A special election was held on April 28, 2020, after a February 4, 2020 primary, to fill the remainder of the term in the

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for in the 116th U.S. Congress.

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, the incumbent representative, died in office on October 17, 2019. On October 28, 2019,

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announced the dates for the special primary on February 4, 2020, and the special general election on April 28, 2020, to coincide with the primary voting for the November 2020 general election. Due to COVID-19 concerns, Hogan announced on March 17, 2020, that the 7th district special general election would be conducted by mail-in ballot only on April 28, while the regular primary election would be postponed to June 2. On April 13, 2020, the Maryland State Board of Elections decided that three in-person voting centers would be open for the April 28 special general election, one in each local jurisdiction;

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and Howard County.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kweisi Mfume Kweisi Mfume ( ; born Frizzell Gerard Tate; October 24, 1948) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic ...

, former president and CEO of

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and former U.S. Representative for

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(1987–1996)

Defeated in primary

* T. Dan Baker, Public Health and Community Development Professional * Talmadge Branch, state delegate * Alicia D. Brown * Anthony Carter Sr., Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in

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* Jill P. Carter, state senator * Matko Lee Chullin III * Jay Fred Cohen, Howard County Judge of Orphans Court (2006–2010), 2014 candidate for

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, District 12 * Nathaniel M. Costley Sr., 2018 Democratic candidate for the

, District 10 *

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, former chairwoman of the

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and widow of U.S. Representative

* Jermyn Davidson * Darryl Gonzalez, author * Mark Gosnell,

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* Leslie Grant, former president of the

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* Dan L. Hiegel, Democratic candidate for

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and

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* F. Michael Higginbotham, professor,

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* Terri Hill, state delegate * Jay Jalisi, state delegate * Paul V. Konka, teacher, 2018 candidate for Baltimore County school board * Adrian Petrus, 2018 Democratic candidate for the

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, District 47, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in

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* Saafir Rabb, community activist * Charles U. Smith, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in

* Harry Spikes, former Cummings staffer, 2014 Democratic candidate for the

, District 45 * Charles Stokes, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in

Withdrew

* Brian Britcher, firefighter (withdrew candidacy on 11/7/19)

Declined

* Vanessa Atterbeary, state delegate * Calvin Ball III, Howard County executive * Antonio Hayes, state senator *

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, state delegate * Ben Jealous, former president and CEO of the

and nominee for

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(endorsed Jill Carter) * Cory V. McCray, state senator * Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, former

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and former secretary of the

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* Charles E. Sydnor III, state delegate

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Kimberly Klacik, community activist,

Republican Committeewoman, and non-profit founder

Defeated in primary

* Christopher M. Anderson, activist * James C. Arnold * Ray Bly, Republican candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in

and

, Republican candidate for Maryland's 2nd congressional district in

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* Brian L. Brown * Reba A. Hawkins, community activist * Liz Matory, nominee for Maryland's 2nd congressional district in

* William T. Newton, election integrity and community activist, Republican candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in

and

, and

Republican Committeeman

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

References

External links

Official campaign websites
Kim Klacik (R) for Congress

Kweisi Mfume (D) for Congress
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Defeated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Defeated in primary

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

See also

References

External links