Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 15, 2022 |
| Primary: July 19, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Maryland |
| Race ratings |
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 8th Congressional District of Maryland, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for July 19, 2022. The filing deadline was April 15, 2022.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2022 (July 19 Democratic primary)
- Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2022 (July 19 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Gregory Coll and Andrés Garcia in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamie Raskin (D) | 80.2 | 211,842 |
 | Gregory Coll (R)  | 18.2 | 47,965 | |
 | Andrés Garcia (L) | 1.6 | 4,125 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 274 | ||
| Total votes: 264,206 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Andalib Odulate in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Raskin | 93.9 | 109,055 |
 | Andalib Odulate | 6.1 | 7,075 | |
| Total votes: 116,130 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Gregory Coll defeated Michael Yadeta in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Coll | 83.6 | 11,445 |
 | Michael Yadeta | 16.4 | 2,245 | |
| Total votes: 13,690 | |||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Maryland
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Gregory Coll (R)
Strong and high technology military
Safety and security in our neighborhoods
Andrés Garcia (L)
Less Spending -- Inflationary spending is on full display, it's the natural consequence of flooding the market with trillions of newly-printed dollars. Congress need fiscal responsibility!!
More Freedom -- It's what sets the US apart from the world, and Federal oversight has whittled away at it for decades.
Gregory Coll (R)
Andrés Garcia (L)
2. Taxation -- to couple with reduced federal expenditures, tax rates must be reduced across the board. The Federal Government has no business meddling with workers' paychecks, especially with such a terrible track record of producing effective and efficient solutions.
3. Election Integrity -- Representative Democracies only exist if their voting methods are secure and fair. Otherwise, it takes just a few bad actors to completely corrupt the system. Voter ID, banning universal mail-in voting, and paper ballots are all measures that make it more difficult to steal elections, and they should be adopted nationwide.
Andrés Garcia (L)
My Parents -- Few better exemplify "achieving the American Dream" than my parents. They were both children when their families immigrated from Colombia to make better lives in the USA. They moved to Queens, NYC in the 1980s -- an infamously unsafe time in NYC's history. They finished high school and earned Bachelor's degrees before beginning distinguished careers in their respective fields. They bought a house, raised 3 beautiful children (I am a tad biased), and are still married after almost 35 years. Their achievements are a direct result of decades of hard work and never taking anything for granted. A wonderful recipe for success with which anyone of any makeup/background can replicate in the prosperous USA.
Dr. Thomas Sowell -- A brilliant economist, under the tutelage of the great Milton Friedman, who has written about the failures of the Progressive Movement for decades. Unlike too many of today's ideologues, he never made appeals to emotion nor did he rely on models, and certainly not personal attacks. He can precisely articulate Progressive stances/policies, then systematically reveal the inadequacies and inherent flaws with the ideology using layman critical thinking and real-world data. Through his and Friedman's work, I am now convinced that the Federal Reserve was a mistake and that nearly all federal assistance programs and Progressive social policies are built upon a (shaky) foundation of inaccurate assumptions and good intentions and almost always fail to produce results.
Andrés Garcia (L)
Honesty -- Regardless of your opinion of President Trump, the man said exactly what was on his mind. While often controversial, it's a virtuous characteristic. Too many politicians happily lie for votes, win their election, then completely go back on their word once in office -- when it's often too late. When a politician lies, it's likely because s/he has ulterior motives that require the power of federal office; if constituents knew of their *true* motives, they'd vote for someone else!
Humility -- It's obvious when a politician arrogantly wants to control the lives of other Americans, because s/he believes their personal ideologies are the perfect solution for 330 million Americans. S/He sees "compromise" as conceding defeat, because doing so is "admitting" that the legislation was flawed. By contract, I am only running for office because I want LESS regulation and oversight. I have zero desire to make a career in politics, nor control the lives of regular Americans. Because what's best for my life will never be the best for everyone else's life. So instead of oversight, let Americans have the Freedom to live their Life exactly as they choose.
Andrés Garcia (L)
Shortly after class began, my 5th grade teacher had us sit on the carpet as if to read us a story, as she often would. Instead of opening a book, she asks the class:
"Do you guys know that we were attacked today?"
