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Maryland's 7th congressional district special election
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Maryland's 7th congressional district
 
Nominee Kweisi Mfume Kimberly Klacik
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 111,955 38,102
Percentage 73.8% 25.1%
County results
Mfume:      60–70%      >90%
U.S. Representative before election

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Kweisi Mfume
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A special election was held on April 28, 2020, after a February 4, 2020 primary, to fill the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district in the 116th U.S. Congress. Elijah Cummings, the incumbent representative, died in office on October 17, 2019.[1][2]

On October 28, 2019, Governor Larry Hogan announced the dates for the special primary on February 4, 2020, and the special general election on April 28, 2020, to coincide with the primary voting for the November 2020 general election.[3]

Due to COVID-19 concerns, Hogan announced on March 17, 2020, that the 7th district special general election would be conducted by mail-in ballot only on April 28, while the regular primary election would be postponed to June 2.[4]

On April 13, 2020, the Maryland State Board of Elections decided that three in-person voting centers would be open for the April 28 special general election, one in each local jurisdiction; Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County.[5][6]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Defeated in primary

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Withdrew

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  • Brian Britcher, firefighter[26] (withdrew candidacy on 11/7/19)[7]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Saafir Rabb

Individuals

Jill P. Carter

Organizations

Publications

Individuals

  • Sanjeev K. Sriram, a.k.a. "Dr. America", physician and Medicare for All activist[38]
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings

Organizations

Harry Spikes

Individuals

  • Jennifer and Aida Cummings, daughters of late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings[40]

Results

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Democratic primary results[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kweisi Mfume 31,415 43.0
Democratic Maya Rockeymoore Cummings 12,524 17.1
Democratic Jill P. Carter 11,708 16.0
Democratic Terri Hill 5,439 7.4
Democratic F. Michael Higginbotham 3,245 4.4
Democratic Harry Spikes 2,572 3.5
Democratic Saafir Rabb 1,327 1.8
Democratic Jay Jalisi 1,257 1.7
Democratic Talmadge Branch 810 1.1
Democratic Mark Gosnell 579 0.8
Democratic T. Dan Baker 377 0.5
Democratic Charles Stokes 297 0.4
Democratic Paul V. Konka 251 0.3
Democratic Darryl Gonzalez 245 0.3
Democratic Alicia D. Brown 180 0.2
Democratic Leslie Grant 176 0.2
Democratic Anthony Carter 155 0.2
Democratic Jay Fred Cohen 150 0.2
Democratic Matko Lee Chullin 79 0.1
Democratic Charles U. Smith 75 0.1
Democratic Adrian Petrus 60 0.1
Democratic Nathaniel M. Costley Sr. 49 0.1
Democratic Jermyn Davidson 31 0.0
Democratic Dan L. Hiegel 31 0.0
Total votes 73,032 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Defeated in primary

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Results

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Republican primary results[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberly Klacik 4,525 40.2
Republican Liz Matory 2,740 24.3
Republican James C. Arnold 1,401 12.4
Republican Reba A. Hawkins 913 8.1
Republican Christopher M. Anderson 852 7.6
Republican William T. Newton 414 3.7
Republican Ray Bly 236 2.1
Republican Brian L. Brown 185 1.6
Total votes 11,266 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[50] Safe D April 24, 2020
Inside Elections[51] Safe D April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52] Safe D April 23, 2020
Politico[53] Safe D April 19, 2020

Results

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Maryland's 7th congressional district special election, 2020[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kweisi Mfume 111,955 73.8%
Republican Kimberly Klacik 38,102 25.1%
Independent Peter James (write-in) 1 0.0%
Write-in 1,660 1.1%
Total votes 151,718 100.0%
Democratic hold
By county
County[55] Kweisi Mfume
Democratic 		Kimberly Klacik
Republican 		Write-ins Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # %
Baltimore City 51,960 92.99% 3,122 5.59% 793 1.42% 48,838 87.40% 55,875
Baltimore 32,390 64.11% 17,702 35.03% 434 0.86% 14,688 29.07% 50,526
Howard 27,605 60.91% 17,278 38.13% 434 0.96% 10,327 22.79% 45,317
Totals 111,955 73.79% 38,102 25.11% 1,661 1.09% 73,853 48.68% 151,718

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pathé, Simone (October 28, 2019). "Maryland governor sets special election date for Cummings' seat". Roll Call. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Reed, Lillian (October 17, 2019). "What will happen to Elijah Cummings' seat in Congress after his death? Here's what the law says". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Robinette, Kimi (October 28, 2019). "Gov. Hogan Announces Special Election To Fill Cummings' Seat". WBAL (AM). Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Dickstein, Ryan (March 17, 2020). "Hogan postpones primary election, announces more sweeping action against COVID-19". WMAR-TV. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Coronavirus Latest: 3 In-Person Voting Centers Will Be Open For 7th Congressional District Special General Election To Fill Elijah Cummings' Seat". WJZ-TV CBS Baltimore. April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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