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Maryland · U.S. House

Maryland 5th District

Adrian Boafo wins. Called.

96% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Adrian Boafo D won 191,743 69.0%
Chris Chaffee R 86,274 31.0%
Total278,017

681 of 681 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 5:05 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Prince George's 85,165 D +82.0 D +77.7 D +4.3 100%
Charles 58,739 D +49.3 D +41.6 D +7.7 100%
Anne Arundel 57,531 D +23.8 D +20.4 D +3.4 89%
Saint Mary's 38,958 R +12.3 R +17.6 D +5.3 97%
Calvert 37,624 R +5.9 R +11.2 D +5.3 94%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+2,597 votes278,017D +37.9
+3,853 votes275,420D +37.9
+1 votes271,567D +37.9
+1,195 votes271,566D +37.9
+751 votes270,371D +37.6
+9,837 votes269,620D +37.5
+1,027 votes259,783D +36.0
+4,025 votes258,756D +35.8
+8,203 votes254,731D +35.5
+503 votes246,528D +36.2
+8,463 votes246,025D +36.2
+1,839 votes237,562D +37.6