Jamie Raskin*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-MD)
2017 – Present
Maryland8th District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
Cheryl Riley
REPUBLICAN
Public Relations Consultant
2026 Maryland 8th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for Maryland's 8th congressional district House election between Democrat Jamie Raskin and Republican Cheryl Riley. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 Maryland 8th District House election features Democrat Jamie Raskin and Republican Cheryl Riley. Incumbent Representative Jamie Raskin is seeking reelection to a sixth term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Maryland's 8th congressional district by 12.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- MD-8
- Democratic candidate
- Jamie Raskin
- Republican candidate
- Cheryl Riley
- Incumbent / open seat
- Jamie Raskin
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 70.1% D / 29.9% R
- Projected margin
- D +40.2
- Forecast odds
- 99.9% D / 0.1% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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