The 7th district is centered around the city of
Baltimore, and includes
Downtown Baltimore as well as
northern and
western Baltimore. It also extends into the western Baltimore suburbs of
Woodlawn,
Catonsville,
Ellicott City, and
Columbia, and rural northern
Baltimore County. The incumbent was Democrat
Elijah Cummings, who was reelected with 76.4% of the vote in 2018. Former congressman
Kweisi Mfume won the special election on April 28, 2020, with 73.5% of the vote.
Democratic primary Candidates Declared • T. Dan Baker, high school math teacher • Alicia D. Brown • Michael Davidson • Mark Gosnell,
pulmonologist • Dan Hiegel, and
1996 • Michael D. Howard Jr. • Adrian Petrus, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in
2016 • Saafir Rabb, community activist • Harry Spikes, former Cummings staffer, • Charles Stokes, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in
2018 • Jeff Woodard — withdrew candidacy on February 5, 2020 — withdrew candidacy on November 7, 2019 — withdrew candidacy on February 6, 2020 — withdrew candidacy on February 6, 2020 Republican candidate for Maryland's 2nd congressional district in
2012 • Brian L. Brown • William Newton, election integrity and community activist, Republican candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in
2016 and
2018, and
Baltimore County Republican Committeeman
Withdrawn • Christopher M. Anderson — withdrew candidacy on December 9, 2019 • Reba A. Hawkins, community activist — withdrew candidacy on January 24, 2020
Primary results General election Predictions Results ==District 8==