2024 Maryland General

With an open U.S. Senate seat and several U.S. House seats featuring crowded fields, all eyes in Maryland turn to the upcoming elections. Polls close at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

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About this race

By: DDHQ Automation

In the upcoming election for Maryland's 6th Congressional District, the Republican nominee is Neil Parrott, a 54-year-old who graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park. Parrott is a former state delegate. The Democratic nominee is April McClain Delaney, an alumna of Northwestern University. Delaney previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The United States House of Representatives currently comprises 212 Democrats and 220 Republicans, with 3 vacancies yet to be filled. Maryland's 6th District has a demographic composition where non-Hispanic Whites make up 60% of the population, Blacks account for 15%, Hispanics constitute 13%, and Asians represent 11%.

In previous election cycles, the district has tended to favor Democrats. Joe Biden won the 2020 Presidential race by a margin of approximately 10%. The 2022 House race was also won by a Democrat, retiring Rep. David Trone, with a similar margin of nearly 10%. The upcoming election is not considered competitive.

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