Democratic
Jamie Raskin
Incumbent representative for MD-8. Voting record, ideology and biography →
VotePredictor forecast
Jamie Raskin favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+59.5
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
D+57.82026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Cheryl Riley
Major-party general-election nominee.
Other listed candidates
- Nancy Wallace · Green
Polls
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Other forecasts
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Candidate news
Congressional Reason!
After reporting problems created by — as well as victories against — Christian Nationalism, we hear the co-chairs of the Congressional Freethought Caucus Representative Jared Huffman (CA) and Representative Jamie Raskin (MD) speaking at the Third Annual Congr…
Libsyn.com · August 6, 2026
We Now Have the Leading Charge in Trump’s Next Impeachment
The Todd Blanche nomination mess in the Senate is truly one of those pass-the-popcorn moments for Democrats and liberals. One can sense that John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, the two outgoing Republican senators who have suddenly developed the backbone to maybe vo…
The New Republic · July 31, 2026
Republicans’ Criminal Referral of Jack Smith Exposed as Total Nonsense
House Republicans are trying to file criminal charges against former special counsel Jack Smith.Representative Jim Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a criminal referral for Smith to the Department of Justice Wednesday, urging the department…
The New Republic · July 23, 2026
House Democrats Investigate Whether Epstein Was Foreign Agent
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have been acting as a foreign agent for multiple countries, and House Democrats are launching an investigation. Representative Jamie Raskin sent a letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Director of National …
The New Republic · July 21, 2026
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