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Member brief No. MD-06

Reviewed October 31, 2026

MD-06 · Maryland

April McClain Delaney

Democrat. Harris won Maryland in 2024. Flagged as a 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028
64
Born May 28, 1964.
Lean
D+3
Swing. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since
2025
Served since January 3, 2025.
Cash on hand
$122K
$121,839. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026
Re-elected

Over Robin Ficker (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary
Won with 44%

June 23. Next: David J. Trone, 37%, and four others.

Also on the November ballot: Moshe Y. Landman (Green).

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

Latest poll of the 2026 race

D (Democrat)Delaney40TroneD (Democrat)43
Delaney 40 percent, Trone 43 percent, 17 other or undecided.

Global Strategy Group · June 8 to 11, 2026 · 500 likely voters · margin of error ±4.4

Sponsored by the Trone campaign.

A primary poll.

5 public polls in all; the record lists each.

What a race here costs

TV: Washington, DC–Hagerstown, 2.63 million homes. The district is 10.4% of the market; 2 markets in all.

2026 primary: $36.3M spent, $573.61 a vote

2024 general: $4.6M spent, $12.09 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Committees: Agriculture · Science, Space, and Technology

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share
53.05%
Victory margin
+6.32 pts
Harris, 2024
51.59% · +5.77 pts

Margin 0.55 points above Harris. Vote share 1.46 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Neil C. Parrott. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
CycleRaisedFrom individualsCash at year end
2024$5.9M28%$13K

Scorecards and grades

Conservative average, out of 100
15.8
Progressive average, out of 100
88.7 (LCV 94, Progressive Punch 92, Stop Corruption Now 80)
IAP Action score, immigration
-80, rank 262 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024
NR

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.