I had no idea what she meant. Attacked? Like, by Martians? What does that mean? "We" like San Diego? California? Earth? But as she described the details of the hijackings and crashes, it became abundantly clear what happened. I immediately thought of an old neighbor in Maryland who once worked at the Pentagon. Did he still work there? Was he there when the plane struck? Is he dead? I sat there for what felt like hours pondering the most morbid thoughts that ever passed through my mind.
Ultimately, Confusion was my dominant reaction. I had zero knowledge of politics or foreign affairs, and therefore couldn't ruminate on the attack like more well-read adults. And even then I knew, in ways that I only now understand, that the world was never going to be the same.
Andrés Garcia (L)
I went in to the job thinking I was "better" than a cashier and my natural intelligence would immediately WOW my managers before quickly promoting me to a "higher-quality" position. Boy, did I have it backwards! My parents came from a country where jobs were difficult to find, especially ones with decent pay that weren't in a factory. I now better understand the blessing of working a job that pays on-time every two weeks with little interruption and no manual labor!
Since my first job, I have been humbled and reigned in my ego -- Congress is overflowing with egos as it is! If elected, I will work to reduce spending and cut tax rates so that every motivated American can work a private sector job with minimal federal assistance/dependence.
Andrés Garcia (L)
I have had a fascinating journey George Orwell's Animal Farm. I first read it in 8th grade, and it was likely the only literature I read that was contrary to Progressivism in my entire public schooling. I loved the captivating story of suffering farm animals riding themselves of "oppressive" farmers, leading to worse suffering at the hands (hooves?) of selfish Pigs who promised utopia for all. My teacher spoke of the book's anti-Marxist nature, but the allegory was completely lost on me. It didn't help much, because I was once a Bernie supporter!
Now that I have comfortably settled on the political Right, I think the book should be required reading for every literate American. Because in many ways, today's Progressives/Socialists are the Pigs promising a wonderland to the American people, the other farm animals. They constantly message their good intentions, often to mask their authoritarian desires. Little do they realize that failed costly Progressive policies is causing America's monetary struggles, not the wealthy that they so frequently demonize.
Andrés Garcia (L)
I went to public school (K-12) in a very (VERY) Progressive district. I then graduated from a Progressive university, nearly an oxymoron. At the time, I never second-guessed my education nor my teachers/professors. Now that I have *finally* been exposed to opposing Conservative viewpoints -- reasonable, evidenced, and logical viewpoints -- I realize the deep-rooted political biases that misguided my education. So much so, that I vividly remember proclaiming that Socialism was the most effective economic system in high school. Because, as is customary with many Progressives, I was convinced of the *intentions* of Socialism -- a system that "guarantees" that everyone gets "enough" and no one gets "too much" -- whatever those buzzwords mean! My teachers then supplemented that unrealistic framework by glossing over the atrocities committed by centralized powers. All the while, Republicans and Conservatives were demonized as hateful and racist -- never actually addressing their arguments.
It took me years to see through the tactics, the reliance on logical fallacies in lieu of better arguments. I was never taught about the *outcomes* of Progressive policies, only the morality and good intentions behind them. Turns out, I had to "undo" much of what I accepted to be true which can be difficult, because introspection is often difficult. But after going through my political "rediscovery" I'm more confident than ever in my positions because I used to be an ardent supporter of what I now reject! I can speak on Progressive motivations as a former Progressive, rather than a Conservative who had read up on Progressives.
Andrés Garcia (L)
$30 Trillion. An unfathomable dollar amount 200 years ago, today seemingly treated like a video game high score by politicians. A ticking time bomb. Societies cannot and do not thrive for perpetuity by carrying such unprecedented debt. And unfortunately, there are no signs of Congress slowing down. Rather, they're spending more than ever! Through its rampant spending, largely in the form of social safety net programs, the free market has been flooded with freshly minted dollars. In doing so, the value of each individual dollar is lessened. Less buying power = higher prices for the same goods. Hence inflation.
I am ready to vote NAY on any spending package that affects any program or agency NOT outlined in the Constitution, because the Administrative State built over the last 100 years is both wildly expensive and woefully ineffective. Remove the dead cost of government excess, and let the efficiency-dependent Free Market keep prices in check instead.
