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Maryland's 8th congressional district

Maryland's 8th congressional district is concentrated entirely in Montgomery County. Adjacent to Washington, D.C., the 8th district takes in many of the city’s wealthiest inner-ring suburbs, including Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Potomac. It also includes several more economically and racially diverse communities, the most populous of which are Rockville and Silver Spring.

Maryland's 8th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area297.06 sq mi (769.4 km2)
Distribution
  • 88.08% urban
  • 11.92% rural
Population (2021)776,724
Median household
income
$120,948[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+29[2]

With a median household income of $120,948, it is the ninth-wealthiest congressional district in the nation. The 8th district also has the eighth-highest share of residents with at least a bachelor's degree, at 63.9%. Those above-average numbers are largely due to the substantial presence of the federal government in nearby Washington, where thousands of the 8th district’s residents commute to work on a daily basis. Several federal agencies are likewise located within the 8th district, including the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Two Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in the district: Lockheed Martin and Marriott International.[3]

Politically, the district is heavily liberal. It has consistently sent Democratic representatives to Congress by wide margins since 2002. In 2020, Joe Biden won nearly 80% of its vote. Democrat Jamie Raskin has represented the seat since 2017.

History

The district was created after the 1790 census in time for the 1792 election, was abolished after the 1830 census, and was reinstated after the 1960 census.

During redistricting after the 2000 census, the Democratic-dominated Maryland legislature sought to unseat then-incumbent Republican Connie Morella[citation needed]. One proposal went so far as to divide the district in two, effectively giving one to state Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. and forcing then-incumbent Connie Morella to run against popular Maryland State Delegate and Kennedy political family member Mark Kennedy Shriver[citation needed]. The final redistricting plan was less ambitious, restoring an eastern, heavily Democratic spur of Montgomery County removed in the 1990 redistricting to the 8th District[citation needed], as well as adding an adjacent portion from heavily Democratic Prince George's County located in Maryland's 5th congressional district. Although it forced Van Hollen and Shriver to run against each other in an expensive primary, the shift still made the district even more Democratic than its predecessor, and Van Hollen defeated Morella in 2002.

From 2003 to 2013 the district mostly consisted of the larger part of Montgomery County, also including a small portion of Prince George's County. The district now includes most of Frederick County (but not the City of Frederick), southern Carroll County, and a swath of Montgomery County that narrows in the north and then widens in the south to encompass nearly all of the area "inside the beltway." The redrawn district is slightly less Democratic than its predecessor. While the Carroll and Frederick portions of the district tilt strongly Republican, the Montgomery County portion has twice as many people as the rest of the district combined, and Montgomery's Democratic tilt is enough to keep the district in the Democratic column. Since Morella left office, no Republican has crossed the 40 percent mark.

Communities

Since 2023, the following communities have postal addresses within the 8th district.[4][5]

Entirely within the district

Partially within the district

Recent statewide election results

Year Office Results
2000 President Gore 60% - 36%
2004 President Kerry 69% - 30%
2008 President Obama 73% - 24%
2012 President Obama 61% - 36%
2016 President Clinton 64% - 31%
2020 President Biden 69% - 28%

Recent elections

1960s

Maryland's 8th congressional district election (new district), 1966[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gilbert Gude 71,050 54.40
Democratic Royce Hanson 59,568 45.60
Total votes 130,618 100.00
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1968[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gilbert Gude (Incumbent) 109,167 60.89
Democratic Margaret C. Schweinhaut 70,109 39.11
Total votes 179,276 100.00
Republican hold

1970s

Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1970[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gilbert Gude (Incumbent) 104,647 63.38
Democratic Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. 60,456 36.62
Total votes 165,103 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1972[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gilbert Gude (Incumbent) 137,287 63.90
Democratic Joseph G. Anastasi 77,551 36.10
Total votes 214,838 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1974[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gilbert Gude (Incumbent) 104,675 65.92
Democratic Sidney Kramer 54,112 34.08
Total votes 158,787 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1976[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Newton Steers 111,274 46.82
Democratic Lanny Davis 100,343 42.22
Independent Robin Ficker 26,035 10.96
Total votes 237,652 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1978[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael D. Barnes 81,851 51.27
Republican Newton Steers (Incumbent) 77,807 48.73
Total votes 159,658 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

