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2016 Maryland U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2016 Maryland U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jamie Raskin won the 2016 Maryland U.S. House District 8 Election. Jamie Raskin received 220,657 popular votes (60.57%). The main challenger was Dan Cox (34.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Raskin and Cox

Raskin +26.4 pts · won by 96,006 votes
Jamie RaskinDemocraticWINNER60.57%
220,657 votes
Dan CoxRepublican34.21%
124,651 votes
Nancy WallaceGreen3.07%
11,201 votes
Jasen WunderLibertarian2%
7,283 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.