The Winner

Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) will represent Maryland’s 7th Congressional District for another term after beating Republican Scott Collier) for the third election in a row. Mfume has 139,411 votes (83.1%) to Collier’s 27,689 (16.5%), a margin of about 67 points, in the Associated Press count reported by Patch. ​

Maryland is still counting mail ballots, and NBC News estimated that about two-thirds of the expected vote had been counted. Mfume beat Collier 80.3% to 17.2% in 2024, according to Ballotpedia’s race page.

The Race

Mfume first represented the district from 1987 until February 1996, when he left to lead the NAACP. He returned in 2020 after winning a special election to fill the seat left open by the death of Rep. Elijah Cummings, according to his House biography. This will be his fourth full term since that return.

Mfume won the Tuesday, June 23 Democratic primary with 70.1%, ahead of Mark Conway at 24.5%. Collier, a Dundalk media entrepreneur who runs DundalkTV, was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the race Solid Democratic, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Democratic.

The district covers parts of Baltimore City and Baltimore County, according to the Maryland Department of Planning. About 753,900 people live there, the median age is about 37 and the typical household earns about $64,000 a year.

Most residents (about 55%) are Black, about 30% are white, 9% Hispanic and 3% Asian. About 33% of adults hold at least a bachelor’s degree, unemployment is about 6.4%, and about 18% of residents live below the poverty line.

What’s Next

Mfume’s new term begins Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, and the results stay unofficial until Maryland certifies them. In his answers to the Maryland Matters voter guide, he said he would work to expand funding for Section 8 vouchers, the federal program that helps low-income families pay rent. He also listed support for Medicare for All and a larger Child Tax Credit.

District lines could change before 2028. Maryland voters approved Question 3, an amendment that exempts U.S. House districts from the state constitution’s districting requirements, WTOP reported.

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