1980s

Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1980[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael D. Barnes (Incumbent) 148,301 59.33
Republican Newton Steers 101,659 40.67
Total votes 249,960 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1982[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael D. Barnes (Incumbent) 121,761 71.34
Republican Elizabeth W. Spencer 48,910 28.66
Total votes 170,671 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1984[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael D. Barnes (Incumbent) 181,947 71.47
Republican Albert Ceccone 70,715 27.78
Libertarian Samuel K. Grove 1,903 0.75
Write-ins 4 <0.01
Total votes 254,569 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1986[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Morella 92,917 52.87
Democratic Stewart Bainum 82,825 47.13
Total votes 175,742 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1988[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Morella (Incumbent) 172,619 62.75
Democratic Peter Franchot 102,478 37.25
Total votes 275,097 100.00
Republican hold

1990s

Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1990[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Morella (Incumbent) 130,059 73.53
Democratic James Walker 39,343 22.24
Independent Sidney Altman 7,485 4.23
Total votes 176,887 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1992[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Morella (Incumbent) 203,377 72.53
Democratic Edward J. Heffernan 77,042 27.47
Total votes 280,419 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1994[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Morella (Incumbent) 143,449 70.28
Democratic Steven Van Grack 60,660 29.72
Total votes 204,109 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1996[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Morella (Incumbent) 152,538 61.22
Democratic Donald Mooers 96,229 38.62
Total votes 249,146 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 1998[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Morella (Incumbent) 133,145 60.34
Democratic Ralph G. Neas 87,497 39.66
Total votes 220,642 100.00
Republican hold

2000s

Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 2000[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Morella (Incumbent) 156,241 52.00
Democratic Terry Lierman 136,840 45.54
Constitution Brian D. Saunders 7,017 2.34
Write-ins 371 0.12
Total votes 300,469 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 2002[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen 112,788 51.74
Republican Connie Morella (Incumbent) 103,587 47.52
Write-ins 1,599 0.73
Total votes 217,974 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 2004[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (Incumbent) 215,129 74.91
Republican Chuck Floyd 71,989 25.07
Write-ins 79 0.03
Total votes 287,197 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 2006[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (Incumbent) 168,872 76.52
Republican Jeffrey M. Stein 48,324 21.90
Green Gerard P. Giblin 3,298 1.49
Write-ins 191 0.09
Total votes 220,685 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 2008[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (Incumbent) 229,740 75.08
Republican Steve Hudson 66,351 21.68
Green Gordon Clark 6,828 2.23
Libertarian Ian Thomas 2,562 0.84
Write-in All write-ins 533 0.17
Total votes 306,014 100.00
Democratic hold

2010s

Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 2010[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (Incumbent) 153,613 73.27
Republican Michael Lee Philips 52,421 25.00
Libertarian Mark Grannis 2,713 1.29
Constitution Fred Nordhorn 696 0.33
No party Write-ins 224 0.11
Total votes 209,667 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 2012[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (Incumbent) 217,531 63.37
Republican Kenneth R. Timmerman 113,033 32.93
Libertarian Mark Grannis 7,235 2.11
Green George Gluck 5,064 1.48
N/A Others (write-in) 393 0.11
Total votes 343,256 100
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 2014[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (Incumbent) 136,722 60.74
Republican Dave Wallace 87,859 39.03
N/A Others (write-in) 516 0.23
Total votes 225,097 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district election, 2016[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamie Raskin 220,657 60.6
Republican Dan Cox 124,651 34.2
Green Nancy Wallace 11,201 3.1
Libertarian Jasen Wunder 7,283 2.0
N/A Others (write-in) 532 0.1
Total votes 364,324 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamie Raskin (Incumbent) 217,679 68.2
Republican John Walsh 96,525 30.2
Libertarian Jasen Wunder 4,853 1.5
n/a Write-ins 273 0.1
Total votes 319,330 100.0
Democratic hold

