2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

2016 Maryland's 2nd congressional district election
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	Precinct results; Ruppersberger: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; McDonough: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; No votes
U.S. Representative before election; Dutch Ruppersberger; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Dutch Ruppersberger; Democratic

2016 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
← 2014 2018 →
	Precinct results; Harris: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Werner: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Tie: 40–50%; No votes
U.S. Representative before election; Andy Harris; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Andy Harris; Republican

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Republican 60–70%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on November 8, 2016, 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 the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.

Overview

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	+/−	Seats	+/−
	Democratic	1,636,281	60.43%	+2.99%	7	-
	Republican	962,307	35.54%	−5.82%	1	-
	Libertarian	60,492	2.23%	+1.71%		-
	Green	44,405	1.64%	+1.10%		-
	Others	4,260	0.16%	+0.02%		-
Totals		2,707,745	100.00%	-	8	-

Popular vote

Democratic			60.43%
Republican			35.54%
Other			4.03%

House seats

Democratic			87.50%
Republican			12.50%

District 1

The 1st district includes the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland as well as parts of Baltimore, Harford and Carroll counties. The incumbent was Republican Andy Harris, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

Harris had considered a run for the U.S. Senate, but chose to seek reelection.^[2]

Candidates

Nominee

Andy Harris, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Jonathan Goff^[3]
Sean Jackson^[3]
Michael D. Smigiel Sr., former state delegate^[4]

Declined

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Harris (incumbent)	79,497	78.4
	Republican	Michael D. Smigiel Sr.	10,897	10.8
	Republican	Jonathan Marvin Goff Jr.	6,135	6.0
	Republican	Sean M. Jackson	4,891	4.8
Total votes			101,420	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Joe Werner, attorney^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Jim Ireton, Salisbury City Council member and former mayor of Salisbury^[7]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Werner	29,729	51.0
	Democratic	Jim Ireton	28,547	49.0
Total votes			58,276	100.0

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Nominee

Matt Beers^[3]

General election

Results

2016 Maryland's 1st congressional district election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Harris (incumbent)	242,574	67.0
	Democratic	Joe Werner	103,622	28.6
	Libertarian	Matt Beers	15,370	4.2
	Write-in		531	0.1
Total votes			362,097	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district includes parts of Howard, Harford, Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties, as well as small portions of the City of Baltimore. The incumbent is Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger, who has represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+10.