U.S. House · Maryland's 4th District
George McDermott
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Maryland's 4th District
- Result
- Glenn Ivey, projected winner
- Opponents
- Glenn Ivey (D); Sam Husseini (G)
- Research
- Minimal record
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
As a candidate victim’s rights advocate, father, and believer in a woman’s right to choose.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 4
2026-11-03
| Glenn Ivey D | incumbent |
| George McDermott R | challenger |
| Sam Husseini G | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
As a candidate victim’s rights advocate, father, and believer in a woman’s right to choose.
In a March 2024 Baltimore Sun interview, says Congress should protect the right to choose after Dobbs.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
George McDermott, a Republican and victim rights advocate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Maryland's 4th Congressional District to Glenn Ivey. He ran for this seat several times, in the Democratic primary in 2012 and as the Republican nominee in 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2024.[1][2]
Little public record found for this candidate.
According to Ballotpedia, McDermott earned a trade school diploma and has worked as a victim rights advocate.[1] He ran in the 2012 Democratic primary for the 4th District, losing to incumbent Donna Edwards (5.1% to her 91.8%), and in the 2014 Republican primary, losing to Nancy Hoyt.[1]
McDermott won the 2016 Republican primary and lost the general election to Anthony Brown, and he ran again as the Republican nominee in 2018 (19.9%) and 2020 (20.2%), losing to Brown both times.[1] He was the Republican nominee in 2024, losing to Glenn Ivey, 88.4% to 11.2%.[1] In 2026 he advanced from the June 23 Republican primary as the only candidate on the ballot, receiving 1,923 votes.[1] He received 6.2% of the vote to Glenn Ivey's 89.4%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Holding the executive, legislative and judicial branches accountable to the Constitution, per his Mission statement.[4]
- Judicial accountability: his campaign Q&A page, which includes a 2018 Red Maryland survey, gives as top priority legislation requiring leaders to inform the public about secret matters and holding the judiciary to its canons of conduct.[5]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/george-mcdermott
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.George McDermott · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.U.S. House · Maryland's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.George McDermott - Baltimore Sun interview (Mar. 12, 2024), as reproduced by Ballotpedia · The Baltimore Sun interview (Mar. 12, 2024), as reproduced by Ballotpedia News report
- 4.George McDermott: Mission · George McDermott campaign website Candidate's own words
- 5.George McDermott: Campaign Q&A · George McDermott campaign website Candidate's own words