Maryland's 6th Congressional District

Maryland's 6th Congressional District

Incumbent

April McClain-Delaney

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Maryland's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by April McClain-Delaney (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

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent April McClain-Delaney (D) and Ethan Wechtaluk (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
		April McClain-Delaney
		Ethan Wechtaluk

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Christopher Burnett (R), Chris Hyser (R), and Neil Parrott (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
		Christopher Burnett
		Chris Hyser
		Neil Parrott

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See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 6

April McClain-Delaney (D) defeated Neil Parrott (R) in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		April McClain-Delaney (D)	53.0	199,788
		Neil Parrott (R)	46.7	175,974
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	862

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,624
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Moshe Landman (G)
• Jason Johnson (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		April McClain-Delaney	40.4	22,985
		Joe Vogel	26.2	14,940
		Ashwani Jain	8.3	4,750
		Tekesha Martinez	7.0	3,992
		Lesley Lopez	4.6	2,600
		Laurie-Anne Sayles	3.2	1,845
		Destiny West	1.9	1,086
		Mohammad Mozumder	1.8	1,005
		Joel Rubin	1.4	820
		Peter Choharis	1.4	818
		Geoffrey Grammer	1.1	651
		George Gluck	0.8	437
		Kiambo White	0.7	401
		Stephen McDow	0.4	246
		Altimont Wilks	0.3	179
		Adrian Petrus	0.3	166

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,921
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mia Mason (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil Parrott	45.9	22,604
		Dan Cox	30.1	14,797
		Mariela Roca	12.3	6,071
		Tom Royals	4.2	2,060
		Chris Hyser	3.3	1,625
		Brenda Thiam	3.3	1,607
		Todd Puglisi	0.9	446

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,210
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Heath Barnes (R)

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone (D) defeated Neil Parrott (R) in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone (D)	54.7	140,295
		Neil Parrott (R)	45.2	115,771
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	332

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 256,398
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David August (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone (D) defeated Ben Smilowitz (D) and George Gluck (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone	79.0	44,370
		Ben Smilowitz	16.0	8,995
		George Gluck	5.0	2,789

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,154
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carleah Summers (D)
• Heba Zayas (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil Parrott	62.6	31,665
		Matthew Foldi	14.8	7,497
		Mariela Roca	7.6	3,858
		Colt Black	7.5	3,789
		Jonathan Jenkins	6.7	3,406
		Robert Poissonnier	0.8	400

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,615
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See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone (D) defeated Neil Parrott (R), George Gluck (G), and Jason Herrick (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone (D)	58.8	215,540
		Neil Parrott (R)	39.2	143,599
		George Gluck (G)	1.9	6,893
	Submit photo	Jason Herrick (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	46
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	356

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 366,434
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peter James (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone (D) defeated Maxwell Bero (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone	72.4	65,655
		Maxwell Bero	27.6	25,037

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,692
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Preeti Jayant Panchal (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Neil Parrott (R) defeated Kevin Caldwell (R) and Chris Meyyur (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil Parrott	65.2	28,804
		Kevin Caldwell	25.5	11,258
		Chris Meyyur	9.3	4,113

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,175
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 6

David Trone (D) defeated Amie Hoeber (R), Kevin Caldwell (L), and George Gluck (G) in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone (D)	59.0	163,346
		Amie Hoeber (R)	38.0	105,209
		Kevin Caldwell (L)	1.8	4,972
		George Gluck (G)	1.2	3,275
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	282

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 277,084 (100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ted Athey (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone	40.0	24,103
		Aruna Miller	30.7	18,524
		Nadia Hashimi	10.5	6,304
		Roger Manno	10.4	6,257
		Andrew Duck	4.9	2,949
		Chris Graves	1.6	982
	Submit photo	George English	1.1	650
		Christopher Hearsey	0.9	531

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 60,300
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Amie Hoeber (R) defeated Lisa Lloyd (R), Kurt Elsasser (R), and Brad Rohrs (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amie Hoeber	67.8	19,571
		Lisa Lloyd	17.8	5,144
	Submit photo	Kurt Elsasser	8.7	2,526
		Brad Rohrs	5.7	1,641

