This is the 2016 race. The latest: 2026 →

2016Final results

2016 election for Maryland's 7th District

U.S. House · Maryland

Elijah E. Cummings (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Corrogan R. Vaughn (R) by 53.1 points.

Elijah E. CummingsDemocrat · winner
74.9%238,838
21.8%69,556
3.0%9,715
318,911 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+52.32010D+55.72012D+42.92014D+53.12016D+55.22018D+49.22020 special election

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Elijah E. CummingsNo Republican
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
—
$1M
Spent by the campaign
—
$955K
Cash on hand
—

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016

The candidates