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2008 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election?

Steny H. Hoyer won the 2008 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election. Steny H. Hoyer received 253,854 popular votes (73.65%). The main challenger was Collins Bailey (23.97%).

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

Hoyer +49.7 pts · won by 171,223 votes
Steny H. HoyerDemocraticWINNER73.65%
253,854 votes
Collins BaileyRepublican23.97%
82,631 votes
Darlene H. NicholasLibertarian2.27%
7,829 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.