Steny Hoyer
DIncumbentFEC H2MD05155
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Raised this cycle$402K
Cash on hand: $368K
All Maryland races
2026 race
MD-05 — U.S. House
19 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Steny Hoyer.
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Currently held by
Steny H. Hoyer (D) — not seeking re-election in 2026. They've publicly announced their retirement; their committee is still on the FEC's 2026 roster for routine compliance, but this is effectively an open seat.
Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$8.6M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Quincy Bareebe
DChallengerFEC H4MD05235
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Raised this cycle$3.5M
Cash on hand: $1.5M
Harry Dunn
DChallengerFEC H4MD03263
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Raised this cycle$2.1M
Cash on hand: $1.5M
Adrian Boafo
DChallengerFEC H6MD05321
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Raised this cycle$465K
Cash on hand: $401K
Harry Jarin
DChallengerFEC H6MD05255
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Raised this cycle$427K
Cash on hand: $278K
Wala Blegay
DChallengerFEC H6MD05339
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Raised this cycle$397K
Cash on hand: $307K
Arthur Carr Ellis
DChallengerFEC H6MD05388
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Raised this cycle$213K
Cash on hand: $208K
Rushern Baker
DChallengerFEC H6MD05404
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Raised this cycle$203K
Cash on hand: $170K
Nicole Williams
DChallengerFEC H6MD05354
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Raised this cycle$137K
Cash on hand: $105K
David Sundberg
DChallengerFEC H6MD05396
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Raised this cycle$87K
Cash on hand: $84K
Walter Kirkland
DChallengerFEC H6MD05313
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Raised this cycle$34K
Cash on hand: $19K
Tracy Starr
DChallengerFEC H6MD05347
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Raised this cycle$32K
Cash on hand: $4K
Heather Marie Luper
DChallengerFEC H6MD05297
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Raised this cycle$28K
Cash on hand: $17K
Alexis Solis
DChallengerFEC H6MD05263
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Raised this cycle$20K
Cash on hand: $4K
Terry Antonio Jackson
DChallengerFEC H6MD05289
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Raised this cycle$16K
Cash on hand: $0
Kenneth Simons
DChallengerFEC H6MD05412
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Raised this cycle$14K
Cash on hand: $24K
Reuben Burton Collins
DChallengerFEC H6MD05438
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Raised this cycle$12K
Cash on hand: $12K
Michelle Talkington
RChallengerFEC H4MD05219
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
Leigha Michele Messick
DChallengerFEC H6MD05420
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Raised this cycle—
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Local signal
Early read on MD-05 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · mixed
Recent news coverage of Steny H. Hoyer over the last 90 days.
0 positive8 neutral0 negative
8 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$8.6M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$8.1M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$500K
$500K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quincy Bareebe(D) | $3.5M | — | — | $3.5M |
Harry Dunn(D) | $2.1M | — | — | $2.1M |
Adrian Boafo(D) + AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $500K + DMFI PAC $382 | $465K | $500K | — | $966K |
Harry Jarin(D) | $427K | — | — | $427K |
Steny Hoyer(D)incumbent | $402K | — | — | $402K |
Wala Blegay(D) | $397K | — | — | $397K |
Arthur Carr Ellis(D) | $213K | — | — | $213K |
Rushern Baker(D) | $203K | — | — | $203K |
Nicole Williams(D) | $137K | — | — | $137K |
David Sundberg(D) | $87K | — | — | $87K |
Walter Kirkland(D) | $34K | — | — | $34K |
Tracy Starr(D) | $32K | — | — | $32K |
Heather Marie Luper(D) | $28K | — | — | $28K |
Alexis Solis(D) | $20K | — | — | $20K |
Terry Antonio Jackson(D) | $16K | — | — | $16K |
Kenneth Simons(D) | $14K | — | — | $14K |
Reuben Burton Collins(D) | $12K | — | — | $12K |
Michelle Talkington(R) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Leigha Michele Messick(D) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside MD versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Quincy Bareebe(D)63% in-state · $146K itemized
$92K in-state$54K out-of-state
Harry Dunn(D)8% in-state · $246K itemized
$19K in-state$227K out-of-state
Adrian Boafo(D)36% in-state · $399K itemized
$142K in-state$257K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Bareebe | Dunn | Boafo | Jarin | Hoyer | Blegay | Ellis | Baker | Williams | Sundberg | Kirkland | Starr | Luper | Solis | Jackson | Simons | Collins | Talkington | Messick | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Economy Tariffs on foreign goods should be used to protect American jobs. | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Environment Federal permitting and subsidies for new nuclear power plants should be expanded. | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Healthcare The government should provide healthcare for everyone. | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Infrastructure The government should invest in expanding passenger rail, including high-speed rail. | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Trade Congress should pursue new bilateral free-trade agreements with U.S. allies. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Quincy Bareebe
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.