2020s

Maryland's 8th congressional district, 2020[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamie Raskin (incumbent) 274,716 68.2
Republican Gregory Thomas Coll 127,157 31.6
Write-in 741 0.2
Total votes 402,614 100.0
Democratic hold
Maryland's 8th congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamie Raskin (incumbent) 211,842 80.2
Republican Gregory Coll 47,965 18.1
Libertarian Andrés Garcia 4,125 1.6
Write-in 274 0.1
Total votes 264,206 100.0
Democratic hold

List of members representing the district

# Member Party Years Con-
gress
Electoral history District location
District created in 1793
1  
William Vans Murray
Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
3rd
4th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.
1793–1803
[data unknown/missing]
Federalist March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
2  
John Dennis
Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1805
5th
6th
7th
8th
Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1801.
Re-elected in 1803.
Retired.
1803–1813
[data unknown/missing]
3  
Charles Goldsborough
Federalist March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1817
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
Elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
1813–1823
[data unknown/missing]
4 Thomas Bayly Federalist March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1823
15th
16th
17th
Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Retired.
5 John S. Spence Democratic-Republican[a] March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th Elected in 1822.
Lost re-election.
1823–1833
[data unknown/missing]
6 Robert N. Martin Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
19th Elected in 1824.
Retired.
7 Ephraim King Wilson Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829
20th
21st
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1829.
Retired.
Jackson March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831
8 John S. Spence Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
22nd Elected in 1831.
[data unknown/missing]
9 John T. Stoddert Jackson March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
23rd Elected in 1833.
Retired.
1833–1835
[data unknown/missing]
Seat abolished in 1835
Seat reinstated in 1967
10  
Gilbert Gude
Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1977
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
1967–1973
Montgomery
1973–1983
Montgomery
11  
Newton Steers
Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
95th Elected in 1976.
Lost re-election.
12  
Michael D. Barnes
Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1987
96th
97th
98th
99th
Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
1983–1993
Montgomery
13  
Connie Morella
Republican January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2003
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Lost re-election after redistricting.
1993–2003
Montgomery
14  
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2017
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
2003–2013
 
Montgomery, Prince George's
2013–2023
 
Montgomery, Frederick, Carroll
15  
Jamie Raskin
Democratic January 3, 2017 –
present
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present
 
