The Green Papers: Maryland 2007 Off Year Election
This page is for offices up for election in 2007. Find 2008 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
2000 Census:5,307,886 (1.88% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):3,925,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):2,715,366
Capital:Annapolis
 

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Maryland State and Local Government

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 3 Democratic Senator Barbara A. Mikulski
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on same ticket with the Governor. No separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republican (2 Undetermined);
6 Democratic (6 Undetermined)

CD 1
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Republican Congressman Wayne T. Gilchrest
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 2
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Democratic Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (as candidate)
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 3
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Democratic Congressman John Peter Spyros Sarbanes (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 4
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Democratic Congressman Albert R. Wynn (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 5
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Democratic Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 6
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Republican Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr. (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 7
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Democratic Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (as candidate)
First elected: in Special Election, 16 April 1996, re: resignation of Congressman Kweisi Mfume, 18 February 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 8
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Democratic Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr.
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Attorney General Douglas F. "Doug" Gansler
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Comptroller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 12 incumbents
  Republican: 2 incumbents
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Progressive
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/43const/html/const.html
Election Authority
  Maryland State Board of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Maryland General Assembly
Democratic
  Maryland Democratic Party
Third Party
  Constitution Party of Maryland Effective 27 June 2006 the Maryland affiliate of the Constitution Party voted to disaffiliate from the national Constitution Party.
  Libertarian Party of Maryland
  Maryland Green Party
  Progressive Maryland
Media & others
  Arbutus Times
  Baltimore Business Journal
  Baltimore Jewish Times
  Baltimore Messenger - Towson
  Baltimore Sun
  Bay Weekly - Chesapeake
  Carroll County Times - Westminster
  Catonsville Times
  Columbia Flier
  Cumberland Times-News
  DC's Political Report - Maryland
  DiamondbackOnline.com - University of Maryland
  Howard County Times
  Laurel Leader
  North East Booster - Columbia
  Owings Mills Times
  Politicker MD
  Politics1.com - Maryland
  Takoma Voice - Takoma Park
  The Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel
  The Daily Times - Salisbury
  The Frederick News-Post
  The Gazette
  The Herald-Mail - Hagerstown
  The Jeffersonian - Baltimore County
  The Republican - Oakland
  The Star Democrat - Easton
  The Washington Post (Metro)
  Towson Times - Columbia
  WBAL TV - NBC - Baltimore
  WBFF TV - FOX / WNUV TV - WB - Baltimore
  WHAG TV - NBC - Hagerstown
  WJZ TV - CBS - Baltimore
  WMAR TV - ABC - Baltimore

 


  2007 Off Year Election Home  
 
  U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
2007 Election Dates:   Chronologically   --   Alphabetically  
Poll Closing Times:   Chronologically   --   Alphabetically  
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  Governors     Senate     House  
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  Senators by 'Class'  
  Governors by election 'cycle'  
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  Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance  
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  Open Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats (the incumbent is not running for re-election)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with no incumbent running for them  
  Uncontested Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats (one candidate running for office)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with only one major party candidate running for office  
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  2007 Partisan Composition by State  
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  Political Parties  
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  Senate Electoral Classes  
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  Statewide Political Party Strength  


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