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United States congressional delegations from Maryland

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Maryland's congressional districts since 2023

These are tables of congressional delegations from Maryland in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

The current dean of the Maryland delegation is Representative and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5), having served in the House since 1981.

U.S. House of Representatives

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Current members

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List of members, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 8 members: 7 Democrats and 1 Republican.


Current U.S. representatives from Maryland
District Member
(Residence)[1]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[2]
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

1789–1793: Six seats

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Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district
1st
(1789–1791)
Michael Jenifer
Stone
(AA)
Joshua Seney (AA) Benjamin Contee (AA) William Smith (AA) George Gale (PA) Daniel Carroll (PA)
2nd
(1791–1793)
Philip Key (C/PA) Joshua Seney (C/AA) William Pinkney (C/PA) Samuel Sterett (C/AA) William Vans
Murray
(C/PA)
Upton
Sheredine
(C/AA)
William Hindman (PA) John Francis Mercer (AA)

1793–1803: Eight seats

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Maryland gained two representatives, up to eight.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district 7th district 8th district
3rd
(1793–1795)
George Dent (PA) John Francis
Mercer
(AA)
Uriah Forrest (PA) Thomas Sprigg (AA) Samuel Smith (AA) Gabriel Christie (AA) William Hindman (PA) William Vans
Murray
(PA)
Gabriel Duvall (AA) Benjamin Edwards (PA)
4th
(1795–1797)
George Dent (F) Gabriel Duvall (DR) Jeremiah Crabb (F) Thomas Sprigg (DR) Samuel Smith (DR) Gabriel Christie (DR) William Hindman (F) William Vans
Murray
(F)
Richard Sprigg Jr. (DR) William Craik (F)
5th
(1797–1799)
George Baer Jr. (F) William Matthews (F) John Dennis (F)
6th
(1799–1801)
John Chew Thomas (F) Gabriel Christie (DR) Joseph Hopper
Nicholson
(DR)
7th
(1801–1803)
John Campbell (F) Richard Sprigg Jr. (DR) Thomas Plater (DR) Daniel Hiester (DR) John Archer (DR)
Walter Bowie (DR)

1803–1833: Nine seats

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Maryland gained one representative, up to nine. The fifth district had two representatives: one from Baltimore City, and the other from Baltimore County, Maryland.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district 7th district 8th district
Seat A Seat B
8th
(1803–1805)
John Campbell (F) Walter Bowie (DR) Thomas Plater (DR) Daniel Hiester (DR) William McCreery (DR) Nicholas R.
Moore
(DR)
John Archer (DR) Joseph Hopper
Nicholson
(DR)
John Dennis (F)
Roger Nelson (DR)
9th
(1805–1807)
Leonard Covington (DR) Patrick Magruder (DR) Charles
Goldsborough
(F)
Edward Lloyd (DR)
10th
(1807–1809)
Archibald Van
Horne
(DR)
Philip Barton
Key
(F)
John Montgomery (DR)
11th
(1809–1811)
Alexander McKim (DR) John Brown (DR)
Samuel Ringgold (DR) Robert Wright (DR)
12th
(1811–1813)
Philip Stuart (F) Joseph Kent (DR) Peter Little (DR)
Stevenson Archer (DR)
13th
(1813–1815)
Alexander C.
Hanson
(F)
Nicholas R.
Moore
(DR)
14th
(1815–1817)
John C.
Herbert
(F)
George Baer Jr. (F) William Pinkney (DR)
George Peter (F) Peter Little (DR)[a] Samuel Smith (DR)
15th
(1817–1819)
Samuel Ringgold (DR) Philip Reed (DR) Thomas Culbreth (DR) Thomas Bayly (F)
16th
(1819–1821)
Raphael Neale (F)[b] Joseph Kent (DR)[b] Henry Ridgely
Warfield
(DR)
Stevenson Archer (DR)
17th
(1821–1823)
Henry Ridgely
Warfield
(F)[b]
John Nelson (DR) Jeremiah Cosden (DR) Robert Wright (DR)
Isaac McKim (DR)[a] Philip Reed (DR)
18th
(1823–1825)
John Lee (F)[a] George Edward
Mitchell
(DR)[b]
William
Hayward Jr.
(DR)[c]
John S. Spence (DR)[b]
19th
(1825–1827)
Clement Dorsey (NR) Joseph Kent (NR) George Peter (J) Thomas Contee
Worthington
(J)
Peter Little (NR) John Barney (NR) George Edward
Mitchell
(J)
John Leeds Kerr (NR) Robert N. Martin (NR)
John Crompton
Weems
(J)
20th
(1827–1829)
George C.
Washington
(NR)
Michael Sprigg (J) Levin Gale (J) Ephraim King
Wilson
(NR)
21st
(1829–1831)
Benedict Joseph
Semmes
(NR)
Elias Brown (J) Benjamin Chew
Howard
(J)
George Edward
Mitchell
(J)
Richard Spencer (J) Ephraim King
Wilson
(J)
22nd
(1831–1833)
Daniel Jenifer (NR) Francis Thomas (J) John T. H.
Worthington
(J)
John Leeds Kerr (NR) John S. Spence (NR)
Charles S. Sewall (J)

