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Maryland · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026

Maryland District 08 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Maryland District 08 House race

Jamie Raskin has raised more than 431 times the next candidate.

Democrat Jamie Raskin has raised about $7.1M, more than 431 times any rival.

Jamie Raskin reports 91% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 6% from PACs.

91% individuals6% PACs3% other
$7.1M
raised
CR

Cheryl Riley

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$17K
raised
AC

Anita Mpambara Cox

R
R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 21% from PACs and 79% from individuals.

79% individuals21% PACs0% other
$12K
raised
SL

Stephen Leon

D
D · challenger

1% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 99% from other sources.

1% individuals0% PACs99% other
$4K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$112K
Banking & Financial$30K
Labor / Unions$28K
Law & Lobbying$23K
Tech & Telecom$15K
Health & Pharma$10K
Ideological / Leadership$8K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY · company$17K
  • ROM-RYMER AND ASSOCIATES · company$11K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC. · pac$10K
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · company$8K
  • AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) · pac$8K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

91%
6% PACs91% individuals3% other

The incumbent's record

Jamie Raskin is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$1.9M
$1.2M - $2.7M. up $1.7M since 2016.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on the Judiciary · Ranking Member

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$112K
Banking & Financial$30K
Labor / Unions$28K
Law & Lobbying$23K
Tech & Telecom$15K
Health & Pharma$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Jamie Raskin
D · incumbent
Jamie Raskin
vs
CR
Cheryl Riley
R · challenger
$7.1M
Raised
$17K
$7.9M
Cash on hand
$2K
6%
From PACs
0%
91%
From individuals
100%
Banking & Financial
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No