United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2012

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All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Democratic	Republican
Last election	6 seats, 60.48%	2 seats, 36.94%
Seats won	7	1
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	1,626,872	858,406
Percentage	62.92%	33.20%
Swing	+2.44%	-3.74%

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the eight U.S. Representatives from the state of Maryland, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

The new congressional map, drawn and passed by the Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly, was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley on October 20, 2011. The map made the 6th district, at that time represented by Republican Roscoe Bartlett, much more favorable to Democrats.

The redrawn 1st district includes Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, as well as parts of Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford counties. Republican Andy Harris, who has represented the 1st district since January 2011, was re-elected by a wide margin.

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