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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, MD-07

Kweisi Mfume

DemocraticIncumbentFEC H6MD07020VM-F84-E00H

American politician (born 1948)

WonCounts not on file
Called
Called by Wikipedia editors 9:38 PM ET
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +47.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Kweisi Mfume is a Democrat who represents Maryland's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House. He first held the seat from January 3, 1987 to February 15, 1996, and returned on May 5, 2020. Before Congress he served on the Baltimore City Council for the 4th district from 1978 to 1986. From 1996 to 2004 he was president and CEO of the NAACP. He earned a bachelor's degree from Morgan State University in 1976 and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1984. In the 119th Congress he serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where he is ranking member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and also sits on the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, and on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, with subcommittee assignments on the Middle East and North Africa and on South and Central Asia. He won the 2024 general election and is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the 7th district.

Source: en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 2026-10-29

Born
October 24, 1948 (age 78)
Education
  • Johns Hopkins University, Master of Arts, 1984
  • Morgan State University, Bachelor of Science, 1976
  • Community College of Baltimore County, General Educational Development
  • Frederick Douglass High School
  • Baltimore City Community College
Occupation
university teacher, director of programming
In Congress
9 House terms, since January 6, 1987

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

Kweisi Mfume, photo
U.S. House of Representatives - Office of the Clerk · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Kweisi Mfume, photo
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Official U.S. Congress portrait · Public domain

The race

U.S. House, MD-07. Won.

  1. Kweisi Mfume Democratic · winnern/a

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Democrat (D +47.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
Won

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Polls, Vector and Tensor for this race

Money

$490Ktotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$571Kspent
$612Kcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: KWEISI MFUME FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

4.3% of the $191,670 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

  • Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)1.7%$8,226
  • Individuals, itemized37.5%$183,444
  • Other political committees (PACs)60.8%$297,750
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.1%$316

Employers donors listed

  1. COMMUNICARE$8,0006 contributions
  2. CORDISH COMPANIES$7,0002 contributions
  3. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$6,50010 contributions
  4. LAWRENCE BUNDY$5,0002 contributions
  5. VISIONARY$5,0002 contributions
  6. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$4,1697 contributions
  7. HEALTHSOURCE DISTRIBUTORS$4,0003 contributions
  8. CURIO WELLNESS$3,5001 contribution
  9. MEDSTAR HEALTH$3,3753 contributions
  10. MT. ROYAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY$3,0001 contribution

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 042fc01de265

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
    2 subcommittees
    • South and Central Asia
    • Middle East and North Africa
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
    2 subcommittees
    • Government Operations (Ranking Member)
    • Military and Foreign Affairs

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)

Sponsored
16 bills and resolutions
Cosponsored
348 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash e9b2bdfc2c7a

Bills and votes

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Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
mfumeforcongress.com campaign
Office phone
202-225-4741
Washington office
2263 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2007
Campaign email
mfumeforcongress@gmail.com · source
Social

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:38 PM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, MD-07 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2022U.S. House, MD-07 · General · won · 151,640 votes (82.1%) Vugol.Me record
  4. 2020U.S. House, MD-07 · General · won · 237,084 votes (71.6%) Vugol.Me record
  5. 2020U.S. House, MD-07 · special · won · 237,084 votes (71.6%) Vugol.Me record
  6. 2020 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
  7. 1996 to 2004chief executive officer Wikidata
  8. 1991 to 1996United States representative Wikidata
  9. 1991 to 1993Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Wikidata
  10. 1987 to 1991United States representative Wikidata
  11. 1979 to 1986council member Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q519504). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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