Montgomery

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

External links

  • FairVote.org:
  • District boundaries, 1992–2002

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MD 8 redirects here For the state route see Maryland Route 8 Maryland s 8th congressional district is concentrated entirely in Montgomery County Adjacent to Washington D C the 8th district takes in many of the city s wealthiest inner ring suburbs including Bethesda Chevy Chase and Potomac It also includes several more economically and racially diverse communities the most populous of which are Rockville and Silver Spring Maryland s 8th congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Jamie RaskinD Takoma ParkArea297 06 sq mi 769 4 km2 Distribution88 08 urban11 92 ruralPopulation 2021 776 724Median householdincome 120 948 1 Ethnicity44 3 White19 7 Hispanic19 0 Black16 3 Asian1 8 Native American0 2 Pacific Islander AmericansCook PVID 29 2 With a median household income of 120 948 it is the ninth wealthiest congressional district in the nation The 8th district also has the eighth highest share of residents with at least a bachelor s degree at 63 9 Those above average numbers are largely due to the substantial presence of the federal government in nearby Washington where thousands of the 8th district s residents commute to work on a daily basis Several federal agencies are likewise located within the 8th district including the Food and Drug Administration the National Institutes of Health the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Two Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in the district Lockheed Martin and Marriott International 3 Politically the district is heavily liberal It has consistently sent Democratic representatives to Congress by wide margins since 2002 In 2020 Joe Biden won nearly 80 of its vote Democrat Jamie Raskin has represented the seat since 2017 Contents 1 History 2 Communities 2 1 Entirely within the district 2 2 Partially within the district 3 Recent statewide election results 4 Recent elections 4 1 1960s 4 2 1970s 4 3 1980s 4 4 1990s 4 5 2000s 4 6 2010s 4 7 2020s 5 List of members representing the district 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External links 9 SourcesHistory EditThe district was created after the 1790 census in time for the 1792 election was abolished after the 1830 census and was reinstated after the 1960 census During redistricting after the 2000 census the Democratic dominated Maryland legislature sought to unseat then incumbent Republican Connie Morella citation needed One proposal went so far as to divide the district in two effectively giving one to state Senator Christopher Van Hollen Jr and forcing then incumbent Connie Morella to run against popular Maryland State Delegate and Kennedy political family member Mark Kennedy Shriver citation needed The final redistricting plan was less ambitious restoring an eastern heavily Democratic spur of Montgomery County removed in the 1990 redistricting to the 8th District citation needed as well as adding an adjacent portion from heavily Democratic Prince George s County located in Maryland s 5th congressional district Although it forced Van Hollen and Shriver to run against each other in an expensive primary the shift still made the district even more Democratic than its predecessor and Van Hollen defeated Morella in 2002 From 2003 to 2013 the district mostly consisted of the larger part of Montgomery County also including a small portion of Prince George s County The district now includes most of Frederick County but not the City of Frederick southern Carroll County and a swath of Montgomery County that narrows in the north and then widens in the south to encompass nearly all of the area inside the beltway The redrawn district is slightly less Democratic than its predecessor While the Carroll and Frederick portions of the district tilt strongly Republican the Montgomery County portion has twice as many people as the rest of the district combined and Montgomery s Democratic tilt is enough to keep the district in the Democratic column Since Morella left office no Republican has crossed the 40 percent mark Communities EditSince 2023 the following communities have postal addresses within the 8th district 4 5 Entirely within the district Edit Ashton Bethesda Brinklow Cabin John Chevy Chase Derwood Garrett Park Glen Echo Kensington Olney Potomac Sandy Spring Washington Grove Partially within the district Edit Beltsville Boyds Brookeville Gaithersburg Germantown Hyattsville Montgomery Village Poolesville Rockville Silver Spring Spencerville Takoma ParkRecent statewide election results EditYear Office Results2000 President Gore 60 36 2004 President Kerry 69 30 2008 President Obama 73 24 2012 President Obama 61 36 2016 President Clinton 64 31 2020 President Biden 69 28 Recent elections Edit1960s Edit Maryland s 8th congressional district election new district 1966 6 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gilbert Gude 71 050 54 40Democratic Royce Hanson 59 568 45 60Total votes 130 618 100 00Maryland s 8th congressional district election 1968 7 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gilbert Gude Incumbent 109 167 60 89Democratic Margaret C Schweinhaut 70 109 39 11Total votes 179 276 100 00Republican hold1970s Edit Maryland s 8th congressional district election 1970 8 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gilbert Gude Incumbent 104 647 63 38Democratic Thomas Hale Boggs Jr 60 456 36 62Total votes 165 103 100 00Republican holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1972 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gilbert Gude Incumbent 137 287 63 90Democratic Joseph G Anastasi 77 551 36 10Total votes 214 838 100 00Republican holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1974 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gilbert Gude Incumbent 104 675 65 92Democratic Sidney Kramer 54 112 34 08Total votes 158 787 100 00Republican holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1976 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican Newton Steers 111 274 46 82Democratic Lanny Davis 100 343 42 22Independent Robin Ficker 26 035 10 96Total votes 237 652 100 00Republican holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1978 12 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael D Barnes 81 851 51 27Republican Newton