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Maryland District 8

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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · incumbent
100 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Cheryl Riley
Republican
0 in 100

Jamie Raskin wins in 100 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 Jamie Raskin +71.2.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Raskin +71.2; 80 in 100 fall between Raskin +64.0 and Raskin +78.5.

Riley +30Riley +20Riley +10Raskin +10Raskin +20Raskin +30Tie

The candidates

Jamie RaskinIncumbent
Democratic
No biography on file yet.
Cheryl Riley
Republican
No biography on file yet.
Nancy Wallace
Green

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata.

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Polls

No public polls have tested Jamie Raskin against Cheryl Riley 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.

No change over the past 3 months
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Out of 100. Today: Raskin 100, Riley 0.

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) D+30.0roughly 60 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Riley +2.0In 2024 they ran 4.1 pts more Republican than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencyRaskin +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateRaskin +71.2±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastRaskin +71.2±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Jamie Raskin 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Jamie Raskin 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Jamie Raskin 100 in 100 (Solid D)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent renominated

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