Voters return Kweisi Mfume to the seat he held for five terms; he was replaced by the late Elijah Cummings in 1996.
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Kweisi Mfume Returns To Congress Serving Rest Of The Late Rep Cummings Term NPR Accessibility links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player Open Navigation Menu Shop Close Home News Expand collapse submenu National World Politics Business Health Science Technology Race amp Culture Arts Life Books Movies Television Pop Food Art Design Performing Music Tiny Desk All Songs Considered We Insist A Timeline Protest In New Features Live Sessions Shows Podcasts Daily Morning Edition Weekend Saturday Sunday Things Fresh Air Up First Featured Louder Than Riot Throughline Podcast More Search About Overview Support Careers Connect Press Ethics Voters return the seat he held five terms was replaced by late Elijah in Wins Special Election Fill Cummings’ Seat Elections Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email April PM ET Brakkton Booker Enlarge this image Former won a special election Maryland and will congressional last He is pictured here after speaking during service at church Windsor Mill December Will Newton Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption b toggle Democrat former president of NAACP cruised victory Maryland’s vacant which formerly serve out remainder term ends Jan also wants full two-year team on ballot state’s June primary not be new experience represented th Congressional District beginning stunning bit political symmetry left office before his ended head Baltimore-based It close friend who that year succeed fierce champion majority black heavily Democratic district includes inner-city Baltimore surrounding suburbs served until died from longstanding health issues October spoke funeral broadcast C-SPAN Other eulogies came Presidents Barack Obama Bill Clinton as well widow Maya Rockeymoore whom defeated Over nearly quarter-century career rose become chair powerful House Committee Oversight Reform role repeatedly sparred with Trump administration over its defiance committee’s subpoenas documents requests removes face mask addressing reporters an night news conference Tuesday Julio Cortez AP received about three-quarters vote according preliminary totals easily outpacing Republican challenger conservative commentator activist Kimberly Klacik member station WYPR reports This first since coronavirus outbreak And Sun largely strength vote-by-mail contest addressed families COVID- victims saying virus has all my focus newspaper I want you know Day attention energy U S using science data common sense get through dark hour our nation’s history said Read Listen Programs Newsletters Instagram Contact Help Finances People Public Editor Corrections Get Involved Radio Sponsor Events Visit Terms Use Privacy Your Choices Text Only thanks sponsors Become sponsor