Dan Schwartz is the Democratic nominee for Maryland's 1st congressional district in 2026, challenging Republican incumbent Andy Harris after winning a four-candidate Democratic primary with 46.3% of the vote.
2026 Races & Market Forecast
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Live News
Recent media coverage for Dan Schwartz.
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Rep. Andy Harris threatens prosecution of student reporter for trying to record him after debate
A video taken by News4’s partners at The Baltimore Banner shows Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., telling a student reporter from the University of Maryland that she did not have permission to record him and threatening…
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Eastern Shore voters weigh in after tense debate confrontation involving Rep. Andy Harris
Dan Schwartz is the Democratic challenger in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District (MD-01) challenging incumbent Rep. Andy Harris.
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MD 1st District candidates trade verbal jabs in Cambridge
In the Maryland-1 race, incumbent Republican Andy Harris and Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz faced off in the lone District 1 congressional debate on Oct.
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Maryland Rep. Andy Harris questions student reporter's right to record him after contentious debate - CBS Baltimore
Representative Andy Harris faced a clash with audience members during a Cambridge debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
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Biography & Campaign Analysis
2026 race
Maryland's 1st congressional district covers the entire Eastern Shore, including Salisbury, as well as Harford County and parts of north Baltimore County. The seat is held by Republican Andy Harris, who won re-election in 2024 with 59.4% of the vote and is his party's nominee again in 2026.
Dan Schwartz won the four-candidate Democratic primary with 19,821 votes, or 46.3%, ahead of marketing professional Randi White at 36.7%, Victor Allen Guidice at 10.0% and George Walish at 7.0%. Schwartz faces Harris in the general election on November 3, 2026.