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 28,882
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 6th Congressional District, incumbent John Delaney (D) defeated Amie Hoeber (R), David Howser, George Gluck (G), and Ted Athey (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Delaney defeated Tony Puca in the Democratic primary, while Hoeber defeated seven other Republican challengers to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Delaney Incumbent	56%	185,770
	Republican	Amie Hoeber	40.1%	133,081
	Libertarian	David Howser	2.1%	6,889
	Green	George Gluck	1.8%	5,824
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	409
Total Votes				331,973
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Delaney Incumbent	84.9%	69,343
Tony Puca	15.1%	12,317
Total Votes		81,660
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Amie Hoeber	29.3%	17,967
Terry Baker	22.6%	13,837
Frank Howard	17.4%	10,677
Robin Ficker	11.4%	7,014
David Vogt	9.4%	5,774
Christopher Mason	4.2%	2,590
Scott Cheng	3.8%	2,303
Harold Painter	1.8%	1,117
Total Votes		61,279
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 6th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

On June 2, 2013, Dan Bongino (R), 2012 U.S. Senate candidate, announced that he ran for the United States House of Representatives seat in Maryland's 6th Congressional District.

Incumbent John Delaney (D) defeated challengers Dan Bongino (R) and George Gluck (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Delaney Incumbent	49.7%	94,704
	Republican	Dan Bongino	48.2%	91,930
	Green	George Gluck	2%	3,762
	Write-in	Others	0.1%	140
Total Votes				190,536
Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Dan Bongino
• John Delaney - Incumbent
• George Gluck

June 24, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• John Delaney - Incumbenta

Republican Primary

• Dan Bonginoa
• Harold Painter

Minor Party Candidates

• George Gluck

Failed to submit petition

• Walter Theodore Charlton

Withdrew prior to primary

• David Vogt

2012

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 6th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which John Delaney (D) won, upsetting Republican incumbent Roscoe Bartlett. Delaney also defeated Nickolaus Mueller (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Delaney	58.8%	181,921
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett Incumbent	37.9%	117,313
	Libertarian	Nickolaus Mueller	3.2%	9,916
	N/A	Other Write-ins	0.1%	399
Total Votes				309,549
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "Representative in Congress"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Roscoe Bartlett won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Andrew Duck (D), Dan Massey (L) and Michael Reed (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett incumbent	61.4%	148,820
	Democratic	Andrew Duck	33.2%	80,455
	Libertarian	Dan Massey	2.8%	6,816
	Constitution	Michael Reed	2.4%	5,907
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	191
Total Votes				242,189

2008
On November 4, 2008, Roscoe Bartlett won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jennifer P. Dougherty (D) and Gary W. Hoover, Sr. (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett incumbent	57.8%	190,926
	Democratic	Jennifer P. Dougherty	38.8%	128,207
	Libertarian	Gary W. Hoover, Sr.	3.3%	11,060
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	342
Total Votes				330,535

2006
On November 7, 2006, Roscoe Bartlett won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Andrew Duck (D) and Robert Kozak (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett incumbent	59%	141,200
	Democratic	Andrew Duck	38.4%	92,030
	Green	Robert Kozak	2.5%	6,095
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	128
Total Votes				239,453

2004
On November 2, 2004, Roscoe Bartlett won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kenneth T. Bosley (D) and Gregory J. Hemingway (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett incumbent	67.5%	206,076
	Democratic	Kenneth T. Bosley	29.5%	90,108
	Green	Gregory J. Hemingway	3.1%	9,324
Total Votes				305,508

2002
On November 5, 2002, Roscoe Bartlett won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donald M. DeArmon (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett incumbent	66.2%	147,825
	Democratic	Donald M. DeArmon	33.8%	75,575
Total Votes				223,400

2000
On November 7, 2000, Roscoe Bartlett won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donald M. DeArmon (D) and Tim McCown (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maryland District 6 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett incumbent	60.6%	168,624
	Democratic	Donald M. DeArmon	39.3%	109,136
	Green	Tom McCown	0%	82
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	203
Total Votes				278,045

District map

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.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This was the 6th 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+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 6th the 177th 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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 6th the 197th 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) 53.9%-44.1%.

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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 6th the 195th 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 53.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 44.1%.

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+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 6th Congressional District the 166th 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 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Maryland
• Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
• Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
• Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 6

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)