Incumbent Steny Hoyer (D), Quincy Bareebe (D), Andrea Crooms (D), and Mckayla Wilkes (D) are running in the Democratic primary in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District on May 14, 2024.
The Longview News-Journal‘s Matt Wynn wrote that the challengers are “taking on the monumental task of beating one of Congress’s most senior members.” Hoyer was a member of House Democratic leadership from 2003 through 2023, serving as majority leader or minority whip throughout that period. Since Ballotpedia began covering primary elections for this district in 2012, the closest Democratic primary was in 2020, when Hoyer defeated Wilkes 64.4% to 26.7%.
First elected in 1981, Hoyer says he is running to continue his work on the Appropriations Committee, including overseeing the construction of a new FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland, and securing funding for early childhood education centers. Hoyer says that “during this coming election, the values, character, and very soul of America are at risk. Freedom, which makes our nation exceptional, will be on the ballot.”
