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Maryland District 1

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Dan Schwartz
Democratic
2 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Andy Harris
Republican · incumbent
98 in 100

Andy Harris wins in 98 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Andy Harris +11.9.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Harris +11.9; 80 in 100 fall between Harris +19.3 and Harris +4.6.

Harris +30Harris +20Harris +10Schwartz +10Schwartz +20Schwartz +30Tie

The candidates

Andy HarrisIncumbent
Republican · American politician (born 1957)

Andrew Peter Harris is an American politician and physician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district since 2011. The district includes the entire Eastern Shore, as well as several eastern exurbs of Baltimore County. He is a member of the Republican Party. Wikipedia

Raised
$2.6M
Cash on hand
$1.3M
Through 2026-09-30
Official website ↗
Dan Schwartz
Democratic
Raised
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$106K
Through 2026-09-30
No biography on file yet.

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata; fundraising from the FEC (cycle-to-date, latest report).

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Polls

No public polls have tested Dan Schwartz against Andy Harris yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

Schwartz +1 over the past 3 months
020406080100Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1

Out of 100. Today: Schwartz 2, Harris 98.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) R+8.0roughly 16 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Harris +1.0In 2024 they ran 2.0 pts more Republican than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencyHarris +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateHarris +11.9±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastHarris +11.9±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Dan Schwartz 2 in 100 (Solid R)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Dan Schwartz 2 in 100 (Solid R)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Dan Schwartz 2 in 100 (Solid R)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent renominated

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