2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Maryland, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the governor of Maryland, attorney general of Maryland and comptroller of Maryland.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

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All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 7 1 Seats won 7 1 Seat change Popular vote 978,267 704,400 Percentage 57.44% 41.36% Swing 5.48% 8.16%
District results County results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2014[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	978,267	57.44%	-5.48%	7	-
	Republican	704,400	41.36%	+8.16%	1	-
	Green	9,088	0.54%	+0.15%		-
	Libertarian	8,898	0.52%	-2.16%		-
	Others	2,384	0.14%	-0.67%		-
Totals		1,703,037	100.00%	-	8	-

Popular vote Democratic   57.44% Republican   41.36% Other   1.20%

House seats Democratic   87.50% Republican   12.50%

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	73,843	29.49%	176,342	70.42%	233	0.09%	250,418	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	120,412	61.32%	70,411	35.86%	5,531	2.82%	196,354	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	128,594	59.55%	87,029	40.30%	323	0.15%	215,946	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	134,628	70.18%	54,217	28.26%	2,992	1.56%	268,583	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	144,725	64.03%	80,752	35.72%	563	0.25%	226,040	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	94,704	49.70%	91,930	48.25%	3,902	2.05%	190,536	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	144,639	69.94%	55,860	27.01%	6,310	3.05%	206,809	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	136,722	60.74%	87,859	39.03%	516	0.23%	225,097	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	978,267	57.44%	704,400	41.36%	20,370	1.20%	1,703,037	100.0%

District 1

See also: Maryland's 1st congressional district

The 1st district includes the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland as well as parts of Baltimore, Harford and Carroll counties. Incumbent Republican Andrew P. Harris, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andrew P. Harris, incumbent U.S. Representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Jonathan Goff Jr.^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew P. Harris (incumbent)	45,477	77.9
	Republican	Jonathan Goff, Jr.	12,913	22.1
Total votes			58,390	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Tilghman, retired attorney^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• John LaFerla, OB/GYN physician and Democratic-endorsed write-in candidate for this seat in 2012^[6]

Withdrawn

• Bridget Kelly^[7] (running for Maryland State Senate, District 35)
• Kimberley Letke, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in 2012^[3] (running for Maryland State Senate, District 7)
• Joseph Werner (running for Harford County Executive)^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Tilghman	19,937	57.1
	Democratic	John LaFerla	14,965	42.9
Total votes			34,902	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[9]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[11]	Safe R	November 4, 2014

Results

Maryland's 1st congressional district, 2014^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew P. Harris (incumbent)	176,342	70.4
	Democratic	Bill Tilghman	73,843	29.5
	n/a	Write-ins	233	0.1
Total votes			250,418	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Maryland's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district includes parts of Howard, Harford, Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties, as well as small portions of the City of Baltimore. Incumbent Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of D+10. Ruppersberger considered running for Governor of Maryland in 2014, but decided against it.^[13]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dutch Ruppersberger, incumbent U.S. Representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Rundquist, contractor intelligence analyst at the Department of Energy^[3][14]
• Blaine Taylor, former congressional aide and perennial candidate^[15]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent)	43,614	77.6
	Democratic	Paul Rundquist	6,450	11.4
	Democratic	Blaine Taylor	6,164	11.0
Total votes			56,228	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Banach, former United States Marine^[15]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Banach	14,990	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[9]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[11]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Maryland's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent)	120,412	61.3
	Republican	David Banach	70,411	35.9
	Green	Ian Schlakman	5,326	2.7
	n/a	Write-ins	205	0.1
Total votes			196,354	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Maryland's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district includes parts of Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties, as well as a significant part of the City of Baltimore. Incumbent Democrat John Sarbanes, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of D+9.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Matthew Molyett^[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Sarbanes (incumbent)	54,926	85.2
	Democratic	Matthew Molyett	9,564	14.8
Total votes			64,490	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charles A. Long, retired Johns Hopkins University chemistry professor^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris, insurance broker, nominee for this seat in 2008 and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2012^[3]
• Michael Jackson, landscape company supervisor, candidate for the 1st district in 1992, and for the 3rd district in 2002^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles A. Long	7,597	43.6
	Republican	Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris	7,303	41.9
	Republican	Michael Jackson	2,524	14.5
Total votes			17,424	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[9]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[11]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Maryland's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Sarbanes (incumbent)	128,594	59.6
	Republican	Charles A. Long	87,029	40.3
	n/a	Write-ins	323	0.1
Total votes			215,946	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Maryland's 4th congressional district

The 4th district includes parts of Prince George's, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel counties. Incumbent Democrat Donna Edwards, who had represented the district since 2008, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of D+26.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donna Edwards, incumbent U.S. Representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Warren Christopher, retired United States Army lieutenant colonel^[3]

