Maryland's 1st congressional district

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Maryland's 1st congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area3,653.1 sq mi (9,461 km2)
Distribution
  • 64.1% urban
  • 35.9% rural
Population (2023)782,957
Median household
income		$89,269[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+11[2]

Maryland's 1st congressional district encompasses the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland, including Salisbury, as well as Harford County and parts of Baltimore County; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering all of 10 counties and part of an 11th.

The district is currently represented by Republican Andy Harris, who defeated Democratic incumbent Frank M. Kratovil Jr. in 2010. The district was the subject of a 2014 boycott following legislation Harris introduced nullifying a District of Columbia law de-criminalizing possession of marijuana.[3] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+11, it is the only Republican district in Maryland.[2]

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results[4][5][6]
2008 President McCain 57% – 41%
2012 President Romney 59% – 41%
Senate Bongino 40% – 37%
2014 Governor Hogan 75% – 25%
2016 President Trump 59% – 36%
Senate Szeliga 60% – 37%
2018 Senate Campbell 52% – 42%
Governor Hogan 77% – 22%
Attorney General Wolf 59% – 41%
2020 President Trump 56% – 41%
2022 Senate Chaffee 57% – 43%
Governor Cox 54% – 42%
Attorney General Peroutka 58% – 42%
Comptroller Glassman 62% – 38%
2024 President Trump 57% – 40%
Senate Hogan 65% – 31%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[7]

Baltimore County (6)

Hampton (part; also 2nd), Honeygo, Kingsville, Middle River (part; also 2nd), Perry Hall (part; also 2nd), White Marsh (part; also 2nd)

Caroline County (13)

All 13 communities

Cecil County (8)

All 8 communities

Dorchester County (14)

All 14 communities

Harford County (16)

All 16 communities

Kent County (13)

All 13 communities

Queen Anne's County (13)

All 13 communities

Somerset County (11)

All 11 communities

Talbot County (7)

All 7 communities

Wicomico County (19)

All 19 communities

Worcester County (11)

All 11 communities

List of members representing the district

# Member (residence) Party Years Con-
gress 		Electoral history Location
District created March 4, 1789
1 Michael J. Stone
(Haberdeventure) 		Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1791 		1st Elected in 1789.
Lost re-election. 		1789–1833
Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties in Southern Maryland.
2
Philip Key
(St. Mary's County) 		Pro-Administration March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793 		2nd Elected in 1790.
Lost re-election.
3 George Dent
(Charles County) 		Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795 		3rd
4th
5th
6th
Elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired.
Federalist March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1801
4 John Campbell
(Port Tobacco) 		Federalist March 4, 1801 –
March 3, 1811 		7th
8th
9th
10th
11th 		Elected in 1801.
Re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.
5 Philip Stuart
(Port Tobacco) 		Federalist March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1819 		12th
13th
14th
15th 		Elected in 1810.
Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Re-elected in 1816.
Retired.
6 Raphael Neale
(Leonardtown) 		Federalist[a] March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1825 		16th
17th
18th 		Elected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Lost re-election.
7 Clement Dorsey
(Chaptico) 		Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831 		19th
20th
21st 		Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1829.
Retired.
8 Daniel Jenifer
(Allens Fresh) 		Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833 		22nd Elected in 1831.
[data missing]
9 Littleton Purnell Dennis
(Princess Anne) 		Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
April 14, 1834 		23rd Elected in 1833.
Died. 		1833–1843
Dorchester, Somerset, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
Vacant April 14, 1834 –
May 29, 1834
10 John N. Steele
(Vienna) 		Anti-Jacksonian May 29, 1834 –
March 3, 1837 		23rd
24th 		Elected to finish Dennis's term.
Re-elected in 1835.
[data missing]
11 John Dennis
(Princess Anne) 		Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841 		25th
26th 		Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
[data missing]
12
Isaac D. Jones
(Princess Anne) 		Whig March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 		27th Elected in 1841.
[data missing]
13 John Causin
(Leonardtown) 		Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845 		28th Elected late in 1844.
[data missing] 		1843–1853
Anne Arundel (except for Howard District), Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties in Central Maryland and Southern Maryland.
14 John G. Chapman
(Port Tobacco) 		Whig March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849 		29th
30th 		Elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
[data missing]
15 Richard Bowie
(Rockville) 		Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853 		31st
32nd 		Elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
[data missing]
16 John R. Franklin
(Snow Hill) 		Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 		33rd Elected in 1853.
[data missing] 		1853–1863
Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
17
James A. Stewart
(Cambridge) 		Democratic March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1861 		34th
35th
36th 		Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
[data missing]
18
John W. Crisfield
(Princess Anne) 		Union March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863 		37th Elected in 1861.
[data missing]
19
John A. J. Creswell
(Elkton) 		Unconditional Union[8] March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865 		38th Elected in 1863.
Lost re-election.[9] 		1863–1873
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
20
Hiram McCullough
(Elkton) 		Democratic March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869 		39th
40th 		Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
[data missing]
21 Samuel Hambleton
(Easton) 		Democratic March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873 		41st
42nd 		Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
[data missing]
22
Ephraim King Wilson II
(Snow Hill) 		Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 		43rd Elected in 1872.
[data missing] 		1873–1883
Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
23
Philip Thomas
(Easton) 		Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877 		44th Elected in 1874.
[data missing]
24 Daniel M. Henry
(Cambridge) 		Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881 		45th
46th 		Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
[data missing]
25 George W. Covington
(Snow Hill) 		Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885 		47th
48th 		Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Retired.
1883–1893
[data missing]
26
Charles H. Gibson
(Easton) 		Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891 		49th
50th
51st 		Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.
27
Henry Page
(Princess Anne) 		Democratic March 4, 1891 –
September 3, 1892 		52nd Elected in 1890.
Resigned to become a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals.
Vacant September 3, 1892 –
November 8, 1892
28 John B. Brown
(Centerville) 		Democratic November 8, 1892 –
March 3, 1893 		Elected to finish Page's term.
Retired.
29 Robert Brattan
(Princess Anne) 		Democratic March 4, 1893 –
May 10, 1894 		53rd Elected in 1892.
Died. 		1893–1903
[data missing]
Vacant May 10, 1894 –
November 6, 1894
30
Winder Laird Henry
(Cambridge) 		Democratic November 6, 1894 –
March 3, 1895 		Elected to finish Brattan's term.
Retired.
31
Joshua W. Miles
(Princess Anne) 		Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897 		54th Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.
32
Isaac A. Barber
(Easton) 		Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899 		55th Elected in 1896.
[data missing]
33
John Walter Smith
(Snow Hill 		Democratic March 4, 1899 –
January 12, 1900 		56th Elected in 1898.
Resigned to become Governor of Maryland.
Vacant January 12, 1900 –
November 6, 1900
34
Josiah L. Kerr
(Cambridge) 		Republican November 6, 1900 –
March 3, 1901 		Elected to finish Smith's term.
Retired.
35
William Humphreys Jackson
(Salisbury) 		Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905 		57th
58th 		Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.
1903–1913
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
36
Thomas A. Smith
(Ridgely) 		Democratic March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907 		59th Elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.
37
William Humphreys Jackson
(Salisbury) 		Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909 		60th Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.
38
J. Harry Covington
(Easton) 		Democratic March 4, 1909 –
September 30, 1914 		61st
62nd
63rd 		Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Resigned to practice law in Washington, D.C.
1913–1933
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.[10][11]
Vacant September 30, 1914 –
November 3, 1914 		63rd
39
Jesse Price
(Salisbury) 		Democratic November 3, 1914 –
March 3, 1919 		63rd
64th
65th 		Elected to finish Covington's term.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
40
William N. Andrews
(Cambridge) 		Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921 		66th Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
41
Thomas Alan Goldsborough
(Denton) 		Democratic March 4, 1921 –
April 5, 1939 		67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th 		Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Resigned to become associate justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.
1933–1943
[data missing]
Vacant April 5, 1939 –
June 8, 1939 		76th
42 David Jenkins Ward
(Salisbury) 		Democratic June 8, 1939 –
January 3, 1945 		76th
77th
78th 		Elected to finish Goldsborough's term.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
1943–1953
[data missing]
43 Dudley Roe
(Sudlersville) 		Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		79th Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.
44
Edward T. Miller
(Easton) 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1959 		80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th 		Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.
1953–1963
[data missing]
45
Thomas F. Johnson
(Berlin) 		Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963 		86th
87th 		Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Lost re-election.
46
Rogers Morton
(Easton) 		Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 29, 1971 		88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd 		Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. 		1963–1973
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and parts of Baltimore County in Central Maryland.
Vacant January 29, 1971 –
May 25, 1971 		92nd
47
William O. Mills
(Easton) 		Republican May 25, 1971 –
May 24, 1973 		92nd
93rd 		Elected to finish Morton's term.
Re-elected in 1972.
Died by suicide.
1973–1983
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties in Southern Maryland and parts of Baltimore County, Harford County and Baltimore City in Central Maryland.
Vacant May 24, 1973 –
August 21, 1973 		93rd
48
Robert Bauman
(Easton) 		Republican August 21, 1973 –
January 3, 1981 		93rd
94th
95th
96th 		Elected to finish Mills's term.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.
49
Roy Dyson
(Great Mills) 		Democratic January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1991 		97th
98th
99th
100th
101st 		Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.
1983–1993
[data missing]
50
Wayne Gilchrest
(Kennedyville) 		Republican January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2009 		102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th 		Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Lost renomination.
1993–2003
[data missing]
2003–2013
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and parts of Anne Arundel County in Southern Maryland and Baltimore County in Central Maryland.
51
Frank Kratovil
(Stevensville) 		Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		111th Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
52
Andy Harris
(Cambridge) 		Republican January 3, 2011 –
present 		112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
119th 		Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2013–2023
2023–present

