Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Benjamin Smilowitz

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Maryland District 6
Filing address
Gaithersburg, MD (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SMILOWITZ, BENJAMIN
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Maryland with the 2022 district highlighted

Maryland, District 6

DemocraticU.S. House · Maryland District 6ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2MD06294 · Principal campaign committee: BEN SMILOWITZ FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$100,673.40
Total spent$99,234.70
Cash on hand$1,438.70
Debts owed by the campaign$5,500.00
Loans from the candidate$5,500.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $91,350.71Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $5,500.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $3,822.69
  • Individual contributions$91,350.7191%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$5,500.005%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,822.694%

Self-funding: $5,500.00 (5% of money raised): $0.00 given and $5,500.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Maryland U.S. House, District 6, 2022 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Benjamin Smilowitz (D)$100,673.40$1,438.702022-12-31
David Trone (D)$13,144,029.27$203,106.352022-12-31
Neil Conrad Parrott (R)$1,126,115.59$55,053.842022-12-31
Aruna Miller (D)$286,721.74$6,049.272022-09-30
Matthew Foldi (R)$258,283.69$4,991.872022-12-31
Mariela Roca (R)$93,703.95$26.062022-12-31
Jonathan Jenkins Jenkins (R)$40,885.08$15,054.602022-12-31
Colt Morningstar Black (R)$5,097.00−$794.522022-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely DSeptember 1, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsLikely DJune 15, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DJune 29, 2022
  • PoliticoLikely DOctober 3, 2022
  • Fox NewsLean DJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQLikely DAugust 31, 2022
  • 538Lean DOctober 22, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
KAConsulting LLC (R)October 18–19, 2022300 (LV)–David Trone 42% · Neil Parrott 37%
RMG ResearchAugust 3–9, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%David Trone 43% · Neil Parrott 45%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)April 7–10, 2022300 (LV)± 5.7%David Trone 45% · Jason Buckel 40%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)April 7–10, 2022300 (LV)± 5.7%Generic Democrat 44% · Generic Republican 45%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BEN SMILOWITZ FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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