History / Congress
Maryland's 6th congressional district
92 members have held this seat since Mar 4, 1789. Now: April McClain Delaney D.
Holders
9248 R · 26 D · 6 J · 5 W · 2 U · 1 F · 1 J · 1 AJ · 1 IW · 1 U
Longest tenure
10 yearsJames Glenn Beall
Current
21 monthsApril McClain Delaney, since Jan 3, 2025
history/seat/md-6Every holder, newest first+92
April McClain Delaney D
Jan 3, 2025 – present · 21 months
David J. Trone D
Jan 3, 2019 – Jan 4, 2025 · 6 years
John K. Delaney D
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2019 · 4 years
John K. Delaney D
Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 4, 2015 · 2 years
Roscoe G. Bartlett R
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2013 · 4 years
Roscoe G. Bartlett R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Roscoe G. Bartlett R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Roscoe G. Bartlett R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Roscoe G. Bartlett R
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1997 · 4 years
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Goodloe Edgar Byron D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Goodloe Edgar Byron D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
John Glenn Beall Jr. R
Jan 3, 1969 – Jan 4, 1971 · 2 years
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1969 · 2 years
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R
Jan 3, 1961 – Jan 4, 1963 · 2 years
John Robert Foley D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1961 · 2 years
DeWitt Stephen Hyde R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
James Glenn Beall R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1953 · 10 years
Katharine Edgar Byron D
May 27, 1941 – Jan 4, 1943 · 19 months
William Devereux Byron D
Jan 3, 1939 – Feb 28, 1941 · 2.2 years
David John Lewis D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1939 · 5.8 years
David John Lewis D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
David John Lewis D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
David John Lewis D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
David John Lewis D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
George Alexander Pearre R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
George Alexander Pearre R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
George Alexander Pearre R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
George Alexander Pearre R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
George Alexander Pearre R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
George Alexander Pearre R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
John McDonald R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
George Louis Wellington R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
William McMahon McKaig D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
William McMahon McKaig D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Louis Emory McComas R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Louis Emory McComas R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Louis Emory McComas R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Louis Emory McComas R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Milton George Urner R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Milton George Urner R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
William Walsh D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
William Walsh D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Lloyd Lowndes Jr. R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Charles Benedict Calvert U
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
George Wurtz Hughes D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Thomas Fielder Bowie D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Thomas Fielder Bowie D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Augustus Rhodes Sollers W
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Joseph Stewart Cottman IW
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
John Bozman Kerr W
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
John Woodland Crisfield W
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Edward Henry Carroll Long W
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Thomas Ara Spence W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
John Thomson Mason D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Francis Thomas D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Francis Thomas D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Francis Thomas J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
William Cost Johnson AJ
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
George Edward Mitchell J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Charles S. Sewall J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
George Edward Mitchell J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Levin Gale J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
George Edward Mitchell J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
George Edward Mitchell J
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Jeremiah Cosden R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Philip Reed R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Stevenson Archer R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Philip Reed R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Stevenson Archer R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Stevenson Archer R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Stevenson Archer R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
John Montgomery R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
John Montgomery R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
John Archer R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
John Archer R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
John Archer R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1803 · 15 months
Gabriel Christie R
Dec 2, 1799 – Mar 4, 1801 · 15 months
William Matthews F
May 15, 1797 – Mar 4, 1799 · 22 months
Gabriel Christie R
Dec 7, 1795 – Mar 4, 1797 · 15 months
Gabriel Christie R
Dec 2, 1793 – Mar 4, 1795 · 15 months
Upton Sheredine
Oct 24, 1791 – Mar 4, 1793 · 16 months
Daniel Carroll
Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 4, 1791 · 2 years
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.