1833–1843: Eight seats

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Maryland lost one representative, down to eight. The fourth district had two representatives from 1835 to 1843.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district 7th district 8th district
23rd
(1833–1835)
Littleton Purnell
Dennis
(NR)
Richard Bennett
Carmichael
(J)
James Turner (J) James P. Heath (J) Isaac McKim (J) William Cost
Johnson
(NR)
Francis Thomas (J) John Truman
Stoddert
(J)
Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district 7th district
Seat A Seat B
24th
(1835–1837)
John N.
Steele
(NR)
James Pearce (NR) James P. Heath (J) Benjamin Chew
Howard
(J)
Isaac McKim (J) George C.
Washington
(NR)
Francis Thomas (J) Daniel Jenifer (NR)
25th
(1837–1839)
John Dennis (W) James Pearce (W) John T. H.
Worthington
(D)
Benjamin Chew
Howard
(D)
Isaac McKim (D) William Cost
Johnson
(W)
Francis Thomas (D) Daniel Jenifer (W)
John P. Kennedy (W)
26th
(1839–1841)
Philip Francis
Thomas
(D)
Solomon Hillen Jr. (D) James Carroll (D)
27th
(1841–1843)
Isaac D.
Jones
(W)
James Pearce (W) James Wray
Williams
(D)
Alexander Randall (W) John P. Kennedy (W) John Thomson
Mason
(D)
Augustus Rhodes
Sollers
(W)
Charles S. Sewall (D)

1843–1863: Six seats

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Maryland lost two representatives, down to six.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district
28th
(1843–1845)
John Causin (W) Francis Brengle (W) John Wethered (W) John P. Kennedy (W) Jacob A. Preston (W) Thomas A. Spence (W)
29th
(1845–1847)
John G.
Chapman
(W)
Thomas J. Perry (D) Thomas Watkins
Ligon
(D)
William F. Giles (D) Albert Constable (D) Edward H. C. Long (W)
30th
(1847–1849)
James Dixon Roman (W) Robert Milligan
McLane
(D)
Alexander Evans (W) John W. Crisfield (W)
31st
(1849–1851)
Richard Bowie (W) William T.
Hamilton
(D)
Edward Hammond (D) John Bozman Kerr (W)
32nd
(1851–1853)
Thomas Yates
Walsh
(W)
Joseph S.
Cottman
(W)
33rd
(1853–1855)
John Rankin
Franklin
(W)
Jacob Shower (D) Joshua Van Sant (D) William T.
Hamilton
(D)
Henry May (D) Augustus Rhodes
Sollers
(W)
34th
(1855–1857)
James Augustus
Stewart
(D)
James B.
Ricaud
(KN)
J. Morrison
Harris
(KN)
Henry Winter
Davis
(KN)
Henry William
Hoffman
(KN)
Thomas Fielder
Bowie
(D)
35th
(1857–1859)
Jacob M.
Kunkel
(D)
36th
(1859–1861)
Edwin H.
Webster
(KN)
George W.
Hughes
(D)
37th
(1861–1863)
John W. Crisfield (U) Edwin H.
Webster
(U)
Cornelius Leary (U) Henry May (U) Francis Thomas (U) Charles Benedict
Calvert
(U)

