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Maryland's congressional districts

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Maryland's congressional districts since 2023

Maryland is divided into eight congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Maryland's seats remained unchanged, giving evidence of stable population growth relative to the United States at large.[1][2]

Current districts and representatives

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List of members of the United States House delegation from Maryland, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. The delegation has eight members, including seven Democrats and one Republican.

Current U.S. representatives from Maryland
District Member
(Residence)[3]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[4]
District map
1st
Andy Harris
(Cambridge)
Republican January 3, 2011 R+11
2nd
Dutch Ruppersberger
(Cockeysville)
Democratic January 3, 2003 D+7
3rd
John Sarbanes
(Baltimore)
Democratic January 3, 2007 D+10
4th
Glenn Ivey
(Cheverly)
Democratic January 3, 2023 D+40
5th
Steny Hoyer
(Mechanicsville)
Democratic May 19, 1981 D+15
6th
David Trone
(Potomac)
Democratic January 3, 2019 D+2
7th
Kweisi Mfume
(Baltimore)
Democratic May 5, 2020 D+30
8th
Jamie Raskin
(Takoma Park)
Democratic January 3, 2017 D+29

Historical district boundaries

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Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Maryland, presented chronologically.[5] All redistricting events that took place in Maryland between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year Statewide map Baltimore highlight
1973–1982
1983–1992
1993–2002
2003–2013
2013–2023

Obsolete district

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ingraham, Christopher. "America's most gerrymandered congressional districts". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.