Steve Hilton lost his congressional race in Maryland by one point.
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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 16, 2026
The passage never names Steve Hilton as the candidate; the speaker says "I ran in a congressional seat" in Maryland, so the claim departs from the passage by attributing that race to Hilton. The sources also contain no record of a Maryland congressional race with a one-point loss by Hilton, and they place Hilton in the California governor race.
What was said
… 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. …
The Dan Bongino Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. The post's speaker says "I ran in a congressional seat" in Maryland and lost by one point, but the passage does not name that candidate as Steve Hilton. Hilton appears only later, in a separate remark about "Hilton supporters" in a different race.
Context. Sources about Steve Hilton concern his California governor campaign against Xavier Becerra, not a Maryland congressional race.[2][3][4]
Context. The Maryland 2026 U.S. House results page was published 2026-10-31 with 0% of votes counted, so no source in the set reports a completed Maryland congressional result showing a one-point loss.[1]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 12026 Maryland U.S. House Election Resultsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Steve Hilton - Breaking News, Photos and Videos | The Hillthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
- 3The Latest: Primaries bring out voters in New York, Maryland, South Carolina and Utahwftv.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Two Coasts, One Ceilingmikethunderphillips.substack.com · not rated · cited for: context
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- Dan Bongino lost his congressional race in Maryland by one point on Election Day.Mixed