Adrian Boafo Wins Maryland Primary After $10 Million Outside Spending for Hoyer’s Seat
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
Adrian Boafo Wins Maryland Primary After $10 Million Outside Spending for Hoyer’s Seat
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
Summary
Adrian Boafo, 32, clinched the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 5th District on Tuesday, emerging from a field of roughly 24 candidates for retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer’s deep-blue seat.
More than $10 million in outside support from crypto-aligned Protect Progress and AIPAC-linked United Democracy Project helped power his win, alongside endorsements from Hoyer, Gov. Wes Moore, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and the state teachers union.
Harry Dunn — the former Capitol Police officer who centered his campaign on opposition to Donald Trump and Jan. 6 pardons — lost despite backing from Nancy Pelosi, who called him a “true American hero.”
Hoyer, 86, announced his retirement in January after 45 years in the seat, and the district’s heavy Democratic lean makes Boafo the strong favorite for November.