: |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Third Party/Other |
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Withdrew: Dereck Davis - State Delegate[11][12] Alvin Thornton[4][13] Ingrid Turner[14] |
District 5
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General election candidates: |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Steny Hoyer - Incumbent[4] Debbie Wilson[4] |
Republican Sam Faddis - Retired CIA officer[4][17] |
District 6
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General election candidates: |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Tony Puca[4] |
Republican Scott Cheng[4][19] Robin Ficker[4] Amie Hoeber[4][20] Frank Howard[4][21] Christopher Mason[4][19] Harold Painter[4] David Vogt - State delegate[4][22] |
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Third Party/Other |
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Withdrew: Duchy Trachtenberg[4][23] |
District 7
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General election candidates: |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Adrian Petrus[4] |
Republican William T. Newton[4] Corrogan Vaughn[4] |
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Third Party/Other |
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Withdrew: Jamal Bryant (D) - Baltimore pastor[4][24][25] |
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Disqualified: Andre Odell Kersey (Unaffiliated)[4] |
District 8
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General election candidates: |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Kumar Barve - State Delegate[4][27] Dan Bolling[4] Ana Sol Gutierrez - State Delegate[4][27] William Jawando - Former Obama aide[4][28] Kathleen Matthews[4][29] Jamie Raskin - State Senator[4][30] Joel Rubin[4][31] David Trone - Businessman[4][32] |
Republican Jeffrey Jones[4] Elizabeth Matory[4] Aryeh Shudofsky[4] Shelly Skolnick[4] |
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Third Party/Other Nancy Wallace (Green)[4] Elizabeth Croydon (Green)[4] Jasen Wunder (Libertarian)[4] |
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Withdrew: Valerie Ervin (D) - Former Montgomery County Council president[33][34] |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Maryland elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Maryland in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| February 3, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing deadline for major party candidates (Democrats and Republicans) | |
| February 3, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for non-principal party candidates to file declarations of intent and statements of organization | |
| February 3, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for petition candidates to file declarations of intent and statements of organization | |
| March 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-Primary Report 1 due | |
| March 25, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-Primary Report 2 due | |
| April 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | Spring Report due | |
| April 26, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| August 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for non-principal party candidates to file certificates of nomination, financial disclosure forms and filing fees | |
| August 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for petition candidates to file petitions, financial disclosure forms and filing fees | |
| August 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-General Report 1 due | |
| October 20, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for write-in candidates | |
| October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-General Report 2 due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| November 22, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-General Report due | |
| January 18, 2017 | Campaign finance | 2017 Annual Report due | |
| Sources: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Candidacy Introduction," accessed June 12, 2015 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedule," accessed June 12, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Maryland, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections Website, "Primary Elections," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.51 4.52 4.53 4.54 4.55 4.56 4.57 4.58 4.59 4.60 4.61 4.62 4.63 4.64 4.65 4.66 4.67 4.68 4.69 4.70 4.71 4.72 4.73 4.74 Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Smigiel to primary Harris in 1st District," June 2, 2015
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Rep. John Sarbanes will not run for Senate," June 13, 2015
- ↑ Mark Plaster, U.S. Congress, "Home," accessed June 30, 2015
- ↑ Daily Journal, "Ingrid Turner set to announce bid for 4th District Congressional seat Tuesday," March 17, 2015
- ↑ Warren Christopher's campaign website, "Home," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on January 10, 2016
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Dereck Davis joins race for 4th District congressional seat," April 15, 2015
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Dereck E. Davis bows out of House contest," February 2, 2016
- ↑ Alvin Thornton for Congress, "Home," accessed September 28, 2015
- ↑ Washington Post, "Turner drops out of congressional race to run for Circuit Court," February 1, 2016
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Prominent transgender woman to run against Hoyer," February 11, 2015
- ↑ Capital Gazette, "Davidsonville Republican to enter 5th District race for Congress," November 5, 2015
- ↑ Sam Faddis for Congress, "About," accessed June 30, 2015
- ↑ Harlad Mail Media, "Washington Co. Commissioners president to run for Congress," July 13, 2015
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed July 20, 2015
- ↑ Amie for Congress, "Home," accessed November 23, 2015
- ↑ [Ballotpedia Staff, "Email submission to Ballotpedia," November 15, 2015]
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Vogt tells supporters he's in for 6th District," June 9, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Candidate and Committee Viewer," accessed December 18, 2015 (Search term: Duchy Trachtenberg)
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Baltimore pastor Jamal Bryant will run for Congress," September 14, 2015
- ↑ Ct post, "Pastor drops out of Congressional race 8 days after entering," September 22, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "New candidate enters Maryland congressional race," August 5, 2015
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Bethesda Magazine, "Gutierrez to Run For Congress, Field to Succeed Van Hollen Grows to Four," May 1, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Former Obama aide announces run for Van Hollen seat," April 28, 2015
- ↑ Bethesda Magazine, "Kathleen Matthews Officially Jumps In to 8th District Congressional Primary," June 3, 2015
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Raskin says he'll run for Congress in 8th District," March 23, 2015
- ↑ Bethesda Magazine, "Democratic Field In Eighth Congressional District Expands To Seven Candidates," October 5, 2015
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Businessman Trone to enter competitive House contest," January 27, 2016
- ↑ Bethesda, "Valerie Ervin Says She’s No Longer Running for Congress," September 17, 2015
- ↑ My Fox DC, "Valerie Ervin says she's running for Congress," July 1, 2015
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