Withdrew

• Dawit H. Gebreyesus^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Edwards (incumbent)	53,648	87.0
	Democratic	Warren Christopher	8,021	13.0
Total votes			61,669	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nancy Hoyt, infection preventionist^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• John R. Graziani^[3]
• Greg Holmes, candidate for this seat in 2012^[3]
• George McDermott, Democratic candidate for the seat in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Hoyt	5,368	37.6
	Republican	Greg Holmes	3,469	24.3
	Republican	George McDermott	2,740	19.2
	Republican	John R. Graziani	2,695	18.9
Total votes			14,272	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[9]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[11]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Maryland's 4th congressional district, 2014^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Edwards (incumbent)	134,628	70.2
	Republican	Nancy Hoyt	54,217	28.3
	Libertarian	Arvin Vohra	2,795	1.5
	n/a	Write-ins	197	0.1
Total votes			191,837	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Maryland's 5th congressional district

The 5th district includes all of Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties, as well as portions of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties. Incumbent Democrat Steny Hoyer, the House Minority Whip, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of D+14.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steny Hoyer, incumbent U.S. Representative^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer (incumbent)	57,240	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Chaffee, candidate for this seat in 2010^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Kenneth Arness^[3]
• Tom Potter^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Chaffee	8,137	41.6
	Republican	Mark Kenneth Arness	6,050	30.9
	Republican	Tom Potter	5,374	27.5
Total votes			19,561	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[9]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[11]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Maryland's 5th congressional district, 2014^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer (incumbent)	144,725	64.0
	Republican	Chris Chaffee	80,752	35.7
	n/a	Write-ins	563	0.3
Total votes			226,040	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Maryland's 6th congressional district

The 6th district includes the entire Maryland Panhandle including all of Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties as well as portions of Montgomery and Frederick counties. Incumbent Democrat John Delaney, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 against Republican incumbent Roscoe Bartlett, and the district had a PVI of D+4. Delaney considered running for Governor of Maryland in 2014, but decided against it.^[16]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Delaney, incumbent U.S. Representative^[16]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Delaney (incumbent)	33,289	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Bongino, former United States Secret Service agent and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012^[17]

Eliminated in primary

• Harold W. Painter Jr., certified public accountant^[18]

Withdrawn

• David E. Vogt III, former United States Marine^[19][20]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Bongino	23,933	83.5
	Republican	Harold W. Painter, Jr.	4,718	16.5
Total votes			28,651	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Likely D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[9]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[11]	Likely D	November 4, 2014

Results

Maryland's 6th congressional district, 2014^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Delaney (incumbent)	94,704	49.7
	Republican	Dan Bongino	91,930	48.2
	Green	George Gluck	3,762	2.0
	n/a	Write-ins	140	0.1
Total votes			190,536	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Maryland's 7th congressional district

The 7th district includes just over half of the City of Baltimore, most of the majority African American sections of Baltimore County, and the majority of Howard County, Maryland. Incumbent Democrat Elijah Cummings, who had represented the district since 1996, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of D+24.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elijah Cummings, incumbent U.S. Representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Alexander Bryant^[3]
• Fred Donald Dickson Jr., small business owner and Independent candidate for the seat in 2010^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elijah Cummings (incumbent)	69,790	90.6
	Democratic	Alexander Bryant	4,786	6.2
	Democratic	Fred Donald Dickson, Jr.	2,460	3.2
Total votes			77,036	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Corrogan R. Vaughn, perennial candidate^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Ray Bly, perennial candidate^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Corrogan R. Vaughn	6,293	54.8
	Republican	Ray Bly	5,195	45.2
Total votes			11,488	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[9]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[11]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2014^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elijah Cummings (incumbent)	144,639	69.7
	Republican	Corrogan R. Vaughn	55,860	27.2
	Libertarian	Scott Soffen	6,103	3.0
	n/a	Write-ins	207	0.1
Total votes			206,809	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

See also: Maryland's 8th congressional district

The 8th district includes parts of Carroll, Frederick and Montgomery counties. Incumbent Democrat Chris Van Hollen, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of D+11.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Van Hollen, incumbent U.S. Representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• George English, perennial candidate^[3]
• Lih Young, economist and perennial candidate^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Van Hollen (incumbent)	60,556	91.3
	Democratic	George English	3,834	5.8
	Democratic	Lih Young	1,950	2.9
Total votes			66,240	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Wallace, small business owner, candidate for the State House of Delegates in 2006 and 2010, and for this seat in 2012^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Wallace	22,648	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[9]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[11]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Maryland's 8th congressional district, 2014^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Van Hollen (incumbent)	136,722	60.7
	Republican	Dave Wallace	87,859	39.0
	n/a	Write-ins	516	0.3
Total votes			225,097	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections