Maryland's 7th congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in Maryland's 7th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Kweisi Mfume (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 80.3% | 63.1 |
| 2022 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 82.1% | 64.3 |
| 2020 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 71.6% | 43.6 |
| 2020 special | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 73.8% | 48.7 |
| 2018 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 76.4% | 55.2 |
| 2016 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 74.9% | 53.1 |
| 2014 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 69.9% | 42.9 |
| 2012 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 76.5% | 55.7 |
| 2010 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 75.2% | 52.3 |
| 2008 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 79.5% | 60.9 |
| 2006 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 98.1% | — |
| 2004 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 73.4% | 48.8 |
| 2002 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 73.6% | 47.2 |
| 2000 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 87.1% | 74.2 |
| 1998 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 85.7% | 71.5 |
| 1980 | Parren J. Mitchell | Democratic | 88.5% | 77.0 |
| 1978 | Parren J. Mitchell | Democratic | 88.7% | 77.4 |
| 1976 | Parren J. Mitchell | Democratic | 94.4% | 88.8 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kweisi Mfume Won | DEM | 232,849 | 80.26% | |
| Scott M. Collier | REP | 49,799 | 17.16% | |
| Ronald M. Owens-Bey | LIB | 6,840 | 2.36% | |
| Write-in | — | 649 | 0.22% | |
| Total | 290,137 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kweisi Mfume Won | DEM | 151,640 | 82.06% | |
| Scott M. Collier | REP | 32,737 | 17.72% | |
| Write-in | — | 424 | 0.23% | |
| Total | 184,801 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kweisi Mfume Won | DEM | 237,084 | 71.63% | |
| Kim Klacik | REP | 92,825 | 28.04% | |
| Other | — | 1,052 | 0.32% | |
| Charles Ulysses Smith | W | 21 | 0.01% | |
| Ray Bly | W | 16 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 330,998 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents Maryland's 7th congressional district?
Kweisi Mfume (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in Maryland's 7th congressional district?
Kweisi Mfume won in 2024 by 63.1 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.