2026 results · Maryland · Maryland 5th District
Adrian Boafo, the Democrat, holds Maryland's 5th District for the Democrats
Kamala Harris carried the district by 33.2 points in 2024; this year's count is a 6.1-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian BoafoDemocrat | 204,527 | 69.3% | |
| Chris ChaffeeRepublican | 88,555 | 30.0% | |
| Other Write-InsOther party | 1,999 | 0.7% | |
| Mildred Marie Hall (Write-In)Other party | 20 | under 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted295,101 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:06 PM ESTSource: Maryland State Board of Elections
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About the seat
Maryland's 5th District takes in all or part of 5 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+33.2 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 6.1 points toward the Democrats, ranks 8 of 8 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+33.2
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+35.8
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 8 of 8
- Prince George's County31%
- Charles County23%
- Anne Arundel County20%
- St. Mary's County14%
- Calvert County13%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 5 counties compared moved 6.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 69% as many votes as in 2024, from 72% in Charles County to 66% in Prince George's County.
Charles County moved most: D+40.6 for president in 2024, D+51.2 this year
The 5 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Prince George's County added 30,495 net votes for Chaffee against the 2024 margin
Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 26,751 votes toward Chaffee: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Prince George's County+30,495 Chaffee
- St. Mary's County+5,846 Boafo
- Calvert County+3,700 Boafo
- Charles County+3,242 Chaffee
- Anne Arundel County+2,560 Chaffee
How the vote came in
Boafo did best among mail ballots (D+61.4) and Chaffee among Election Day votes(D+27.1).
- Election Day140,107 votes, 47% of the countD+27.1
- Early Voting108,173 votes, 37% of the countD+45.5
- Mail-In Ballot46,821 votes, 16% of the countD+61.4
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
Maryland’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 3 of Maryland's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 7–1, now D 7–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Maryland State Board of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.