Andrés Garcia (L)
As such, it is imperative that a Convention of States is called to amend the Constitution with term limits for both the House and Senate as a "fail safe" for uninformed voters. The Founding Fathers were keenly aware of the corrupting nature of prolonged legislative Power, though didn't unanimously agree on term limits. But as we've seen over the last 30 years, career politicians frequently (and perhaps quickly) lose touch with their constituents and become self-serving. As Ronald Reagan said, "Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction". So a single group of career, self-serving politicians can easily push society to the cliff's edge.
That danger must be eliminated with term limits!
Andrés Garcia (L)
Andrés Garcia (L)
It's worth noting, for full transparency, that true "compromise" may not be possible for every legislative decision. However, that is NEVER justification to, as we often see in Congress, throw up you hands and say "I give up; I'll try to pass my legislation without them". That leads to nothing but further polarization and animosity. And again, the American people suffers as a result.
Instead, any stalemate in Congress should be left to the States to decide for themselves. No longer should the Federal Government serve as the arbiter of societal progress, an unconstitutional role it has assumed for over 100 years.
Andrés Garcia (L)
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[1] 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.[2] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Jamie Raskin | Democratic Party | $4,701,192 | $2,918,723 | $3,120,998 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Andalib Odulate | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Gregory Coll | Republican Party | $16,294 | $17,757 | $2,156 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Michael Yadeta | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Andrés Garcia | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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.[3]
- 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.[4][5][6]
| Race ratings: Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | 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 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 requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Maryland in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Maryland, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Maryland | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | N/A | $100.00 | 4/15/2022 | Source |
| Maryland | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 1% of the eligible voters for the district | $100.00 | 8/3/2022 | Source |
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 before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
Maryland District 8
until January 2, 2023
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Maryland District 8
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[7] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[8]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Maryland | ||||
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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| Maryland's 1st | 41.7% | 56.3% | 39.1% | 58.8% |
| Maryland's 2nd | 59.4% | 38.6% | 65.8% | 32.4% |
| Maryland's 3rd | 61.7% | 36.2% | 68.7% | 29.4% |
| Maryland's 4th | 89.6% | 8.7% | 79.1% | 19.2% |
| Maryland's 5th | 67.4% | 30.9% | 68.6% | 29.7% |
| Maryland's 6th | 53.9% | 44.1% | 60.6% | 37.5% |
| Maryland's 7th | 81.0% | 17.5% | 78.4% | 20.0% |
| Maryland's 8th | 80.5% | 17.9% | 69.3% | 28.9% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Maryland.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Maryland in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 16, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Sixty-five candidates filed to run for Maryland's eight U.S. House districts, including 31 Democrats and 34 Republicans. That's 8.12 candidates per district, less than the 9.87 candidates per district in 2020 and more than the 6.87 in 2018.
This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Maryland was apportioned eight districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census.
Rep. Anthony Brown (D) filed to run for attorney general of Maryland, making the 4th district the only open seat this year and only the fourth U.S. House seat to open up in Maryland since 2012.
Twelve candidates — nine Democrats and three Republicans — ran to replace Brown, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year. There were 15 contested primaries, eight Democratic and seven Republican. That’s one less than in 2020, and one more than in 2018.
Rep. Andrew Harris (R), the incumbent in the 1st district, was the only incumbent not to face a primary challenger this year. That’s one more than in 2020, when all eight incumbents faced primary challengers, and the same as in 2018. Republican and Democratic candidates filed to run in all eight districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
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+29. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 29 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maryland's 8th the 21st most Democratic district nationally.[9]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Maryland's 8th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 80.5% | 17.9% | |||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Maryland, 2020
Maryland presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 21 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 |
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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 |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Maryland and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Maryland | ||
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| Maryland | United States | |
| Population | 5,773,552 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 9,711 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 55.5% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 29.9% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 6.3% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 4.5% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.1% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.2% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 40.2% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $84,805 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.2% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Maryland's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Maryland, November 2022 | |||
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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 November 2022.
| State executive officials in Maryland, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Larry Hogan
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| Lieutenant Governor | Boyd Rutherford
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| Secretary of State | John C. Wobensmith
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| Attorney General | Brian Frosh
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Maryland General Assembly as of November 2022.
