MD-5

Name: MD-5 Election 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: Maryland

Maryland — U.S. House District 5

Nov 3, 2026Maryland2 candidates

Incumbent

Steny Hoyer

(D)IncumbentNot on the ballot

In office since 1981 · 23 terms

Participation

98%

Party Unity

95%

Bipartisan

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Net +7114 votes

Good Look (12)Bad Look (2)

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Steny Hoyer

(D)IncumbentNot on the ballot

Since 1981

Participation

98%

Party Unity

95%

Bipartisan

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Challengers

Adrian Boafo

(D)

Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 23rd district and candidate for Maryland's 5th congressional district.

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Chris Chaffee

(R)

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Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Adrian Boafo(D)N/A

Chris Chaffee(R)N/A

2024

Steny H. Hoyer(D)67.8%

Michelle Talkington(R)32.0%

Other Write-Ins(N)0.2%

2022

Steny H Hoyer(D)65.9%

Chris Palombi(R)33.9%

2020

Steny H Hoyer(D)68.8%

Chris Palombi(R)31.0%

2018

Steny H Hoyer(D)70.3%

William A Devine Iii(R)27.1%

Patrick J Elder(G)1.3%

Jacob Pulcher(L)1.2%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.

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