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Maryland's 1st congressional district

U.S. House district for Maryland

Summary

U.S. House district for Maryland

FieldValue
stateMaryland
district number1
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeAndy Harris
partyRepublican
residenceCambridge
english area3,653.1
percent urban64.1
percent rural35.9
population791,864
population year2024
median income$95,306
percent white72.1
percent hispanic5.6
percent black14.8
percent asian2.5
percent more than one race4.5
percent other race0.6
cpviR+8

| percent more than one race = 4.5

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. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+8, it is the only Republican district in Maryland.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 57% – 41%
2012PresidentRomney 59% – 41%
SenateBongino 40% – 37%
2014GovernorHogan 75% – 25%
2016PresidentTrump 59% – 36%
SenateSzeliga 60% – 37%
2018SenateCampbell 52% – 42%
GovernorHogan 77% – 22%
Attorney GeneralWolf 59% – 41%
2020PresidentTrump 56% – 41%
2022SenateChaffee 57% – 43%
GovernorCox 54% – 42%
Attorney GeneralPeroutka 58% – 42%
ComptrollerGlassman 62% – 38%
2024PresidentTrump 57% – 40%
SenateHogan 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:

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)PartyYearsCon-
gressElectoral historyLocation12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
District created March 4, 1789
Michael J. Stone
(Haberdeventure)Anti-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1791Elected in 1789.
Lost re-election.1789–1833
Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties in Southern Maryland.
[[File:Philip Key 1750 - 1820 by Charles Willson Peale.jpg100px]]
Philip Key
(St. Mary's County)Pro-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793Elected in 1790.
Lost re-election.
George Dent
(Charles County)Pro-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
Elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired.
FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1801
John Campbell
(Port Tobacco)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1801 –
March 3, 1811Elected in 1801.
Re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.
Philip Stuart
(Port Tobacco)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1819Elected in 1810.
Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Re-elected in 1816.
Retired.
Raphael Neale
(Leonardtown)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1825Elected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Lost re-election.
Clement Dorsey
(Chaptico)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1829.
Retired.
Daniel Jenifer
(Allens Fresh)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1831.
Littleton Purnell Dennis
(Princess Anne)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
April 14, 1834Elected in 1833.
Died.1833–1843
Dorchester, Somerset, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
VacantnowrapApril 14, 1834 –
May 29, 1834
John N. Steele
(Vienna)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMay 29, 1834 –
March 3, 1837Elected to finish Dennis's term.
Re-elected in 1835.
John Dennis
(Princess Anne)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
[[File:Isaac Dashiell Jones, LL.D. (Ency. of the PCUSA, 1884).png100px]]
Isaac D. Jones
(Princess Anne)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843Elected in 1841.
John Causin
(Leonardtown)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected late in 1844.
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.
John G. Chapman
(Port Tobacco)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
[[File:Judge Richard Johns Bowie (page 161 crop).jpg100px]]
Richard Bowie
(Rockville)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
John R. Franklin
(Snow Hill)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1853.
1853–1863
Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
[[File:JamesAugustusStewart.jpg100px]]
James A. Stewart
(Cambridge)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
[[File:John W Crisfield - Congressman from Maryland.jpg100px]]
John W. Crisfield
(Princess Anne)UnionnowrapMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1861.
[[File:John A J Creswell Brady-Handy Photograph Collection.tif100px]]
John A. J. Creswell
(Elkton)Unconditional UnionnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865Elected in 1863.
Lost re-election.1863–1873
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
[[File:Hiram McCollough - photo portrait seated.jpg100px]]
Hiram McCullough
(Elkton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Samuel Hambleton
(Easton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
[[File:WILSON, Ephraim King, (1821 - 1891).jpg100px]]
Ephraim King Wilson II
(Snow Hill)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
1873–1883
Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
[[File:Philip Francis Thomas, sitting.jpg100px]]
Philip Thomas
(Easton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1874.
Daniel M. Henry
(Cambridge)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
George W. Covington
(Snow Hill)DemocraticMarch 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Retired.
1883–1893
[[File:Charlesgibson.jpg100px]]
Charles H. Gibson
(Easton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.
[[File:Judge Henry Page, 1901 (cropped).png100px]]