Steers Incumbent 77 807 48 73Total votes 159 658 100 00Democratic gain from Republican1980s Edit Maryland s 8th congressional district election 1980 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael D Barnes Incumbent 148 301 59 33Republican Newton Steers 101 659 40 67Total votes 249 960 100 00Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1982 14 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael D Barnes Incumbent 121 761 71 34Republican Elizabeth W Spencer 48 910 28 66Total votes 170 671 100 00Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1984 15 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael D Barnes Incumbent 181 947 71 47Republican Albert Ceccone 70 715 27 78Libertarian Samuel K Grove 1 903 0 75Write ins 4 lt 0 01Total votes 254 569 100 00Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1986 16 Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Morella 92 917 52 87Democratic Stewart Bainum 82 825 47 13Total votes 175 742 100 00Republican gain from DemocraticMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1988 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Morella Incumbent 172 619 62 75Democratic Peter Franchot 102 478 37 25Total votes 275 097 100 00Republican hold1990s Edit Maryland s 8th congressional district election 1990 18 Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Morella Incumbent 130 059 73 53Democratic James Walker 39 343 22 24Independent Sidney Altman 7 485 4 23Total votes 176 887 100 00Republican holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1992 19 Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Morella Incumbent 203 377 72 53Democratic Edward J Heffernan 77 042 27 47Total votes 280 419 100 00Republican holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1994 20 Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Morella Incumbent 143 449 70 28Democratic Steven Van Grack 60 660 29 72Total votes 204 109 100 00Republican holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1996 21 Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Morella Incumbent 152 538 61 22Democratic Donald Mooers 96 229 38 62Total votes 249 146 100 00Republican holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 1998 22 Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Morella Incumbent 133 145 60 34Democratic Ralph G Neas 87 497 39 66Total votes 220 642 100 00Republican hold2000s Edit Maryland s 8th congressional district election 2000 23 Party Candidate Votes Republican Connie Morella Incumbent 156 241 52 00Democratic Terry Lierman 136 840 45 54Constitution Brian D Saunders 7 017 2 34Write ins 371 0 12Total votes 300 469 100 00Republican holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 2002 24 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chris Van Hollen 112 788 51 74Republican Connie Morella Incumbent 103 587 47 52Write ins 1 599 0 73Total votes 217 974 100 00Democratic gain from RepublicanMaryland s 8th congressional district election 2004 25 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chris Van Hollen Incumbent 215 129 74 91Republican Chuck Floyd 71 989 25 07Write ins 79 0 03Total votes 287 197 100 00Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 2006 26 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chris Van Hollen Incumbent 168 872 76 52Republican Jeffrey M Stein 48 324 21 90Green Gerard P Giblin 3 298 1 49Write ins 191 0 09Total votes 220 685 100 00Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 2008 27 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chris Van Hollen Incumbent 229 740 75 08Republican Steve Hudson 66 351 21 68Green Gordon Clark 6 828 2 23Libertarian Ian Thomas 2 562 0 84Write in All write ins 533 0 17Total votes 306 014 100 00Democratic hold2010s Edit Maryland s 8th congressional district election 2010 28 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chris Van Hollen Incumbent 153 613 73 27Republican Michael Lee Philips 52 421 25 00Libertarian Mark Grannis 2 713 1 29Constitution Fred Nordhorn 696 0 33No party Write ins 224 0 11Total votes 209 667 100 00Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 2012 29 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chris Van Hollen Incumbent 217 531 63 37Republican Kenneth R Timmerman 113 033 32 93Libertarian Mark Grannis 7 235 2 11Green George Gluck 5 064 1 48N A Others write in 393 0 11Total votes 343 256 100Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 2014 30 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chris Van Hollen Incumbent 136 722 60 74Republican Dave Wallace 87 859 39 03N A Others write in 516 0 23Total votes 225 097 100 00Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district election 2016 31 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jamie Raskin 220 657 60 6Republican Dan Cox 124 651 34 2Green Nancy Wallace 11 201 3 1Libertarian Jasen Wunder 7 283 2 0N A Others write in 532 0 1Total votes 364 324 100 00Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district 2018 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jamie Raskin Incumbent 217 679 68 2Republican John Walsh 96 525 30 2Libertarian Jasen Wunder 4 853 1 5n a Write ins 273 0 1Total votes 319 330 100 0Democratic hold2020s Edit Maryland s 8th congressional district 2020 32 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jamie Raskin incumbent 274 716 68 2Republican Gregory Thomas Coll 127 157 31 6Write in 741 0 2Total votes 402 614 100 0Democratic holdMaryland s 8th congressional district 2022 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jamie Raskin incumbent 211 842 80 2Republican Gregory Coll 47 965 18 1Libertarian Andres Garcia 4 125 1 6Write in 274 0 1Total votes 264 206 100 0Democratic holdList of members representing the district Edit Member Party Years Con gress Electoral history District locationDistrict created in 17931 William Vans Murray Pro Administration March 4 1793 March 3 1795 3rd4th Redistricted from the 5th district and re elected in 1792 Re elected in 1794 Retired 1793 1803 data unknown missing Federalist March 4 1795 March 3 17972 John Dennis Federalist March 4 1797 March 3 1805 5th6th7th8th Elected in 1796 Re elected in 1798 Re elected in 1801 Re elected in 1803 Retired 1803 1813 data unknown missing 3 Charles Goldsborough Federalist March 4 1805 March 3 1817 9th10th11th12th13th14th Elected in 1804 Re elected in 1806 Re elected in 1808 Re elected in 1810 Re