MD-05
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.
Recent statewide election results
Year | Results |
---|---|
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
2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
1789–1803: one seat
Name | Years | Cong ress |
Party | Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
From 1803 to 1833, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.