Henry Page
(Princess Anne)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
September 3, 1892Elected in 1890.
Resigned to become a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals.
VacantnowrapSeptember 3, 1892 –
November 8, 1892
John B. Brown
(Centerville)DemocraticnowrapNovember 8, 1892 –
March 3, 1893Elected to finish Page's term.
Retired.
Robert Brattan
(Princess Anne)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
May 10, 1894Elected in 1892.
Died.1893–1903
VacantnowrapMay 10, 1894 –
November 6, 1894
[[File:Winder Laird Henry.jpg100px]]
Winder Laird Henry
(Cambridge)DemocraticnowrapNovember 6, 1894 –
March 3, 1895Elected to finish Brattan's term.
Retired.
[[File:JoshuaWeldonMiles.jpg100px]]
Joshua W. Miles
(Princess Anne)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Isaac A. Barber (Maryland congressman).jpg100px]]
Isaac A. Barber
(Easton)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1896.
[[File:John Walter Smith, photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg100px]]
John Walter Smith
(Snow Hill)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1899 –
January 12, 1900Elected in 1898.
Resigned to become Governor of Maryland.
VacantnowrapJanuary 12, 1900 –
November 6, 1900
[[File:Josiah L. Kerr (Maryland Congressman).jpg100px]]
Josiah L. Kerr
(Cambridge)RepublicannowrapNovember 6, 1900 –
March 3, 1901Elected to finish Smith's term.
Retired.
[[File:WilliamHJackson.jpg100px]]
William Humphreys Jackson
(Salisbury)RepublicanMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905Elected 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.
[[File:Thomas Alexander Smith of Maryland.jpg100px]]
Thomas A. Smith
(Ridgely)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907Elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.
[[File:WilliamHJackson.jpg100px]]
William Humphreys Jackson
(Salisbury)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.
[[File:JamesHarryCovington.jpg100px]]
J. Harry Covington
(Easton)DemocraticMarch 4, 1909 –
September 30, 1914Elected 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.
VacantnowrapSeptember 30, 1914 –
November 3, 1914
[[File:JessePrice.jpg100px]]
Jesse Price
(Salisbury)DemocraticnowrapNovember 3, 1914 –
March 3, 1919Elected to finish Covington's term.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
[[File:William Noble Andrews.jpg100px]]
William N. Andrews
(Cambridge)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Thomas Alan Goldsborough 69th Congress Pictorial.jpg100px]]
Thomas Alan Goldsborough
(Denton)DemocraticMarch 4, 1921 –
April 5, 1939Elected 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
VacantnowrapApril 5, 1939 –
June 8, 1939
David Jenkins Ward
(Salisbury)DemocraticJune 8, 1939 –
January 3, 1945Elected to finish Goldsborough's term.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
1943–1953
Dudley Roe
(Sudlersville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.
[[File:EdwardTylorMiller.jpg100px]]
Edward T. Miller
(Easton)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1959Elected 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
[[File:Thomas F. Johnson (Maryland Congressman).jpg100px]]
Thomas F. Johnson
(Berlin)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Lost re-election.
[[File:RogersClarkBallardMorton.jpg100px]]
Rogers Morton
(Easton)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 29, 1971Elected 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.
VacantnowrapJanuary 29, 1971 –
May 25, 1971
[[File:William Oswald Mills.jpg100px]]
William O. Mills
(Easton)RepublicanMay 25, 1971 –
May 24, 1973Elected 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.
VacantnowrapMay 24, 1973 –
August 21, 1973
[[File:Robert Bauman US Congress photo portrait.jpg100px]]
Robert Bauman
(Easton)RepublicannowrapAugust 21, 1973 –
January 3, 1981Elected to finish Mills's term.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Roy Dyson 97th Congress 1981.jpg100px]]
Roy Dyson
(Great Mills)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1991Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.
1983–1993
[[File:Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland, official portrait.jpg100px]]
Wayne Gilchrest
(Kennedyville)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2009Elected 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
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.
[[File:United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 1 map.png300px]]
[[File:Official FK Picture (cropped 2).JPG100px]]
Frank Kratovil
(Stevensville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Andy Harris, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg100px]]
Andy Harris
(Cambridge)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 –
presentElected 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
[[File:Maryland US Congressional District 1 (since 2013).tif300px]]
2023–present
[[File:Maryland's 1st congressional district (since 2023).svg300px]]

Recent election results

2000s

2010s

2020s

Notes

References

References

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  13. "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress".
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  15. "Official 2024 Presidential General Election Results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections.
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