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2012 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2012 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election?

Steny H. Hoyer won the 2012 Maryland U.S. House District 5 Election. Steny H. Hoyer received 238,618 popular votes (69.4%). The main challenger was Tony O?Donnell (27.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Hoyer and O?Donnell

Hoyer +41.7 pts · won by 143,347 votes
Steny H. HoyerDemocraticWINNER69.4%
238,618 votes
Tony O?DonnellRepublican27.71%
95,271 votes
Bob S. AuerbachGreen1.47%
5,040 votes
Arvin VohraLibertarian1.31%
4,503 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.