| Elections in Maryland |
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Only three of the eight Maryland incumbents were re-elected.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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| Maryland 1 | George Dent | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ John Campbell (Federalist) 76.6% Frances Digges (Democratic-Republican) 23.4% |
| Maryland 2 | John C. Thomas | Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Richard Sprigg, Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 65.0% John C. Thomas (Federalist) 35.0% |
| Maryland 3 | William Craik | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold |
√ Thomas Plater (Federalist) 53.1% Patrick Magruder (Democratic-Republican) 46.9% |
| Maryland 4 | George Baer, Jr. | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Daniel Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 57.4% Eli Williams (Federalist) 42.6% |
| Maryland 5 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel Smith[Note 1] (Democratic-Republican) Charles Ridgely (Federalist) |
| Maryland 6 | Gabriel Christie | Democratic-Republican | 1792 1794 (Lost) 1798 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Archer (Democratic-Republican) 95.7% John Carlisle (Federalist) 3.9% Philip Thomas (Federalist) 0.4% |
| Maryland 7 | Joseph H. Nicholson | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph H. Nicholson (Democratic-Republican) 99.7% Solomon Jones 0.3% |
| Maryland 8 | John Dennis | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Dennis (Federalist) 89.4% William Polk (Democratic-Republican) 10.6% |
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