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Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Maryland's 7th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: February 24, 2026
Primary: June 23, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Maryland

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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All U.S. House districts, including the 7th Congressional District of Maryland, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is June 23, 2026. The filing deadline is February 24, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

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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 election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume, Hadley Anthony, and Mark Conway are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 23, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Maryland

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Kweisi Mfume Democratic Party $131,502 $119,691 $705,736 As of September 30, 2025
Hadley Anthony Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Mark Conway Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

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  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
12/23/202512/16/202512/9/202512/2/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Maryland in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Maryland, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Maryland U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 1% of the eligible voters for the district $100 2/24/2026 Source
Maryland U.S. House Unaffiliated 10,000 $100 7/2/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume (D) defeated Scott Collier (R) and Ronald Owens-Bey (L) in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume (D)
 
80.3
 
232,849
Image of Scott Collier
Scott Collier (R)
 
17.2
 
49,799
Ronald Owens-Bey (L)
 
2.4
 
6,840
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
649

Total votes: 290,137
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume (D) defeated Tashi Davis (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume
 
88.4
 
88,727
Image of Tashi Davis
Tashi Davis
 
11.6
 
11,640

Total votes: 100,367
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Scott Collier (R) defeated Wayne McNeal (R) and Lorrie Sigley (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Collier
Scott Collier
 
47.4
 
4,289
Image of Wayne McNeal
Wayne McNeal
 
31.0
 
2,804
Lorrie Sigley
 
21.6
 
1,951

Total votes: 9,044
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General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume (D) defeated Scott Collier (R) in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume (D)
 
82.1
 
151,640
Image of Scott Collier
Scott Collier (R)
 
17.7
 
32,737
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
424

Total votes: 184,801
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume (D) defeated Tashi Davis (D), Wayne McNeal (D), and Elihu Eli El (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume
 
85.2
 
80,118
Image of Tashi Davis
Tashi Davis  Candidate Connection
 
7.6
 
7,141
Image of Wayne McNeal
Wayne McNeal  Candidate Connection
 
5.2
 
4,890
Elihu Eli El
 
2.0
 
1,885

Total votes: 94,034
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Scott Collier (R) defeated Lorrie Sigley (R), Michael Pearson (R), and Ray Bly (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Collier
Scott Collier
 
34.6
 
2,873
Lorrie Sigley
 
27.1
 
2,245
Michael Pearson
 
23.0
 
1,906
Image of Ray Bly
Ray Bly
 
15.3
 
1,271

Total votes: 8,295
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Regular election

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume (D) defeated Kim Klacik (R), Charles Smith (D), and Ray Bly (R) in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume (D)
 
71.6
 
237,084
Image of Kim Klacik
Kim Klacik (R)
 
28.0
 
92,825
Image of Charles Smith
Charles Smith (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
21
Image of Ray Bly
Ray Bly (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
16
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3%
 
1,052

Total votes: 330,998
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume
 
74.3
 
113,061
Image of Maya Rockeymoore Cummings
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings
 
10.0
 
15,208
Image of Jill Carter
Jill Carter
 
8.7
 
13,237
Alicia Brown
 
1.2
 
1,841
Charles Stokes
 
0.9
 
1,356
Image of T. Dan Baker
T. Dan Baker
 
0.7
 
1,141
Image of Jay Jalisi
Jay Jalisi
 
0.7
 
1,056
Image of Harry Spikes
Harry Spikes
 
0.7
 
1,040
Image of Saafir Rabb
Saafir Rabb
 
0.6
 
948
Image of Mark Gosnell
Mark Gosnell
 
0.5
 
765
Darryl Gonzalez
 
0.3
 
501
Image of Jeffrey Woodard
Jeffrey Woodard
 
0.2
 
368
Image of Gary Schuman
Gary Schuman
 
0.2
 
344
Michael Howard Jr.
 
0.2
 
327
Jermyn Michael Davidson
 
0.2
 
298
Dan Hiegel
 
0.1
 
211
Image of Charles Smith
Charles Smith
 
0.1
 
189
Matko Lee Chullin III
 
0.1
 
187
Image of Adrian Petrus
Adrian Petrus
 
0.1
 
170

Total votes: 152,248
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Klacik
Kim Klacik
 
