Biography
District: Maryland - 5th District
Leadership: Majority Leader
Political Highlights: Md. Senate, 1967-79; sought Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, 1978; Md. Board of Higher Education, 1978-81
Born: June 14, 1939; Manhattan, N.Y.
Residence: Mechanicsville
Religion: Baptist
Family: Widowed; three children
Education: U. of Maryland, B.S. 1963; Georgetown U., J.D. 1966
Elected: 1981
Committee Assignments: None
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Democrat
House Seniority: 3rd ranked House Democrat
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
1981 Election Results
1982 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Votes
83,937
%
80.0%
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
John Ritchie (R)
Votes
116,310
44,839
%
72.0%
28.0%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Votes
82,098
%
82.0%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Votes
128,437
%
79.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Lee Breuer (R)
Votes
84,747
20,314
%
81.0%
19.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Lawrence Hogan (R)
William Johnston (I)
Votes
118,312
97,982
6,990
%
53.0%
43.9%
3.1%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Donald Devine (R)
Harold Dial
Votes
98,821
69,211
13
%
58.8%
41.2%
0.0%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
John Morgan (R)
Votes
121,288
91,806
%
56.9%
43.1%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Robert Ostrom (R)
Votes
126,792
67,176
%
65.4%
34.6%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Thomas Hutchins (R)
Votes
166,231
89,019
%
65.1%
34.9%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Joseph Crawford (R)
Bob Auerbach (GREEN)
Votes
137,903
60,758
186
%
69.3%
30.5%
0.1%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Brad Jewitt (R)
Bob Auerbach (GREEN)
Steve Krukar (CNSTP)
Votes
204,867
87,189
4,224
1,849
%
68.7%
29.2%
1.4%
0.6%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Steve Warner (GREEN)
Votes
168,114
33,464
%
82.7%
16.5%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Collins Bailey (R)
Darlene Nicholas (LIBERT)
Votes
253,854
82,631
7,829
%
73.6%
24.0%
2.3%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Charles Lollar (R)
H. Shickle (LIBERT)
Votes
155,110
83,575
2,578
%
64.3%
34.6%
1.1%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Tony O'Donnell (R)
Bob Auerbach (GREEN)
Arvin Vohra (LIBERT)
Votes
236,618
95,271
5,040
4,503
%
69.2%
27.9%
1.5%
1.3%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Steny Hoyer (D)
Chris Chaffee (R)
Votes
144,725
80,752
%
64.0%
35.7%
