Maryland's 4th Congressional District

Maryland's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

Glenn Ivey

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Maryland's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Glenn Ivey (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Maryland representatives represented an average of 773,160 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 723,741 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Incumbent Glenn Ivey defeated George McDermott in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Ivey (D)	88.4	239,596
		George McDermott (R)	11.2	30,454
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	920

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,970
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Incumbent Glenn Ivey defeated Gabriel Njinimbot, Emmett Johnson, and Joseph Gomes in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Ivey	84.9	66,659
		Gabriel Njinimbot	5.6	4,366
		Emmett Johnson	4.9	3,835
		Joseph Gomes	4.7	3,673

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,533
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Celeste Iroha (D)
• Elijah Coker (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

George McDermott advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George McDermott	100.0	3,563

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,563
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2022

See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Glenn Ivey defeated Jeff Warner in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Ivey (D)	90.1	144,168
		Jeff Warner (R)	9.7	15,441
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	400

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 160,009
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Ivey	51.8	42,791
		Donna Edwards	35.2	29,114
		Angela Angel	5.7	4,678
		Tammy Allison	2.1	1,726
		Kim Shelton	1.6	1,354
		Greg Holmes	1.2	1,024
		James Curtis	0.9	763
		Matthew Fogg	0.8	663
	Submit photo	Robert McGhee	0.7	549

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,662
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jazz Lewis (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Jeff Warner defeated George McDermott and Eric Loeb in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Warner	58.7	2,414
		George McDermott	26.5	1,091
	Submit photo	Eric Loeb	14.8	607

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,112
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2020

See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Incumbent Anthony G. Brown defeated George McDermott in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony G. Brown (D)	79.6	282,119
		George McDermott (R)	20.2	71,671
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	739

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,529
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Incumbent Anthony G. Brown defeated Shelia Bryant and Kim Shelton in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony G. Brown	77.6	110,232
		Shelia Bryant	18.8	26,735
		Kim Shelton	3.6	5,044

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 142,011
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

George McDermott defeated Nnabu Eze and Eric Loeb in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George McDermott	56.4	11,131
		Nnabu Eze	22.9	4,512
	Submit photo	Eric Loeb	20.8	4,098

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,741
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2018

See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Incumbent Anthony G. Brown defeated George McDermott and David Bishop in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony G. Brown (D)	78.1	209,642
		George McDermott (R)	19.9	53,327
		David Bishop (L)	2.0	5,326
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	288

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 268,583 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Incumbent Anthony G. Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony G. Brown	100.0	80,699

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thereasa Black (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

George McDermott advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George McDermott	100.0	12,485

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Therrien (R)

2016

See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 4th Congressional District, incumbent Donna Edwards (D) chose not to run for re-election in 2016, instead choosing to pursue election to the U.S. Senate. Anthony Brown (D) defeated George McDermott (R), Benjamin Lee Krause (L), Kamesha Clark (G), and Adrian Petrus (D, write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Brown defeated Warren Christopher, Matthew Fogg, Glenn Ivey, Joseline Pena-Melnyk, and Terence Strait in the Democratic primary, while McDermott defeated Robert Broadus, Rob Buck, and David Therrien to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Anthony Brown	74.1%	237,501
	Republican	George McDermott	21.4%	68,670
	Green	Kamesha Clark	2.6%	8,204
	Libertarian	Benjamin Lee Krause	1.8%	5,744
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	531
Total Votes				320,650
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Anthony Brown	41.6%	47,678
Glenn Ivey	34%	38,966
Joseline Pena-Melnyk	19%	21,724
Warren Christopher	3.5%	3,973
Matthew Fogg	1.3%	1,437
Terence Strait	0.7%	845
Total Votes		114,623
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
George McDermott	45.8%	10,882
David Therrien	26.2%	6,219
Robert Broadus	16.7%	3,977
Rob Buck	11.4%	2,703
Total Votes		23,781
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Donna Edwards (D) defeated challengers Nancy Hoyt (R) and Arvin Vohra (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donna Edwards Incumbent	70.2%	134,628
	Republican	Nancy Hoyt	28.3%	54,217
	Libertarian	Arvin Vohra	1.5%	2,795
	Write-in	Others	0.1%	197
Total Votes				191,837
Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Nancy Hoyt
• Donna Edwards - Incumbent a
• Arvin Vohra

June 24, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• Donna Edwards - Incumbenta
• Warren Christopher

