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Maryland · U.S. House

Maryland 8th District

Jamie Raskin wins. Called.

89% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Jamie Raskin D won 199,583 82.7%
Cheryl Riley R 37,787 15.6%
Nancy Wallace G 4,107 1.7%
Total241,477

792 of 796 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Montgomery 241,475 D +68.2 D +58.1 D +10.1 89%
Prince George's 2 — Even D +100.0 50%

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
+1 votes241,477D +68.2
+999 votes241,476D +68.2
+1,625 votes240,477D +68.2
+1,194 votes238,852D +68.1
+1,063 votes237,658D +68.0
+447 votes236,595D +68.0
+8,536 votes236,148D +68.0
+8,318 votes227,612D +68.2
+5,855 votes219,294D +68.4
+15,266 votes213,439D +68.5
+11,594 votes198,173D +68.8
+16,706 votes186,579D +68.8