Winner
Jamie Raskin 92.7%
Riding profile
MD-8
The question
MD-8: a safe seat for the Democrats?
Current forecast
Democrat
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 67.8
- P(close race)
- 0%
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In context
How this riding stacks up
| Democrat | Republican | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HereMD-8 | 83.5% | 15.6% | 0.9% |
| National averageUnited States | 54.3% +29.1 | 44.9% −29.3 | 5.1% −4.2 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
MD-8, a mixed riding in MD, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 56-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 83% vote share, against 16% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
RASKIN, JAMIE
Sits with Democrat
Primary race
Primary results
Held Jun 23, 2026 · Certified official result
Winner
Cheryl Riley 43.2%
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
- Democrat Incumbent
Raskin, Jamie
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Republican Challenger Riley, Cheryl
Previous election · 2024
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