House districts / Maryland
Maryland's 8th congressional district
MD-8. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Jamie Raskin Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $9.3mSpent $6.4m · Cash $7.9m
- Cheryl Riley Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $22kSpent $20k · Cash $3k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 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 76.0% | Trump 20.2% | 3.8% | D+55.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 79.9% | Trump 17.8% | 2.4% | D+62.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton 75.7% | Trump 18.4% | 5.9% | D+57.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 771,163 | |
| Adults (18+) | 597,039 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 85.1% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 17.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 25.2% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 34.0% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 23.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 43.4% | 57.4% |
| Black | 16.8% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 20.0% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 13.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 63.9% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $138,349 | $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 | Jamie Raskin Democrat | 76.8% | Cheryl Riley Republican others 2.7% | 20.5% | D+56.3 |
| 2022 | Jamie Raskin Democrat | 80.2% | Gregory Thomas Coll Republican others 1.7% | 18.1% | D+62.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Jamie Raskin Democrat | 68.2% | Gregory Thomas Coll Republican others 0.2% | 31.6% | D+36.6 |
| 2018 | Jamie Raskin Democrat | 68.2% | John Walsh Republican others 1.6% | 30.2% | D+37.9 |
| 2016 | Jamie Raskin Democrat | 60.6% | Dan Cox Republican others 5.2% | 34.2% | D+26.4 |
| 2014 | Chris Van Hollen Democrat | 60.7% | Dave Wallace Republican others 0.2% | 39.0% | D+21.7 |
| 2012 | Chris Van Hollen Democrat | 63.4% | Ken Timmerman Republican others 3.7% | 32.9% | D+30.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Chris Van Hollen Democrat | 73.3% | Michael Lee Philips Republican others 1.7% | 25.0% | D+48.3 |
| 2008 | Chris Van Hollen Democrat | 75.1% | Steve Hudson Republican others 3.2% | 21.7% | D+53.4 |
| 2006 | Chris Van Hollen Democrat | 76.5% | Jeffrey M. Stein Republican others 1.6% | 21.9% | D+54.6 |
| 2004 | Chris Van Hollen Democrat | 74.9% | Chuck Floyd Republican | 25.1% | D+49.8 |
| 2002 | Chris Van Hollen Democrat | 51.7% | Constance A. Morella Republican others 0.7% | 47.5% | D+4.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Constance A. Morella Republican | 52.0% | Terry Lierman Democrat others 2.5% | 45.5% | R+6.5 |
| 1998 | Constance A. Morella Republican | 60.3% | Ralph G. Neas Democrat | 39.7% | R+20.7 |
| 1996 | Constance A. Morella Republican | 61.2% | Donald Mooers Democrat others 0.1% | 38.6% | R+22.6 |
| 1994 | Constance A. Morella Republican | 70.3% | Steven Van Grack Democrat | 29.7% | R+40.6 |
| 1992 | Constance A. Morella Republican | 72.5% | Edward J. Heffernan Democrat | 27.5% | R+45.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Constance A. Morella Republican | 73.5% | James Walker Jr. Democrat others 4.2% | 22.2% | R+51.3 |
| 1988 | Constance A. Morella Republican | 62.8% | Peter Franchot Democrat | 37.2% | R+25.5 |
| 1986 | Constance A. Morella Republican | 52.9% | Stewart Bainum Jr. Democrat | 47.1% | R+5.7 |
| 1984 | Michael D. Barnes Democrat | 71.5% | Albert Ceccone Republican others 0.8% | 27.8% | D+43.7 |
| 1982 | Michael D. Barnes Democrat | 71.3% | Elizabeth W. Spencer Republican | 28.7% | D+42.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Michael D. Barnes Democrat | 59.3% | Newton Steers Republican | 40.7% | D+18.7 |
| 1978 | Michael D. Barnes Democrat | 51.3% | Newton I. Steers Jr. Republican | 48.7% | D+2.5 |
| 1976 | Newton I. Steers, Jr. Republican | 46.8% | Lanny Davis Democrat others 11.0% | 42.2% | R+4.6 |
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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