2004Final results
2004 election for Maryland's 7th District
U.S. House · Maryland
Elijah E. Cummings (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Tony Salazar (R) by 48.8 points.
Elijah E. CummingsDemocrat · winner
73.4%179,189
Tony SalazarRepublican
24.6%60,102
Virginia T. RodinoGreen
1.9%4,727
244,018 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Elijah E. CummingsTony Salazar
$810.2K
Raised by the campaign
$110.5K
$877.5K
Spent by the campaign
$109.4K
$68.6K
Cash on hand
$1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004