Candidate profile: Mark Arness in Maryland’s 5th District

The 5th District race

Maryland’s 5th Congressional District has a contested U.S. House election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The field includes Democratic, Republican, independent and other-affiliation candidates, including Democratic incumbent Steny Hoyer.

Mark Arness is running as a Democrat. His candidate entry does not identify a biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. The same information is not listed for the other candidates in the race.

Candidates in the election

Each candidate is listed below with the same categories of official information: party or affiliation, biography, documented policy positions and campaign finance figures.

• Mark Arness (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Reuben Burton II Collins (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Rushern L Iii Baker (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Harry Jarin (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Michelle Talkington (Republican): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Quincy Bareebe (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Brian Stephen Jordan (Independent): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Nicole Williams (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Wala Blegay (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Walter Kirkland (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Adrian Boafo (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Jerry Lightfoot (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Harry Dunn (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Leigha Michele Messick (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Arthur Carr Ellis (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Kenneth Simons (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Mildred Marie Hall (Other): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Alexis Solis (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Tracy Starr (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Terry Antonio Mr. II Jackson (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• David Sundberg (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Heather Marie Luper (Democrat): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.
• Steny Hoyer (Democrat, incumbent): No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised figure, funds-spent figure or cash-on-hand figure is listed.

What the record establishes

The candidate list establishes each person’s name and party or other affiliation, as well as Hoyer’s incumbent status. It does not establish where any candidate stands on legislation or public policy. Party labels alone do not describe a candidate’s position on a specific issue.

The election is set for Nov. 3, 2026. Updates to candidate status, policy positions and campaign finance figures could add information for voters before Election Day.