Rep. Jamie Raskin won a sixth term in Congress on Tuesday, Nov. 3, capturing 83% of the vote and positioning himself to chair the House Judiciary Committee when Democrats take control of the House in January.

Raskin celebrated with hundreds of supporters at the Bethesda Marriott on Pooks Hill Road on election night, Bethesda Magazine reported.

"Let's be clear. The American people tonight, when we get through all of the returns, will have defeated the cult of MAGA," Raskin told the crowd.

Democrats won control of the House with what NBC News projected could be their largest majority in nearly two decades. The party is expected to win about 255 seats, well beyond the 218 needed. Democrats will take control of the chamber on Jan. 3, the first time in President Donald Trump's second term that he will not have full control of Congress.

That shift puts Raskin in line to lead the Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over investigations of the executive branch. The chairmanship has not been formally decided. According to Bethesda Magazine, a major focus of the committee under Raskin is expected to be what critics have called the "weaponization" of the federal government under Trump, particularly Department of Justice investigations and indictments targeting the president's political opponents.

The former constitutional law professor served as lead manager of the 2021 Trump impeachment trial following the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. He has represented Congressional District 8, which covers about three-quarters of Montgomery County, since 2017.

Raskin's national campaign push

Raskin spent much of the past two years traveling the country to help elect other Democrats. In an email before the election, he said he had headlined events for candidates in 27 states and visited more than 40 congressional districts, Bethesda Magazine reported.

His leadership political action committee (PAC) and three joint fundraising committees raised and spent nearly $2.75 million during the 2025–2026 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission figures cited by Bethesda Magazine. That money went to direct financial assistance for other Democratic candidates or to underwrite Raskin's efforts on their behalf.

In his 8th District race, Raskin faced Republican Cheryl Riley of North Bethesda for the second election in a row. Maryland Matters reported Raskin had 83% to Riley's 16%, with Green Party candidate Nancy Wallace at 1%.

District 16 delegation returns intact

Closer to home, Bethesda and Chevy Chase's District 16 state delegation won re-election. Democratic incumbents Marc Korman, Sarah Wolek and Teresa Woorman defeated Republican Ann Hingston, a former Reagan administration official, and Bob White of the Working Class Party.

With all of the vote reported, Korman had 31%, Wolek 30% and Woorman 28%. Hingston trailed with 8% and White had 2%, according to Bethesda Magazine. Korman chairs the House Environment and Transportation Committee in Annapolis.

Montgomery County's 35-member state legislative delegation will remain entirely Democratic, as it has been since 2002. About 90% of incumbents holding Senate or House of Delegates seats will return in January. Three new members won their seats unopposed: Matt Post in District 14, Christa Tichy in District 19 and Amar Mukunda in District 39.

Votes still being counted

All results remain unofficial. About 35,000 Montgomery County mail-in ballots still need to be counted, and an unknown number of provisional ballots also await review, MyMCMedia reported.

"We don't declare winners until every eligible vote is counted," said David Naimon, president of the Montgomery County Board of Elections.

The board was set to resume counting mail-in ballots on Thursday, Nov. 5. Ballots postmarked by Election Day will count if they arrive by 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13.