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Andy Harris Wins Maryland's District 1 U.S. House Seat

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Rep. Andy Harris has maintained his Maryland District 1 U.S. House Seat and his title as the only Republican congressman in the state of Maryland.

Harris, the state's lone Republican congressman, was challenged by Democrat Jesse Colvin in the district that includes Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Colvin's eye-catching ad grabbed TV viewers attention in Baltimore and Salisbury where his Republican wife introduces him as an "Army Ranger and, well, a Democrat."

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Harris was seeking his 5th term.

Harris, 61, is an anesthesiologist, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and Maryland's only Republican in Congress.

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