House districts / Maryland
Maryland's 5th congressional district
MD-5. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Adrian Boafo Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.9mSpent $1.8m · Cash $92k
18 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 5 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 65.1% | Trump 32.0% | 2.9% | D+33.1 |
| 2020 | Biden 67.0% | Trump 30.7% | 2.3% | D+36.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 59.2% | Trump 35.3% | 5.5% | D+23.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 791,419 | |
| Adults (18+) | 610,768 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 96.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 17.8% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 26.7% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 35.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 19.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 42.7% | 57.4% |
| Black | 39.7% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 8.0% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 3.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 42.1% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $130,777 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 67.8% | Michelle Talkington Republican others 0.2% | 32.0% | D+35.7 |
| 2022 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 65.9% | Chris Palombi Republican others 0.2% | 33.9% | D+32.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 68.8% | Chris Palombi Republican others 0.3% | 31.0% | D+37.8 |
| 2018 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 70.3% | William A. Devine III Republican others 2.6% | 27.1% | D+43.2 |
| 2016 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 67.4% | Mark Arness Republican others 3.2% | 29.4% | D+38.0 |
| 2014 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 64.0% | Chris Chaffee Republican others 0.2% | 35.7% | D+28.3 |
| 2012 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 69.4% | Tony O'Donnell Republican others 2.9% | 27.7% | D+41.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 64.3% | Charles Lollar Republican others 1.1% | 34.6% | D+29.6 |
| 2008 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 73.7% | Collins Bailey Republican others 2.4% | 24.0% | D+49.7 |
| 2006 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 82.7% | Steve Warner Green others 0.9% | 16.5% | D+66.2 |
| 2004 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 68.7% | Brad Jewitt Republican others 2.0% | 29.2% | D+39.5 |
| 2002 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 69.4% | Joseph T. Crawford Republican others 0.1% | 30.6% | D+38.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 65.1% | Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins Republican others 0.1% | 34.9% | D+30.2 |
| 1998 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 65.4% | Robert B. Ostrom Republican | 34.6% | D+30.7 |
| 1996 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 56.9% | John S. Morgan Republican | 43.1% | D+13.8 |
| 1994 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 58.8% | Donald Devine Republican | 41.2% | D+17.6 |
| 1992 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 53.0% | Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. Republican others 3.1% | 43.9% | D+9.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 80.7% | Lee F. Breuer Republican | 19.3% | D+61.3 |
| 1988 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 78.6% | John Eugene Sellner Republican | 21.4% | D+57.3 |
| 1986 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 81.9% | John Eugene Sellner Republican | 18.1% | D+63.9 |
| 1984 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 72.2% | John E. Ritchie Republican | 27.8% | D+44.4 |
| 1982 | Steny H. Hoyer Democrat | 79.6% | William P. Guthrie Republican | 20.4% | D+59.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Gladys Noon Spellman Democrat | 80.5% | Kevin R. Igoe Republican | 19.5% | D+61.0 |
| 1978 | Gladys Noon Spellman Democrat | 77.2% | Saul J. Harris Republican | 22.8% | D+54.4 |
| 1976 | Gladys Noon Spellman Democrat | 57.7% | John Burcham Republican | 42.3% | D+15.4 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits