Democrat Jamie Raskin has won reelection to the U.S. House, defeating Republican Cheryl Riley and Green Party candidate Nancy Wallace to secure another term representing Maryland in Washington. The race was called by the Associated Press, extending Raskin's run in Congress to a sixth term.
Exactly which Maryland district Raskin will represent depends on which outlet you read. DC News Now reported Tuesday night that Raskin won reelection in Maryland's 6th Congressional District. But The New York Times identifies the race differently, reporting that Raskin, a Democrat, won the Eighth District in Maryland, with the race called by the Associated Press.
The Times' broader results page for Maryland's 2026 election also lists Raskin as the incumbent Democrat facing off against Riley, listed there as the Republican candidate. A separate report from WBAL aligns with the Times, stating plainly that Democrat Jamie Raskin won reelection to the U.S. House in Maryland's 8th Congressional District.
Riley and Wallace Rounded Out the Ballot
Riley ran as the Republican candidate against Raskin, while Nancy Wallace appeared on the ballot as the Green Party candidate, according to a candidate page maintained by Pillars. That same page notes Raskin was sworn into his fifth term at the start of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, meaning this latest win would mark his sixth term in office.
Vote counting in Maryland is handled by the state's Board of Elections, according to The Banner, which was still updating its own results page as of 7:50 p.m. EST on election night. The Banner cautions that the results it displays are preliminary and subject to change as additional votes are counted and recounted, a caveat that applies broadly to early returns reported across outlets on election night.
What Comes Next
No certified vote totals or final canvass numbers were available as of publication, and neither DC News Now nor the other outlets have specified a timeline for when Maryland's results will be finalized. For now, the overlapping and conflicting district numbers leave one detail unsettled even as the broader outcome — another term for Raskin — appears consistent across every report reviewed.
