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Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2026
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: February 24, 2026 |
| Primary: June 23, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times:
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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:
- Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Democratic primary)
- Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)
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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Candidate profiles
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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 |
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| 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*** |
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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).
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- 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 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/23/2025 | 12/16/2025 | 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe 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 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 80.3 | 232,849 |
| | 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
- Michael Scott (People's Party)
- Michael Sigmon (Progressive Party)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume | 88.4 | 88,727 |
| | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Collier | 47.4 | 4,289 |
| | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 82.1 | 151,640 |
| | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume | 85.2 | 80,118 |
| | Tashi Davis ![]() | 7.6 | 7,141 | |
| | Wayne McNeal ![]() | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Collier | 34.6 | 2,873 |
| Lorrie Sigley | 27.1 | 2,245 | ||
| Michael Pearson | 23.0 | 1,906 | ||
| | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 71.6 | 237,084 |
| | Kim Klacik (R) | 28.0 | 92,825 | |
| | Charles Smith (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | |
| | 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
- Amber Ivey (Independent)
- Gary Schuman (Independent)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume | 74.3 | 113,061 |
| | Maya Rockeymoore Cummings | 10.0 | 15,208 | |
| | Jill Carter | 8.7 | 13,237 | |
| Alicia Brown | 1.2 | 1,841 | ||
| Charles Stokes | 0.9 | 1,356 | ||
| | T. Dan Baker | 0.7 | 1,141 | |
| | Jay Jalisi | 0.7 | 1,056 | |
| | Harry Spikes | 0.7 | 1,040 | |
| | Saafir Rabb | 0.6 | 948 | |
| | Mark Gosnell | 0.5 | 765 | |
| Darryl Gonzalez | 0.3 | 501 | ||
| | Jeffrey Woodard | 0.2 | 368 | |
| | Gary Schuman | 0.2 | 344 | |
| Michael Howard Jr. | 0.2 | 327 | ||
| Jermyn Michael Davidson | 0.2 | 298 | ||
| Dan Hiegel | 0.1 | 211 | ||
| | Charles Smith | 0.1 | 189 | |
| Matko Lee Chullin III | 0.1 | 187 | ||
| | Adrian Petrus | 0.1 | 170 | |
| Total votes: 152,248 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Talmadge Branch (D)
- Brian Britcher (D)
- Leslie Grant (D)
- F. Michael Higginbotham (D)
- Terri L. Hill (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Klacik | 68.8 | 16,465 |
| | Elizabeth Matory ![]() | 14.2 | 3,401 | |
| | William Newton | 5.3 | 1,271 | |
| | 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
- Christopher Anderson (R)
- Reba Hawkins (R)
- Mekkah Mohammed (R)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 73.8 | 111,955 |
| | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume | 43.0 | 31,415 |
| | Maya Rockeymoore Cummings | 17.1 | 12,524 | |
| | Jill Carter | 16.0 | 11,708 | |
| | Terri L. Hill | 7.4 | 5,439 | |
| | F. Michael Higginbotham | 4.4 | 3,245 | |
| | Harry Spikes | 3.5 | 2,572 | |
| | Saafir Rabb | 1.8 | 1,327 | |
| | Jay Jalisi | 1.7 | 1,257 | |
| | Talmadge Branch | 1.1 | 810 | |
| | Mark Gosnell ![]() | 0.8 | 579 | |
| | T. Dan Baker ![]() | 0.5 | 377 | |
| Charles Stokes | 0.4 | 297 | ||
| | Paul Konka ![]() | 0.3 | 251 | |
| Darryl Gonzalez | 0.3 | 245 | ||
| Alicia Brown | 0.2 | 180 | ||
| Leslie Grant | 0.2 | 176 | ||
| | Anthony Carter Sr. | 0.2 | 155 | |
| Jay Fred Cohen | 0.2 | 150 | ||
| Matko Lee Chullin III | 0.1 | 79 | ||
| | Charles Smith | 0.1 | 75 | |
| | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Klacik | 40.2 | 4,525 |
| | Elizabeth Matory | 24.3 | 2,740 | |
| James Arnold | 12.4 | 1,401 | ||
| | Reba Hawkins | 8.1 | 913 | |
| | Christopher Anderson ![]() | 7.6 | 852 | |
| | William Newton | 3.7 | 414 | |
| | 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.

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.
| Kamala Harris |
Donald Trump |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Maryland's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Maryland | |||
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| 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.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Maryland State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
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