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2026 candidates we're tracking in MD-8
Jamie Raskin
Top priorities
- Defending democratic institutions
- Training young people in voter registration and political organizing through Democracy Summer
- Providing education on the history of democratic movements
Per the campaign site.
About Jamie Raskin
Raskin represents Maryland's 8th Congressional District and is serving his fifth term in Congress, per the campaign site. He is a constitutional law scholar who served as an impeachment manager during the second impeachment trial of President Trump, per the campaign site. He founded Democracy Summer, a program that trains young people in organizing and civic engagement, per the campaign site.
Cheryl Riley
Top priorities
- Focuses on addressing crime and theft to protect the elderly, women and children
- Supports pro-growth business policies and opposes excessive taxation and regulation
- Supports parental rights in education and border security
Per the campaign site.
About Cheryl Riley
Riley grew up in Montgomery County, Maryland, and is running for Maryland's 8th Congressional District as a conservative candidate, per the campaign site.
Nancy Wallace
Top priorities
- An emergency economic transformation to renewable energy and green jobs to address climate change
- Community-based approaches to public safety and reducing police violence
Per the campaign site.
About Nancy Wallace
Wallace holds a political science degree from Yale University and spent 14 years lobbying Congress on international environmental issues, including founding the International Entanglement Network and directing the Sierra Club's international population program, per the campaign site. She later spent nearly two decades in government technology consulting, supporting federal agencies including the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Department of Defense, per the campaign site. She has been active in the Green Party since 2003 and co-chairs the Montgomery County Green Party, per the campaign site.
About this race
Maryland's 8th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Maryland primary is Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.