Jamie Raskin Elected To U.S. House Seat In Md.'s 8th District

BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) -- Voters in Maryland's 8th Congressional District have elected Democrat Jamie Raskin to be their voice in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The district includes parts of Carroll, Frederick and Montgomery Counties.

The seat is currently held by Democrat Chris Van Hollen, who won the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by long-serving Senator Barbara Mikulski.

Raskin beat out GOP challenger Dan Cox, as well as the Green Party's Nancy Wallace and Libertarian Jasen Wunder.

In April, Raskin beat a record-breaking, self-funded campaign spending of wine superstore owner David Trone in a crowded Democratic primary.

Raskin has represented Montgomery County since 2007 in the state Senate. He is a constitutional law professor at American University in Washington.

Raskin campaigned on fighting climate change, reducing gun violence and raising stagnant wages for working families.

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