U.S. House · Maryland's 5th District
Chris Chaffee
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Maryland's 5th District
- Result
- Adrian Boafo, projected winner
- Opponent
- Adrian Boafo (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
On the ballotU.S. House · 5
2026-11-03
| Adrian Boafo D | challenger |
| Chris Chaffee R | challenger |
Won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary.
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.
No
In a March 2024 Baltimore Sun questionnaire (while running for U.S. Senate), answered no when asked if Congress should act to protect abortion rights following the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Chris Chaffee, a Republican of Bowie, Maryland, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the open Maryland 5th Congressional District seat to Adrian Boafo. According to Ballotpedia, he is a general contractor and farmer who has been a repeat candidate: the Republican nominee for this seat in 2014 and for U.S. Senate in 2022, and a candidate in the 2024 Senate primary. He won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary with 51.2% of the vote.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Chaffee lives in Bowie, Maryland, according to DC News Now.[3] According to Ballotpedia, he studied at Prince George's Community College and the University of Maryland, though no degrees are listed, and his professional experience is listed as general contractor and farmer.[1]
Chaffee first appeared on a general-election ballot in 2014, when he won the Republican nomination for Maryland's 5th District and lost to Rep. Steny Hoyer, 35.7% to 64%.[1] In 2022 he won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate with 20.8% of the vote and lost the general election to Sen. Chris Van Hollen, receiving 34.1%.[1][3] He ran again in the 2024 Republican primary for U.S. Senate, finishing third with 3.2% behind Larry Hogan and Robin Ficker.[1]
Chaffee won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary for the 5th District with 51.2%, ahead of Michelle Talkington and Bryan Duval Cubero.[1][6] He received 29.9% of the vote to Adrian Boafo's 70.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
“We need to minimize the permit process for both residential and commercial construction.”[7]
On his campaign website (page undated; accessed Oct. 19, 2026)
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/chris-chaffee
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Chris Chaffee · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Interview with The Baltimore Sun · The Baltimore Sun, via Ballotpedia · 2024-03-05 News report
- 3.Maryland 5th Congressional District Candidates: 2026 Primaries · DC News Now · 2026-10-19 News report
- 4.U.S. House · Maryland's 5th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 5.Interview with The Baltimore Sun · The Baltimore Sun, via Ballotpedia · 2024-03-05 News report
- 6.2026 Primary Results, Representative in Congress District 5 (Republican) · Maryland State Board of Elections · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 7.Chris Chaffee for U.S. Congress, Maryland 5th District · Chris Chaffee campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words