68.8
 
16,465
Image of Elizabeth Matory
Elizabeth Matory  Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
3,401
Image of William Newton
William Newton
 
5.3
 
1,271
Image of Ray Bly
Ray Bly
 
5.2
 
1,234
Brian Brown
 
4.7
 
1,134
M.J. Madwolf
 
1.8
 
442

Total votes: 23,947
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Special election

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D) defeated Kim Klacik (R) in the special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume (D)
 
73.8
 
111,955
Image of Kim Klacik
Kim Klacik (R)
 
25.1
 
38,102
  Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1%
 
1,661

Total votes: 151,718
(100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume
 
43.0
 
31,415
Image of Maya Rockeymoore Cummings
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings
 
17.1
 
12,524
Image of Jill Carter
Jill Carter
 
16.0
 
11,708
Image of Terri L. Hill
Terri L. Hill
 
7.4
 
5,439
Image of F. Michael Higginbotham
F. Michael Higginbotham
 
4.4
 
3,245
Image of Harry Spikes
Harry Spikes
 
3.5
 
2,572
Image of Saafir Rabb
Saafir Rabb
 
1.8
 
1,327
Image of Jay Jalisi
Jay Jalisi
 
1.7
 
1,257
Image of Talmadge Branch
Talmadge Branch
 
1.1
 
810
Image of Mark Gosnell
Mark Gosnell  Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
579
Image of T. Dan Baker
T. Dan Baker  Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
377
Charles Stokes
 
0.4
 
297
Image of Paul Konka
Paul Konka  Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
251
Darryl Gonzalez
 
0.3
 
245
Alicia Brown
 
0.2
 
180
Leslie Grant
 
0.2
 
176
Image of Anthony Carter Sr.
Anthony Carter Sr.
 
0.2
 
155
Jay Fred Cohen
 
0.2
 
150
Matko Lee Chullin III
 
0.1
 
79
Image of Charles Smith
Charles Smith
 
0.1
 
75
Image of Adrian Petrus
Adrian Petrus
 
0.1
 
60
Nathaniel Costley Sr.
 
0.1
 
49
Jermyn Michael Davidson
 
0.0
 
31
Dan Hiegel
 
0.0
 
31

Total votes: 73,032
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Republican primary

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Klacik
Kim Klacik
 
40.2
 
4,525
Image of Elizabeth Matory
Elizabeth Matory
 
24.3
 
2,740
James Arnold
 
12.4
 
1,401
Image of Reba Hawkins
Reba Hawkins
 
8.1
 
913
Image of Christopher Anderson
Christopher Anderson  Candidate Connection
 
7.6
 
852
Image of William Newton
William Newton
 
3.7
 
414
Image of Ray Bly
Ray Bly
 
2.1
 
236
Brian Brown
 
1.6
 
185

Total votes: 11,266
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District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

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

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+31. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 31 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 7th the 14th most Democratic district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Maryland's 7th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
78.0% 19.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Maryland, 2024

Maryland presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 22 Democratic wins
  • 10 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R D D D D R R R D D D D R R R D D D R D D R R D D D D D D D D D
See also: Party control of Maryland state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Maryland's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Maryland
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 7 9
Republican 0 1 1
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 8 10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Maryland's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Maryland, October 2025
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Wes Moore
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Aruna Miller
Secretary of State Democratic Party Susan Lee
Attorney General Democratic Party Anthony Brown

State legislature

Maryland State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 34
     Republican Party 13
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 47

Maryland House of Delegates

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 102
     Republican Party 38
     Other 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 141

Trifecta control

Maryland Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty-two years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


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