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Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
- Primary date: June 2
- Primary type: Closed
- Registration deadline(s): May 27
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Early voting starts: Pending
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): June 2 (postmarked)
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: January 24, 2020 |
| Primary: June 2, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Steny Hoyer (Democratic) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Maryland |
| Race ratings |
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| See also |
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A Republican Party primary took place on June 2, 2020, in Maryland's 5th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 3, 2020.
Chris Palombi advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5.
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Heading into the election, the incumbent was Steny Hoyer (Democrat), who was first elected in 1981.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maryland utilizes a closed primary system. Although parties may hold open primaries, parties generally permit only registered party members to vote in their primaries.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Maryland's 5th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
- Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Maryland modified its primary election process as follows:
- Election postponements: The primary election was postponed from April 28, 2020, to June 2.
- Voting procedures: The primary election was conducted largely by mail.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5
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 | |
| Bryan Duval Cubero | 7.9 | 2,585 | ||
| Total votes: 32,674 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Leishear (R)
Candidate profiles
This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways. Either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey or Ballotpedia staff created a profile after identifying the candidate as noteworthy.[3] Ballotpedia staff compiled profiles based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Kenneth was born in 1965 and raised in Northeast Baltimore City. His working-class parents provided a loving and caring environment for Kenneth and his younger brother. His father, an electrician and Vietnam Era Veteran, and his mother, a state employee with the Department of the Environment, stressed the importance of family values and consistently following through on commitments. In 1987, a few years after graduating from Baltimore's Patterson High School, Kenneth was accepted into the Baltimore City Fire Department. Upon graduating from the Fire Academy he was assigned to one of Baltimore's busiest responding units, Engine 13 as a Fire Fighter/Emergency Medical Technician. During that time, Kenneth was featured in a documentary by the Discovery Channel called, "Streets of Fire" that highlighted the efforts of his company to meet the high demand for fire service in urban Baltimore City. Through the course of his 20 years of service, Kenneth took on ever increasing responsibilities. He received numerous awards for outstanding service and exemplary performance in responding to critical and often life threatening emergencies. Before his retirement from the department, Kenneth acquired a Maryland Home Improvement Commission contractor/salesman license and built his own home improvement business with his wife. They continue to successfully operate their small business today."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Maryland District 5 in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am Doug Sayers and I have entered the 5th Congressional District 2020 race as a Republican. The District needs a Representative that will work with President Trump. As an everyday commuter and a Veteran, it only takes commonsense to understand the 5th District's critical issues. Additionally, I strongly believe in protecting our Bill of Rights which are restrictions on the government. Our Bill of Rights and our Conservative values are under attack and these are our individual rights and our founding principles in our US Constitution. I am a 27 year Veteran, father of four wonderful children, 12 year member of American Legion Post 82, and member of LaPlata Methodist Church and have traveled the world into over 135 countries."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Maryland District 5 in 2020.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+16, meaning that in the previous 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.[4]
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.[5]
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[6] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[7] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Bryan Duval Cubero | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Lee Havis | Republican Party | $8,396 | $7,514 | $882 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| Kenneth Lee | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Chris Palombi | Republican Party | $47,062 | $45,695 | $1,366 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| Douglas Sayers | Republican Party | $6,237 | $6,237 | $0 | As of June 30, 2020 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. 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." |
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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.[8]
- 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.[9][10][11]
| Race ratings: Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
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| The Cook Political Report | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| 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 updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season. | |||||||||
See also
- Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
- Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
- United States House elections in Maryland, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Maryland, 2020 (June 2 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections Website, "Primary Elections," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ 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
