Maryland 2026 Congressional Election Results Show Decisive Wins Across Districts
Voters across Maryland headed to the polls and cast mail-in and early ballots for the 2026 general election, locking in a series of decisive outcomes for the state’s representatives in Congress.
In District 1, which spans 309 election day precincts across multiple jurisdictions, Republican Andy Harris secured a victory over Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz. As reported by results.elections.maryland.gov, Harris captured 150,615 total votes, translating to 55.75% of the ballots cast. Schwartz finished with 119,088 votes, or 44.08%. The contest saw heavy participation through election day voting, where Harris pulled in 100,294 votes compared to Schwartz’s 66,102. Early voting totals were closer, with Harris registering 46,267 votes and Schwartz securing 44,579. Mail-in ballots heavily favored Harris as well, adding 4,054 votes to his tally against 8,407 for Schwartz.
District-by-District Breakdown of the Vote
Moving across the state, Democratic candidates dominated the remaining reported congressional districts by wide margins. In District 2, John “Johnny O” Olszewski, Jr. led the field with 144,539 votes, representing 61.47% of the total, ahead of Republican Dave Wallace, who gathered 90,125 votes or 38.33% across 241 precincts.
District 3 saw Sarah Elfreth capture 65.24% of the vote with 173,282 total ballots, outpacing Republican Berney Flowers, who finished with 91,627 votes or 34.50%. Meanwhile, District 4 recorded one of the largest margins of the cycle, with Glenn F. Ivey securing 88.96% of the vote, totaling 145,362 ballots, well ahead of Republican George E. McDermott’s 10,373 votes and Green Party candidate Sam Husseini’s 7,408 votes.
In District 5, Adrian Boafo claimed 187,218 votes, or 68.48%, defeating Republican Chris Chaffee, who finished with 84,348 votes. District 6 featured a tighter contest where April McClain Delaney won with 133,881 votes, or 56.23%, outperforming Republican Robin Ficker, who pulled in 97,242 votes, and Green Party candidate Moshe Y. Landman, who gathered 6,399 votes.
Rounding out the state’s major urban and suburban districts, Kweisi Mfume dominated District 7 with 83.10% of the vote, totaling 138,940 ballots against Republican Scott M. Collier’s 27,651 votes. In District 8, Jamie Raskin secured a commanding 198,781 votes, accounting for 82.51% of the total, ahead of Republican Cheryl Riley with 37,606 votes and Green Party candidate Nancy Wallace with 4,090 votes.
With precinct reporting nearly finalized across all jurisdictions, attention now shifts to the official canvassing of provisional ballots and the formal certification of the 2026 general election results by state election authorities.
