Dan Bongino lost his congressional race in Maryland by one point on Election Day.
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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 16, 2026
The record supports the intended reading: Bongino lost the 2014 Maryland 6th District race by roughly one to two points (about 1.5 points, or 2,269 votes at the canvass), and the lead flipped to Delaney only after absentee counts.
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… You know why? They just tried it. In the background, they were like, "Wow, safe streets and economic growth. Ah, this isn't a Democrat issue. This is just an issue, issue for families. So don't tell me it can't happen. Then, in the state of Maryland, I ran in a congressional seat. I was told no one's come within 15 points of the seat. Yeah, we didn't win, but we won on Election Day. We wound up losing by one point later on. It was, yeah. And then Larry Hogan, Republican governor of Maryland, he wound up winning two terms in the deepest of blue states, and it was a huge shock to the establishment. I don't want to be told that that it's impossible. …
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Contradicts. AP-based reporting says Delaney's lead grew from Tuesday's election by 103 votes on Thursday, which implies Delaney was already ahead on Election Day, contrary to the claim that Bongino led on Election Day.[1]
Supports. AP reporting says Delaney led Bongino by 2,269 votes after absentee counts in four counties, and Wikipedia's results table shows Delaney 49.7% to Bongino 48.2%, consistent with a margin of about one to two points.[1][2][4]
Supports. Bongino conceded the Maryland 6th District race to Delaney, which confirms the loss.[3]
Context. The statement that Bongino won on Election Day appears only in Bongino's own podcast transcript, Amazon author bio, and a 2015 Cape Gazette event promo, which repeat the same framing and are not independent records.[5][6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 5 not rated, 2 tier 2
- 1Rep. Delaney wins in absentee ballot count - Maryland ...thedailyrecord.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Rep. Delaney Beats Bongino In Md.'s 6th Congressional Districtcbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Republican Bongino concedes Congressional race to ...washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Dan Bongino - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Transcript of No More Nice Guy Nonsense (Ep 1386) - Podcast ...podcasts.happyscribe.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Dan Bongino: books, biography, latest updateus.amazon.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Dan Bongino to speak at fundraising dinner April 25 | Cape Gazettecapegazette.com · not rated · cited for: context
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