Maryland 5th District — Elections Intelligence

THE NOVEMBER FIELD

Democratic — SETTLED

Adrian Boafo Democratic · Nominee

Independent — SETTLED

JB Jonathan Burruss Independent · Nominee

other — SETTLED

Mildred Marie Hall other · Nominee

Republican — SETTLED

CC Chris Chaffee Republican · Nominee

INDEPENDENT — ON THE BALLOT

Brian S. Jordan Independent · Nominee

FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 36-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 99.8¢ today.

Safe D

SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R

Market · Safe DD 99.8¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold.Prior result · Safe DD+35.74 in 2024.

Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27

MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above

D 99.8¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

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No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above

D+35.74

Steny Hoyer (D)

67.75 — 32.01 · 2024 general election

def. Michelle Talkington (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above

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Adrian Boafo$1.68M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.