Maryland voters elected eight members to the U.S. House of Representatives this week.

The Associated Press called the state’s final and most competitive race on Saturday as Democrat April McClain Delaney narrowly defeated Republican Neil Parrott.

Here are the winners of Maryland’s eight congressional elections.

District 1

Incumbent Rep. Andy Harris (R) defeated Democrat Blane H. Miller III, a businessman and veteran, to secure an eighth term in the House. Harris, the chair of the conservative, Republican-led House Freedom Caucus, has received nearly 63 percent of the vote as of 5:33 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

Harris represents Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Harford County and parts of Baltimore County. He was first elected to the position in 2010. Before he was elected to the House, Harris was a practicing physician and a Maryland State Senate member for 12 years.

Harris’ priorities include lowering taxes, lowering the unemployment rate and funding public education, according to his website. He also supports “giving states more control over healthcare,” and identifies as anti-abortion and pro-Second Amendment.

District 2

Baltimore County Executive John “Johnny O” Olszewski (D) defeated Republican Kim Klacik in the race for District 2 and earned more than 55 percent of the vote as of 11:37 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

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Olszewski, a Baltimore County native and former public school teacher, has served as the county executive since 2018.

Olszewski’s priorities as a U.S. representative include defending democracy, preserving the environment and protecting reproductive freedom, according to his website.

District 2 includes parts of Baltimore, Carroll, and Howard counties, as well as parts of Baltimore City.

District 3

State Sen. Sarah Elfreth (D-Anne Arundel), who became the youngest woman elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018, defeated Republican Robert Steinberger in the race for the third congressional district. She holds more than 57 percent of the vote as of 12 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

During her time in the state Senate, Elfreth worked with bipartisan support to pass more than 80 bills to invest in Maryland State Parks, expand prenatal care and protect the environment, according to her website. She also represents Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay Commission, which includes members from Pennsylvania and Virginia, to protect the bay.

Elfreth’s key issues include increasing funding for early childhood education, expanding medical leave and childcare, and defending the right to reproductive freedom.

Parts of Anne Arundel, Carroll and Howard counties are included in District 3.

District 4

Rep. Glenn Ivey (D) won a second term as District 4’s representative, defeating Republican George McDermott , earning more than 88 percent of the vote as of 5:13 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

Ivey previously served as state’s attorney for Prince George’s County. He has also worked in various positions on Capitol Hill, including as chief counsel to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.

He is a member of the House Caucus on Homelessness and has also introduced legislation to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Frederick Douglass.

Ivey’s top priorities as a member of Congress include ensuring access to affordable housing, reforming the criminal justice system and providing economic opportunities for all Americans regardless of where they live, according to his website.

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Ivey represents parts of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties as District 3’s representative.

District 5

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D), the longest-serving representative from Maryland, will serve his 23rd term representing Maryland’s 5th District in Congress after defeating Michelle Talkington, a Republican. Hoyer has nearly 66 percent of the vote as of 3:34 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

The two-time House majority leader has sponsored several pieces of major legislation, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Violence Against Women Act. Hoyer also introduced legislation that ended the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which prevented openly LGBTQ+ Americans from serving in the military.

According to his website, Hoyer’s top priorities include affordable healthcare, promoting racial equity and justice, and providing accessible transportation for Marylanders in District 5.
Hoyer represents Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties, as well as parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties.

District 6

April McClain Delaney (D), a lawyer and former U.S. commerce department official, will serve her first term as District 6’s representative after a close race against Neil Parrott. McClain Delaney received more than 52 percent of the vote as of 9:32 p.m. Saturday, according to the Associated Press.

McClain Delaney, the daughter of a potato farmer from rural Idaho and mother of four daughters, has a leadership role at Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization that reviews books, movies and other forms of media to inform parents on their age-appropriateness.

McClain Delaney supports expanding healthcare, promoting economic growth, and protecting reproductive rights, according to her website. Her husband, former Rep. John Delaney (D), previously represented District 6 from 2013 to 2019.

Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties, as well as parts of Montgomery County, are included in District 6.

District 7

Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D) will serve his third full consecutive term as the representative for Maryland’s 7th District, defeating Republican Scott Collier. Mfume holds a nearly 60 percentage point advantage over Collier as of 11:37 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

Mfume previously represented the district, which encompasses the Baltimore City and parts of Baltimore County, for 10 years in the 1980s and 1990s until he left the House to become the president and CEO of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People — a position he held for nine years.

Mfume returned to the seat in 2020 after a special election for the seat left by former District 7 Rep. Elijah Cummings when he died in 2019.

District 8

Incumbent Rep. Jamie Raskin (D) will serve his fifth term as the representative for Maryland’s District 8 after defeating Republican challenger Cheryl Riley. Raskin holds more than 75 percent of the vote as of 12:53 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

He is the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee and was the lead impeachment manager for former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. Raskin represents parts of Montgomery County.

Raskin was also one of seven Democrats appointed to the U.S. House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection, leading a public hearing alongside the committee’s other members on the role of extremist groups in organizing the attack on the Capitol.

Before entering politics, Raskin was a professor of constitutional law at American University for more than 25 years.