Maryland State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 32 | |
| Republican Party | 15 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | |
Maryland House of Delegates
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 99 | |
| Republican Party | 42 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 141 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Maryland was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Maryland Party Control: 1992-2022
Nineteen 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
District history
2020
See also: Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Gregory Coll and Lih Young in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Raskin (D) | 68.2 | 274,716 |
| Gregory Coll (R) | 31.6 | 127,157 | |
 | Lih Young (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 27 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 714 | ||
| Total votes: 402,614 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Marcia Morgan, Lih Young, and Utam Paul in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Raskin | 86.8 | 111,894 |
| Marcia Morgan | 7.9 | 10,236 | ||
| Lih Young | 3.8 | 4,874 | |
| Utam Paul | 1.5 | 1,885 | ||
| Total votes: 128,889 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Coll | 41.8 | 13,070 |
 | Bridgette Cooper | 15.4 | 4,831 | |
 | Nicholas Gladden | 12.8 | 4,019 | |
| Patricia Rogers | 12.4 | 3,868 | ||
 | Shelly Skolnick | 9.5 | 2,979 | |
| Michael Yadeta | 8.1 | 2,526 | |
| Total votes: 31,293 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated John Walsh and Jasen Wunder in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Raskin (D) | 68.2 | 217,679 |
 | John Walsh (R) | 30.2 | 96,525 | |
 | Jasen Wunder (L) | 1.5 | 4,853 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 273 | ||
| Total votes: 319,330 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Summer Spring and Utam Paul in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Raskin | 90.5 | 81,071 |
 | Summer Spring | 5.8 | 5,239 | |
| Utam Paul | 3.7 | 3,272 | ||
| Total votes: 89,582 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
John Walsh defeated Bridgette Cooper and Victor Williams in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Walsh | 44.9 | 9,095 |
| Bridgette Cooper | 31.3 | 6,341 | |
 | Victor Williams | 23.9 | 4,835 | |
| Total votes: 20,271 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 8th Congressional District, incumbent Chris Van Hollen (D) chose not to run for re-election in 2016, instead seeking election to the U.S. Senate. Jamie Raskin (D) defeated Dan Cox (R), Nancy Wallace (Green), and Jasen Wunder (Libertarian) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Raskin defeated eight other candidates in the Democratic primary, while Cox defeated Jeffrey Jones, Elizabeth Matory, Aryeh Shudofsky and Shelly Skolnick to win the Republican nomination. Additionally, Wallace defeated Charles Galloway and Elizabeth Croydon to win the Green Party primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jamie Raskin |
60.6% | 220,657 | |
| Republican | Dan Cox | 34.2% | 124,651 | |
| Green | Nancy Wallace | 3.1% | 11,201 | |
| Libertarian | Jasen Wunder | 2% | 7,283 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 532 | |
| Total Votes | 364,324 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jamie Raskin |
33.6% | 43,776 | ||
| David Trone | 27.1% | 35,400 | ||
| Kathleen Matthews | 23.9% | 31,186 | ||
| Ana Sol Gutierrez | 5.5% | 7,185 | ||
| William Jawando | 4.6% | 6,058 | ||
| Kumar Barve | 2.4% | 3,149 | ||
| David Anderson | 1.2% | 1,511 | ||
| Joel Rubin | 1.1% | 1,426 | ||
| Dan Bolling | 0.5% | 712 | ||
| Total Votes | 130,403 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dan Cox |
44.4% | 20,647 | ||
| Jeffrey Jones | 20.1% | 9,343 | ||
| Elizabeth Matory | 15.7% | 7,295 | ||
| Shelly Skolnick | 12.5% | 5,835 | ||
| Aryeh Shudofsky | 7.4% | 3,421 | ||
| Total Votes | 46,541 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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2014
The 8th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Chris Van Hollen (D) defeated Dave Wallace (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen Incumbent |
60.2% | 127,260 | |
| Republican | Dave Wallace | 39.6% | 83,711 | |
| Write-in | Others | 0.2% | 516 | |
| Total Votes | 211,487 | |||
| Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chris Van Hollen Incumbent |
91.3% | 60,556 | ||
| George English | 5.8% | 3,834 | ||
| Lih Young | 2.9% | 1,950 | ||
| Total Votes | 66,340 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
