MD Senate, House Election Results: Van Hollen, Hoyer, Raskin Win: AP

Updated at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday

MARYLAND — Sen. Chris Van Hollen and incumbent Maryland members of the U.S. House have won their primaries for a chance at another term in the general election. Dozens of Democratic and Republican candidates were on Tuesday's ballot.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, is aiming for a second term in the U.S. Senate with one member of his own party challenging him, along with 10 Republican candidates. The Associated Press called Van Hollen the winner of his race at 8:48 p.m. with 84.4 percent of the votes to 15.6 percent for Michelle Smith.

The lone Republican in the Congressional delegation, Rep. Andy Harris, is also a winner, facing no GOP opposition in his 1st District race. He will be challenged by Heather Mizeur, who won the Democratic nomination for the 1st Congressional District, AP said.

Democrat Jamie Raskin — in the spotlight in the past year for his work to impeach former President Donald Trump and to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot — has won the nomination for his 8th Congressional District seat, AP said.

Incumbent Democrat and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has won his primary and will be challenged by Republican Chris Palombi.

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume won the nomination for U.S. House in Maryland's 7th Congressional District, while incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger won his race in the 2nd Congressional District, AP reported.

Incumbent David Trone will be the Democratic nominee in the 6th Congressional House District, AP said, while incumbent John Sarbanes won his 3rd District race.

In the 6th House District, the AP said Neil Parrott won the Republican nomination to take on Trone.

Many races remained too close to call late Tuesday night.

There will be some changes in the Congressional delegation come fall, since Rep. Anthony Brown chose not to seek re-election for his District 4 seat and is instead running for Maryland attorney general.

Winners in some races might not be known until later this week. State law says mail-in ballots cannot be counted until Thursday.

The Maryland State Board of Elections expects to certify the final results during the week of Aug. 8. Officials will announce the unofficial early voting and election day results on July 19, but they still have to count the mail-in, dropbox and provisional ballots.

That means the final and official results will come a few weeks after voters hit the polls.

One of the GOP candidates for Senate was arrested Friday for lying about child sex trafficking taking place at an adult bookstore in Harford County, authorities said. Ryan Dark White — also known as Dr. Jon McGreevey, 54, of Baltimore, which is the name under which he appears on primary election ballots as a candidate for the Senate — was charged with making a false statement, according to a news release from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.

Related: MD GOP Senate Candidate Made False Police Report: Sheriff

Here are unofficial results as votes come in Tuesday night.

U.S. Senate

• Chris Chaffee (R)
• George Davis (R): electgeorgedavis.org
• Nnabu Eze (R): ezeforsenate.com
• Lorie R. Friend (R)
• Reba A. Hawkins (R): rebaformaryland.com
• Jon McGreevey (R): mcgreeveyforsenate.com
• Joseph Perez (R): perezforussenate.com
• Todd A. Puglisi (R)
• James Tarantin (R): jamestarantin.com
• John Thormann (R)
• Michelle L. Smith (D): michellesmithforsenate.org
• Chris Van Hollen* (D): vanhollen.org (incumbent/winner)*

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 1

Democrats

• Dave Harden
• Heather Mizeur (winner)

Republicans

• Andrew Harris (incumbent/winner)

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 2

Democrats

• Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent/winner)
• George Croom
• Marques Dent
• Liri Fusha

Republicans

• Nicolee Ambrose
• Berney Flowers
• Michael Geppi
• Lance Griffin
• Ellen McNulty
• Dave Wallace

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 3

Democrats

• John Sarbanes (incumbent/winner)
• Ben Beardsley
• Jake Pretot

Republicans

• Thomas Harris
• Joe Kelley
• Yuripzy Morgan
• Antonio Pitocco
• Amal Torres

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 4

Democrats

• Tammy Allison
• Angela Angel
• James Curtis
• Donna Edwards
• Matthew Fogg
• Gregory Holmes
• Glenn Ivey
• Robert McGhee
• Kim Shelton

Republicans

• Eric Loeb
• George McDermott
• Jeff Warner

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 5

Democrats

• Steny Hoyer (incumbent/winner)
• Keith Washington
• McKayla Wilkes

Republicans

• DuVal Cubero
• Vanessa Hoffman
• Toni Jarboe-Duley
• Michael Lemon
• Chris Palombi (winner)

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 6

Democrats

• David Trone (incumbent/winner)
• George Gluck
• Ben Smilowitztes

Republicans

• Colt Black
• Matthew Foldi
• Jonathan Jenkins
• Neil Parrott (winner)
• Robert Poissonnier
• Mariela Roca

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 7

Democrats

• Kweisi Mfume (incumbent/winner)
• Tashi Davis
• Elihu Eli El
• Wayne McNeal

Republicans

• Ray Bly
• Scott M. Collier
• Michael Pearson
• Lorrie Sigley

U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 8

Democrats

• Jamie Raskin (incumbent/winner)
• Andalib Odulate

Republicans

• Gregory Coll
• Michael Yadeta

Related: MD Governor’s Primary: Will Dems Regain Top Job Or Will GOP Hold On?

Statewide Offices

Comptroller

• Barry Glassman (R): barryglassman.com
• Timothy J. Adams (D): timadams.org
• Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (D): brookelierman.com (winner)

Attorney General

• Michael Anthony Peroutka (R)
• Jim Shalleck (R): jimshalleck.com
• Anthony G. Brown (D): anthonybrown.com
• Katie Curran O'Malley (D): katieformd.com

What District Am I In?

Voters can see which districts they live in by using this tool. That resource also tells Marylanders their:

• Ballot dropbox locations
• Early voting centers
• Election day polling place
• Registration status
• Party affiliation
• Current state and federal representatives

How Can I Register To Vote?

Registration is already closed for the primary election. It will reopen on Aug. 1 at noon for the general election. At that time, voters can register at this link.

How Can I Vote By Mail Or Dropbox?

Marylanders can request a ballot to return by mail or dropbox. Those ballots can be delivered by mail or fax. Voters can also download their ballot from the state's website.
Residents can request a ballot by:

• Completing this online form
• Visiting their local elections office
• Filling out this form and mailing, faxing or emailing it to their elections office

The deadline for ballot requests to be received, not just sent, is:

• July 12 if the ballot will be delivered by mail or fax
• July 15 at 5 p.m. if using use the mail to request a ballot that will be sent over the internet
• July 15 at 11:59 p.m. if using the online form or fax to request a ballot that will be sent over the internet
• July 19 if requesting a ballot in person at a local board of elections office

Ballots received over the internet must then be printed. Voters should then return their completed ballot by mail or dropbox. Marylanders cannot cast their votes online.

Residents can return their completed ballot by:

• Hand delivering it to their local board of elections by 8 p.m. on July 19 or taking it to an early voting center by the time the polls close
• Mailing it to their local board of elections. These ballots must be postmarked on or before July 19. Election officials must receive these ballots by 10 a.m. on July 29
• Placing it in one of these dropboxes by 8 p.m. on July 19

More information on mail-in and dropbox voting is available on this website.

When Is Early Voting?

Early voting is already done. It ran from July 7 through July 14.

To read more about the primary election, visit this website.

When Will The Results Be Certified?

The Maryland State Board of Elections expects to certify the final results during the week of Aug. 8. Officials will announce the unofficial early voting and election day results on July 19, but they still have to count the mail-in, dropbox and provisional ballots.

State law says these tallies must start and end on specific dates after election day. That means the final and official results will come a few weeks after voters hit the polls.