Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Heather Marie Luper

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Maryland District 5
Filing address
Bowie, MD (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
LUPER, HEATHER MARIE
Next election
Primary June 23, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Maryland with the 2026 district highlighted

Maryland, District 5

DemocraticU.S. House · Maryland District 5Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6MD05297 · Principal campaign committee: LUPER FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$28,562.68
Total spent$28,262.89
Cash on hand$299.79
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$14,500.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through July 10, 2026, 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: $8,425.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $20,137.68
  • Individual contributions$8,425.0029%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$20,137.6871%

Self-funding: $20,137.68 (71% of money raised): $5,637.68 given and $14,500.00 lent by the candidate. $14,500.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$3,425.0041%
  • Contributions over $200$5,000.0059%
  • Itemized from inside Maryland$1,610.0029%
  • Itemized from other states$3,850.0071%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$23K$0 YEAR-END: raised $5,000.00YEAR-END: spent $7.00APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $22,827.68APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $10,393.51PRE-PRIMARY: raised $585.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $98.38JULY QUARTERLY: raised $150.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $14.00TERMINATION REPORT: raised $0.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $17,750.002025-122026-032026-062026-062026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Maryland U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 24 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Heather Marie Luper (D)$28,562.68$299.792026-07-10
Quincy Bareebe (D)$6,816,672.07$4,005.772026-09-30
Adrian Boafo (D)$1,906,194.02$92,102.442026-10-14
Wala Blegay (D)$482,799.50$4,526.412026-06-30
Harry Jarin (D)$432,658.30$0.002026-07-03
Steny Hoyer (D)$402,850.78$229,878.632026-09-30
Rushern L Baker III (D)$369,664.82$75,204.482026-06-03
Arthur Carr Ellis (D)$227,421.42$26,097.682026-09-30
David Sundberg (D)$188,438.43$0.002026-06-30
Nicole Williams (D)$154,102.01$5,078.712026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 10, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland (retrieved October 22, 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: LUPER FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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