Maryland's 5th Congressional District

Maryland's 5th Congressional District

Incumbent

Steny Hoyer

Assumed office: May 19, 1981

Maryland's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Steny Hoyer (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 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Incumbent Steny Hoyer defeated Michelle Talkington in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steny Hoyer (D)	67.8	283,619
		Michelle Talkington (R)	32.0	133,985
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	999

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 418,603
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Incumbent Steny Hoyer defeated Quincy Bareebe, Mckayla Wilkes, and Andrea Crooms in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steny Hoyer	72.3	69,723
		Quincy Bareebe	10.3	9,970
		Mckayla Wilkes	10.1	9,743
		Andrea Crooms	7.2	6,955

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,391
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Leonard Proctor (D)
• Joey Thompson (D)
• Lindsay Donahue (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Michelle Talkington advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Talkington	100.0	27,202

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,202
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2022

See also: Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Incumbent Steny Hoyer defeated Chris Palombi in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steny Hoyer (D)	65.9	182,478
		Chris Palombi (R)	33.9	94,000
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	442

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 276,920
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Incumbent Steny Hoyer defeated Mckayla Wilkes and Keith Washington in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steny Hoyer	71.3	68,729
		Mckayla Wilkes	19.1	18,403
		Keith Washington	9.6	9,222

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,354
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elaine Belson (D)
• Colin Byrd (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Palombi	67.5	24,423
	Submit photo	Vanessa Marie Hoffman	9.8	3,538
	Submit photo	Tannis Villanova	6.8	2,445
		Michael Lemon	5.0	1,818
	Submit photo	Toni Jarboe-Duley	4.4	1,578
	Submit photo	Patrick Stevens	3.7	1,344
	Submit photo	Bryan Duval Cubero	2.8	1,024

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,170
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2020

See also: Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Incumbent Steny Hoyer defeated Chris Palombi in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steny Hoyer (D)	68.8	274,210
		Chris Palombi (R)	31.0	123,525
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,104

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 398,839
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rashad Dwayne Lloyd (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Incumbent Steny Hoyer defeated Mckayla Wilkes, Vanessa Marie Hoffman, Briana Urbina (Unofficially withdrew), and William Devine III in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steny Hoyer	64.4	96,664
		Mckayla Wilkes	26.7	40,105
	Submit photo	Vanessa Marie Hoffman	4.2	6,357
		Briana Urbina (Unofficially withdrew)	2.7	4,091
		William Devine III	1.9	2,851

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150,068
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darryl Kevin Jones (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Chris Palombi defeated Douglas Sayers, Kenneth Lee, Lee Havis, and Bryan Duval Cubero in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Palombi	36.0	11,761
		Douglas Sayers	29.8	9,727
		Kenneth Lee	15.3	5,008
		Lee Havis	11.0	3,593
	Submit photo	Bryan Duval Cubero	7.9	2,585

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,674
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Leishear (R)

2018

See also: Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Incumbent Steny Hoyer defeated William Devine III, Patrick Elder, and Jacob Pulcher in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steny Hoyer (D)	70.3	213,796
		William Devine III (R)	27.1	82,361
		Patrick Elder (G)	1.3	4,082
		Jacob Pulcher (L)	1.2	3,592
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	378

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 304,209 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5

Incumbent Steny Hoyer defeated Dennis Fritz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steny Hoyer	84.1	72,493
		Dennis Fritz	15.9	13,681

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 86,174
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5

William Devine III defeated Johnny Rice in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Devine III	57.6	11,372
		Johnny Rice	42.4	8,385

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 19,757
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2016

See also: Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 5th Congressional District, incumbent Steny Hoyer (D) defeated Mark Arness (R) and Jason Summers (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hoyer defeated challengers Kristin Beck and Debbie Wilson in the Democratic primary, while Arness defeated Sam Faddis to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer Incumbent	67.4%	242,989
	Republican	Mark Arness	29.4%	105,931
	Libertarian	Jason Summers	3.1%	11,078
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	636
Total Votes				360,634
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steny Hoyer Incumbent	75.9%	83,787
Kristin Beck	12.1%	13,320
Debbie Wilson	12%	13,304
Total Votes		110,411
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Arness	53.3%	22,613
Sam Faddis	46.7%	19,846
Total Votes		42,459
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Maryland's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steny Hoyer (D) defeated challenger Chris Chaffee (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer Incumbent	64%	144,725
	Republican	Chris Chaffee	35.7%	80,752
	Write-in	Others	0.2%	563
Total Votes				226,040
Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Chris Chaffee
• Steny Hoyer - Incumbent a
• Dennis Fritz (Write-in)

June 24, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• Steny Hoyer - Incumbenta

Republican Primary

• Mark Kenneth Arness
• Tom Potter
• Chris Chaffeea

Third Party Primary

• Dennis Fritz

2012

See also: Maryland's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Steny Hoyer (D) won re-election. He defeated Anthony O'Donnell (R), Arvin Vohra (L) and Bob Auerbach (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer Incumbent	69.4%	238,618
	Republican	Anthony O'Donnell	27.7%	95,271
	Libertarian	Arvin Vohra	1.3%	4,503
	Green	Bob Auerbach	1.5%	5,040
	N/A	Other Write-ins	0.1%	388
Total Votes				343,820
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "Representative in Congress"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Steny Hoyer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Lollar (R) and H. Gavin Shickle (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer incumbent	64.3%	155,110
	Republican	Charles Lollar	34.6%	83,575
	Libertarian	Gavin Shickle	1.1%	2,578
	N/A	Write-in	0%	120
Total Votes				241,383

2008
On November 4, 2008, Steny Hoyer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Collins Bailey (R) and Darlene Nicholas (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer incumbent	73.6%	253,854
	Republican	Collins Bailey	24%	82,631
	Libertarian	Darlene Nicholas	2.3%	7,829
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	377
Total Votes				344,691

2006
On November 7, 2006, Steny Hoyer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Warner (Green) and Peter Kuhnert (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer incumbent	82.7%	168,114
	Green	Steve Warner	16.5%	33,464
	Constitution	Peter Kuhnert	0.3%	635
	N/A	Write-in	0.5%	1,110
Total Votes				203,323

2004
On November 2, 2004, Steny Hoyer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Brad Jewitt (R), Bob S. Auerbach (Green) and Steve Krukar (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer incumbent	68.7%	204,867
	Republican	Brad Jewitt	29.2%	87,189
	Green	Bob Auerbach	1.4%	4,224
	Constitution	Steve Krukar	0.6%	1,849
Total Votes				298,129

2002
On November 5, 2002, Steny Hoyer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joseph T. Crawford (R) and B. Auerbach (Green; Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer incumbent	69.4%	137,903
	Republican	Joseph T. Crawford	30.6%	60,758
	Green; Write-in	B. Auerbach	0.1%	158
Total Votes				198,819

2000
On November 7, 2000, Steny Hoyer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer incumbent	65.1%	166,231
	Republican	Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins	34.9%	89,019
	N/A	Write-in	0%	125
Total Votes				255,375

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.

Maryland District 5
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2010-2011

This is the 5th 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+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 5th the 78th 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+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 5th the 92nd 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) 67.4%-30.9%.

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+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 5th the 90th 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 67.4% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 30.9%.

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+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 5th Congressional District the 83rd 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 0.88. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.88 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Maryland
• Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
• Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
• Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
• Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 5

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)