Maryland's 5th congressional district comprises all of Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties (a region known as Southern Maryland), as well as portions of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties. The district is currently represented by Democrat Steny Hoyer, who from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023 was House Majority Leader.
Maryland's 5th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Area | 1,504.25 sq mi (3,896.0 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 789,972 |
Median household income | $121,284[1] |
Ethnicity |
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Occupation |
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Cook PVI | D+15[2] |
When it was defined in 1788, the 5th Congressional District centered on Salisbury, Maryland. It consisted of the current Maryland counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester. In 1792 the boundaries of Maryland's congressional districts were redrawn, and the 5th District was made to include Baltimore and Baltimore County.
This district is safely Democratic, and has been in Democratic hands uninterrupted since the retirement of Lawrence Hogan (father of future Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan) in 1975. He was succeeded by Gladys Spellman, who served from 1975 until the seat was declared vacant by the House due to her falling into a coma in 1980. Hoyer won a special election that year to complete her term, and has held the seat since.[3][4]
Recent statewide election results
editYear | Results |
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2000 | Gore 57% – 41% |
2004 | Kerry 57% – 42% |
2008 | Obama 65% – 33% |
2012 | Obama 66% – 32% |
2016 | Clinton 63% – 32% |
2020 | Biden 69% – 30% |
Recent elections
edit2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 166,231 | 65.09 | |
Republican | Thomas E. Hutchins | 89,109 | 34.89 | |
Write-in | 125 | 0.05 | ||
Total votes | 255,375 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 137,903 | 69.36 | |
Republican | Joseph T. Crawford | 60,758 | 30.56 | |
Green | Bob S. Auerbach (write-in) | 158 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 198,819 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 204,867 | 68.72% | −0.64 | |
Republican | Brad Jewitt | 87,189 | 29.25% | −1.31 | |
Green | Bob S. Auerbach | 4,224 | 1.42% | +1.34 | |
Constitution | Steve Krukar | 1,849 | 0.62% | +0.62 | |
Total votes | 298,129 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 168,114 | 82.68% | +13.96 | |
Green | Steve Warner | 33,464 | 16.46% | +15.04 | |
Constitution | Peter Kuhnert | 635 | 0.31% | −0.31 | |
Write-in | 1,110 | 0.55% | +0.55 | ||
Total votes | 203,323 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 253,854 | 73.65% | −9.03 | |
Republican | Collins Bailey | 82,631 | 23.97% | +23.97 | |
Libertarian | Darlene H. Nicolas | 7,829 | 2.27% | +2.27 | |
Write-in | 377 | 0.11 | -0.44 | ||
Total votes | 344,691 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 155,110 | 64.26% | −9.39 | |
Republican | Charles Lollar | 83,575 | 34.62% | +10.65 | |
Libertarian | H Gavin Shickle | 2,578 | 1.07% | −1.20 | |
Write-in | 120 | 0.05% | -0.06 | ||
Total votes | 241,383 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer (inc.) | 238,618 | 69.4 | |
Republican | Tony O'Donnell | 95,271 | 27.7 | |
Green | Bob Auerbach | 5,040 | 1.5 | |
Libertarian | Arvin Vohra | 4,503 | 1.3 | |
Write-in | 388 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 343,820 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer (inc.) | 144,725 | 64 | |
Republican | Chris Chaffee | 80,752 | 35.7 | |
N/A | Others | 563 | .3 | |
Total votes | 226,040 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny H. Hoyer (inc.) | 242,989 | 67.4 | |
Republican | Mark Arness | 105,931 | 29.4 | |
Libertarian | Jason Summers | 11,078 | 3.1 | |
Write-in | 636 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 360,634 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (incumbent) | 213,796 | 70.3 | |
Republican | William Devine III | 82,361 | 27.1 | |
Green | Patrick Elder | 4,082 | 1.3 | |
Libertarian | Jacob Pulcher | 3,592 | 1.2 | |
Write-in | 279 | 0.1 | ||
Republican | Johnny Rice (write-in) | 99 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 304,479 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (incumbent) | 274,210 | 68.8 | |
Republican | Chris Palombi | 123,525 | 31.0 | |
Write-in | 1,104 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 398,839 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steny Hoyer (incumbent) | 182,478 | 65.9 | |
Republican | Chris Palombi | 94,000 | 33.9 | |
Write-in | 442 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 276,920 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
List of members representing the district
edit1789–1803: one seat
editName | Years | Cong ress |
Party | Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1789 | ||||
George Gale (Somerset County) |
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 |
1st | Pro-Administration | Elected in 1789. Lost re-election. |
William Vans Murray (Cambridge) |
March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
2nd | Pro-Administration | Elected in 1790. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
Samuel Smith (Baltimore) |
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1803 |
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1792. Re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1801. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
1803–1833: two seats
editFrom 1803 to 1833, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
1833–present: one seat
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election
Sources
edit- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Biographies - Gladys Noon Spellman". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ "Steny Hoyer, Representative for Maryland's 5th Congressional District". GovTrack.us. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ "Unofficial 2012 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- Archives of Maryland Historical List United States Representatives Maryland State Archives
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present