Daughters of Rep. Elijah Cummings Back Another Congressional Candidate Over his Widow

Elijah Cummings and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings at the White House in Washington, on Feb. 11, 2014. Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images

The daughters of recently deceased Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) are choosing to back his former aide, Harry Spikes, instead of his wife, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, in the race to fill the seat he held.

Cummings died in October due to complications “concerning longstanding health challenges,” his office said. Following his death, over 30 people announced bids for the seat Cummings held, including some two dozen Democrats.