1863–1873: Five seats

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Maryland lost one representative, down to five.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district
38th (1863–1865) John Creswell (UU) Edwin H.
Webster
(UU)
Henry Winter Davis (UU) Francis Thomas (UU) Benjamin G.
Harris
(D)
39th (1865–1867) Hiram McCullough (D) Charles E. Phelps (UU)
John L. Thomas Jr. (UU)
40th (1867–1869) Stevenson Archer (D) Charles E. Phelps (Con) Francis Thomas (R) Frederick Stone (D)
41st (1869–1871) Samuel Hambleton (D) Thomas Swann (D) Patrick Hamill (D)
42nd (1871–1873) John Ritchie (D) William Matthews
Merrick
(D)

1873–1953: Six seats

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Maryland gained one representative, up to six for the next 80 years.

1953–1963: Seven seats

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Maryland gained one representative, up to seven.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district 7th district
83rd (1953–1955) Edward Tylor
Miller
(R)
James Devereux (R) Edward
Garmatz
(D)
George Hyde
Fallon
(D)
Frank Small Jr. (R) DeWitt Hyde (R) Samuel Friedel (D)
84th (1955–1957) Richard Lankford (D)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961) Thomas Francis
Johnson
(D)
Daniel Brewster (D) John R. Foley (D)
87th (1961–1963) Charles Mathias (R)

1963–present: Eight seats

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Maryland gained one representative, up to eight. From 1963 through 1967, the eighth seat was elected at-large statewide. Starting in 1967, however, the state was redistricted and an eighth district was created.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th At-large
88th (1963–1965) Rogers Morton (R) Clarence Long (D) Edward
Garmatz
(D)
George Hyde
Fallon
(D)
Richard Lankford (D) Charles Mathias (R) Samuel Friedel (D) Carlton R.
Sickles
(D)
89th (1965–1967) Hervey Machen (D)
90th (1967–1969) 8th
Gilbert Gude (R)
91st (1969–1971) Lawrence Hogan (R) J. Glenn Beall Jr. (R)
92nd (1971–1973) Paul Sarbanes (D) Goodloe Byron (D) Parren Mitchell (D)
William O. Mills (R)
93rd (1973–1975) Paul Sarbanes (D) Marjorie Holt (R)
Robert Bauman (R)
94th (1975–1977) Gladys Spellman (D)
95th (1977–1979) Barbara
Mikulski
(D)
Newton Steers (R)
96th (1979–1981) Beverly Byron (D) Michael D.
Barnes
(D)
97th (1981–1983) Roy Dyson (D)
Steny Hoyer (D)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987) Helen Delich
Bentley
(R)
100th (1987–1989) Ben Cardin (D) Tom McMillen (D) Kweisi Mfume (D) Connie Morella (R)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993) Wayne Gilchrest (R)
103rd (1993–1995) Albert Wynn (D) Roscoe Bartlett (R)
104th (1995–1997) Bob Ehrlich (R)
Elijah Cummings (D)
105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005) Dutch
Ruppersberger

(D)
Chris
Van Hollen
(D)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009) John Sarbanes (D)
Donna Edwards (D)
111th (2009–2011) Frank Kratovil (D)
112th (2011–2013) Andy Harris (R)
113th (2013–2015) John Delaney (D)
114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019) Anthony Brown (D) Jamie Raskin (D)
116th (2019–2021) David Trone (D)
Kweisi Mfume (D)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025) Glenn Ivey (D)
Congress 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
District

United States Senate

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Current U.S. senators from Maryland
Maryland

CPVI (2022):[3]
D+14
Class I senator Class III senator

Ben Cardin
(Senior senator)
(Baltimore)

Chris Van Hollen
(Junior senator)
(Kensington)
Party Democratic Democratic
Incumbent since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2017

The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of six-year Senate terms.

Key

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Anti-Administration (AA)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Jacksonian (J)
Know Nothing (KN)
National Republican (NR)
Republican (R)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
Whig (W)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
  2. ^ a b c d e Supported the Adams–Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
  3. ^ Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

References

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  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.