Republican Primary

• George McDermott
• John Graziani
• Nancy Hoyta
• Greg Holmes

Libertarian Party Candidates

• Arvin Vohra

2012

See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Donna Edwards (D) won re-election. She defeated Faith Loudon (R) and Scott Soffen (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donna Edwards Incumbent	77.2%	240,385
	Republican	Faith Loudon	20.7%	64,560
	Libertarian	Scott Soffen	2%	6,204
	N/A	Other Write-ins	0.1%	363
Total Votes				311,512
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "Representative in Congress"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Donna Edwards won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Robert Broadus (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland Distirct 4 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donna Edwards incumbent	83.4%	160,228
	Republican	Robert Broadus	16.4%	31,467
	N/A	Write-In	0.2%	325
Total Votes				192,020

2008
On November 4, 2008, Donna Edwards won election to the United States House. She defeated Peter James (R), Thibeaux Lineceum (L), Darryn O'Shea Jackson (D), Steve Schulin (I) and Bobby Broadus (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donna Edwards	85.8%	258,704
	Republican	Peter James	12.9%	38,739
	Libertarian	Thibeaux Lineceum	1.1%	3,384
	Democratic	Darryn O'Shea Jackson	0%	28
	Independent	Steve Schulin	0%	75
	Republican	Bobby Broadus	0%	48
	N/A	Other	0.2%	453
Total Votes				301,431

2008 special
On June 17, 2008, Donna Edwards won election to the United States House. She defeated four candidates in the special general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 Special election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donna Edwards	80.5%	16,481
	Republican	Peter James	17.8%	3,638
	Libertarian	Thibeaux Lincecum	1.1%	216
	Unaffiliated	Adrian Petrus	0%	1
	Unaffiliated	Steve Schulin	0.1%	15
	Write-ins		0.5%	111
Total Votes				20,462
Source: Results via Maryland State Board of Elections

2006
On November 7, 2006, Albert Wynn won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Moshe Starkman (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Albert Wynn incumbent	80.7%	141,897
	Republican	Michael Moshe Starkman	18.6%	32,792
	N/A	Write-in	0.7%	1,214
Total Votes				175,903

2004
On November 2, 2004, Albert Wynn (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John McKinnis (R), Theresa Mitchell Dudley (G), and John B. Kimble (Unaffiliated) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Albert Wynn incumbent	78.4%	196,809
	Republican	John McKinnis	21.1%	52,907
	Green	Theresa Mitchell Dudley	0.5%	1,185
	Unaffiliated	John B. Kimble	0%	6
Total Votes				250,907

2002
On November 5, 2002, Albert Wynn (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John B. Kimble (R), Mignon Davis (Write-in), and Floyd W. Anderson (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Albert Wynn incumbent	79%	131,644
	Republican	John B. Kimble	20.9%	34,890
	Write-in	Mignon Davis	0.1%	162
	Write-in	Floyd W. Anderson	0%	33
Total Votes				166,729

2000
On November 7, 2000, Albert Wynn (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John B. Kimble (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Albert Wynn incumbent	87.2%	172,624
	Republican	John B. Kimble	12.6%	24,973
	Write-ins		0.2%	372
Total Votes				197,969

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Maryland after the 2020 census

Maryland adopted new congressional district boundaries on April 4, 2022, when Gov. Larry Hogan (R) signed revised redistricting legislation that the General Assembly had finalized on March 30, 2022. Hogan signed the new map after state Attorney General Brian Frosh withdrew his appeal of Circuit Court Judge Lynne Battaglia's ruling overturning the state's previous congressional redistricting plan. The state Senate approved the revised congressional district boundaries 30-13 with all votes in favor by Democrats and all votes opposed by Republicans on March 29, 2022. The House of Delegates approved the revised map on March 30, 2022, by a vote of 94-41 with all 'yes' votes by Democrats and 40 Republicans and one Democrat voting 'no.'

How does redistricting in Maryland work? In Maryland, the primary authority to adopt both congressional and state legislative district lines rests with the state legislature. The governor submits a state legislative redistricting proposal (an advisory commission appointed by the governor assists in drafting this proposal). The state legislature may pass its own plan by joint resolution, which is not subject to gubernatorial veto. If the legislature fails to approve its own plan, the governor's plan takes effect. Congressional lines are adopted solely by the legislature and may be vetoed by the governor.

The Maryland Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous, compact, and "give 'due regard' for political boundaries and natural features." No such requirements apply to congressional districts.

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2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District of Maryland after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Maryland after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Maryland State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+39. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 39 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 4th the 4th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+40. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 40 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 4th the 2nd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 89.6%-8.7%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+40. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 40 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 4th the 2nd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 89.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 8.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+28. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 28 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 4th Congressional District the 34th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.89. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.89 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Maryland
• Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
• Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
• Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 4

Footnotes

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Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Angela Alsobrooks (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

John Olszewski (D)

District 3

Sarah Elfreth (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

April McClain-Delaney (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)