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1988 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election?

Steny H. Hoyer won the 1988 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election. Steny H. Hoyer received 128,437 popular votes (78.63%). The main challenger was John Eugene Sellner (21.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Hoyer and Sellner

Hoyer +57.3 pts · won by 93,528 votes
Steny H. HoyerDemocraticWINNER78.63%
128,437 votes
John Eugene SellnerRepublican21.37%
34,909 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.