elected in 1812 Re elected in 1814 Retired 1813 1823 data unknown missing 4 Thomas Bayly Federalist March 4 1817 March 3 1823 15th16th17th Elected in 1816 Re elected in 1818 Re elected in 1820 Retired 5 John S Spence Democratic Republican a March 4 1823 March 3 1825 18th Elected in 1822 Lost re election 1823 1833 data unknown missing 6 Robert N Martin Anti Jacksonian March 4 1825 March 3 1827 19th Elected in 1824 Retired 7 Ephraim King Wilson Anti Jacksonian March 4 1827 March 3 1829 20th21st Re elected in 1826 Re elected in 1829 Retired Jackson March 4 1829 March 3 18318 John S Spence Anti Jacksonian March 4 1831 March 3 1833 22nd Elected in 1831 data unknown missing 9 John T Stoddert Jackson March 4 1833 March 3 1835 23rd Elected in 1833 Retired 1833 1835 data unknown missing Seat abolished in 1835Seat reinstated in 196710 Gilbert Gude Republican January 3 1967 January 3 1977 90th91st92nd93rd94th Elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Re elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 Retired 1967 1973Montgomery1973 1983Montgomery11 Newton Steers Republican January 3 1977 January 3 1979 95th Elected in 1976 Lost re election 12 Michael D Barnes Democratic January 3 1979 January 3 1987 96th97th98th99th Elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Retired to run for U S Senator 1983 1993Montgomery13 Connie Morella Republican January 3 1987 January 3 2003 100th101st102nd103rd104th105th106th107th Elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Re elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Lost re election after redistricting 1993 2003Montgomery14 Chris Van Hollen Democratic January 3 2003 January 3 2017 108th109th110th111th112th113th114th Elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Re elected in 2010 Re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Retired to run for U S Senator 2003 2013 Montgomery Prince George s2013 2023 Montgomery Frederick Carroll15 Jamie Raskin Democratic January 3 2017 present 115th116th117th118th Elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 2023 present MontgomerySee also Edit United States portal Maryland portalMaryland s congressional districts List of United States congressional districtsNotes Edit Supported the Adams Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential electionExternal links EditFairVote org Maryland s Redistricting News March 16 2001 October 18 2001 District boundaries 1992 2002Sources Edit My Congressional District 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List The Cook Political Report July 12 2022 Retrieved October 8 2022 Visualize the Fortune 500 Fortune Retrieved May 17 2023 Find Your Representative United States House of Representatives Retrieved May 15 2023 Look Up a ZIP Code USPS com United States Postal Service Retrieved May 15 2023 Clerk of the House of Representatives March 31 1967 Statistics of the Contressional Election of November 8 1966 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives July 1 1969 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5 1968 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives May 1 1971 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3 1970 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives March 15 1973 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7 1972 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives August 1 1975 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4 1974 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives April 15 1977 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2 1976 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives April 1 1979 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7 1978 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives April 15 1981 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4 1980 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives May 5 1983 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2 1982 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives May 1 1985 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6 1984 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives May 29 1987 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3 1986 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives April 20 1989 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8 1988 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives April 29 1991 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6 1990 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives May 31 1993 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3 1992 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives May 12 1995 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8 1994 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives July 29 1997 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5 1996 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives January 3 1999 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3 1998 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives June 21 2001 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7 2000 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives May 1 2003 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5 2002 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives June 7 2005 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2 2004 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives September 21 2007 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7 2006 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives July 10 2009 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4 2008 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives June 3 2011 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2 2010 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Clerk of the House of Representatives February 28 2013 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6 2012 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 5 2017 Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Representative in Congress Maryland State Board of Elections December 2 2014 Retrieved June 5 2017 Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress Maryland State Board of Elections December 9 2016 Retrieved June 5 2017 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 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