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Stephen Leon
Stephen Leon (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]
Biography
Stephen Leon was born in Arlington, Virginia. His career experience includes working as a president and CEO.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Maryland's 8th 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 election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Incumbent Jamie Raskin and Stephen Leon are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 23, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Cheryl Riley is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 23, 2026.
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2024
See also: Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 8
Incumbent Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. defeated Jerry Torres, David Kennedy, and Bentley Hensel in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D) | 71.5 | 274,593 |
 | Jerry Torres (R) | 24.7 | 94,676 | |
 | David Kennedy (Independent) | 2.6 | 9,956 | |
 | Bentley Hensel (Independent) | 1.0 | 3,656 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,034 | ||
| Total votes: 383,915 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeramy Olmack (No Party Affiliation)
- Stephen Leon (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Campbell (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jerry Torres advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Webb (R)
- Bill Moher (R)
- Adam Sahebian (R)
- Heerak Christian Kim (R)
- Gavin Proffitt (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Leon in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Stephen Leon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Leon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 29, 2024