Recent election results

2000s

2000 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (Incumbent) 165,293 64.40%
Democratic Bennett Bozman 91,022 35.46%
Green David M. Gross 73 0.03%
N/A Write-ins 294 0.11%
Total votes 256,682 100.00%
Republican hold
2002 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (Incumbent) 192,004 76.83%
Democratic Amy D. Tamlyn 57,986 23.20%
Total votes 249,900 100.00%
Republican hold
2004 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (Incumbent) 245,149 75.89% −0.94%
Democratic Kostas Alexakis 77,872 24.11% +0.91%
Total votes 323,021 100.00% ?
Republican hold Swing [?]
2006 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (Incumbent) 185,177 68.80% −7.09%
Democratic Jim Corwin 83,738 31.11% +7.00%
Write-ins 232 0.09% +0.09%
Total votes 269,147 100.00% ?
Republican hold Swing [?]
2008 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frank Kratovil 177,065 49.12% +18.01%
Republican Andy Harris 174,213 48.33% −20.47%
Libertarian Richard J. Davis 8,873 2.46% +2.46%
No party Write-ins 329 0.09%
Total votes 360,480 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

2010s

2010 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Andrew P. Harris 155,118 54.08% +5.75%
Democratic Frank Kratovil (Incumbent) 120,400 41.98% −7.14%
Libertarian Richard J. Davis 10,876 3.79% +1.33%
No party Write-ins 418 0.15%
Total votes 286,812 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic
2012 Maryland's 1st congressional district election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (Incumbent) 214,204 63.4%
Democratic Wendy Rosen 92,812 27.5%
Democratic John LaFerla (write-in) 14,858 4.4%
Libertarian Muir Wayne Boda 12,857 3.8%
N/A Others (write-in) 3,029 0.9%
Total votes 337,760 100%
Republican hold
2014 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (Incumbent) 176,324 70.4%
Democratic Bill Tilghman 73,843 29.5%
N/A Others (write-in) 233 0.1%
Total votes 250,418 100%
Republican hold
2016 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (Incumbent) 242,574 67.0%
Democratic Joe Werner 103,622 28.6%
Libertarian Matt Beers 15,370 4.2%
N/A Others (write-in) 531 0.1%
Total votes 362,097 100%
Republican hold
2018 Maryland's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (Incumbent) 183,662 60.0%
Democratic Jesse Colvin 116,631 38.1%
Libertarian Jenica Martin 5,744 1.9%
N/A Others (write-in) 149 0.0%
Total votes 306,186 100%
Republican hold

2020s

2020 Maryland's 1st congressional district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (incumbent) 250,901 63.4
Democratic Mia Mason 143,877 36.4
Write-in 746 0.2
Total votes 395,524 100.0
Republican hold
2022 Maryland's 1st congressional district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (incumbent) 159,673 54.4
Democratic Heather Mizeur 126,511 43.1
Libertarian Daniel Thibeault 6,924 2.4
Write-in 250 0.1
Total votes 293,358 100.0
Republican hold
2024 Maryland's 1st congressional district election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew P. Harris (incumbent) 246,356 59.41
Democratic Blane H. Miller, III 154,985 37.37
Libertarian Joshua W. O'Brien 12,664 3.05
Write-in 675 0.16
Total votes 414,680 100.0
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

References

  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Trip Gabriel (July 13, 2014). "Marijuana Is at Center of Feud in Capital". The NY Times. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  4. ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::a365ecbd-db5f-4c84-a77f-90310c6a6c1a
  5. ^ Statewide Data Breakdown by State Congressional Districts. elections.maryland.gov (Report). Archived from the original on August 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Statewide Data Breakdown by State Congressional Districts. elections.maryland.gov (Report). Archived from the original on December 9, 2024.
  7. ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST24/CD118_MD01.pdf
  8. ^ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U. S. Elections. Washington, D. C.: Congressional Quarterly. 1985. p. 768.
  9. ^ "McCullough, Hiram". House Divided. Dickinson College. Retrieved July 9, 2023. Opponent of John A.J. Cresswell in the 1864 election for First Congressional District in Maryland
  10. ^ Official Congressional Directory, 63rd Congress, 1st Session. Washington, D.C.: Joint Committee on Printing. 1913. p. 43. hdl:2027/mdp.39015022758323.
  11. ^ Official Congressional Directory, 68th Congress, 1st Session. Washington, D.C.: Joint Committee on Printing. 1923. p. 41. hdl:2027/mdp.39015022759040.
  12. ^ "Unofficial 2012 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  13. ^ "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Representative in Congress". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official 2024 Presidential General Election Results for Representative in Congress". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

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