The Green Papers: Maryland 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 12 February 2008
Special Election House CD 4: Tuesday 17 June 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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
Tuesday 12 February 2008 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 17 June 2008 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00a EDT (1200 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).
 

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Maryland State and Local Government

Maryland 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 10 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin
• 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
• 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 (1 Lost / No longer running, 1 Renominated);
6 Democratic (5 Renominated, 1 Lost / No longer running)
CD 1
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Seat up for election
Lost		 Republican Congressman Wayne T. Gilchrest
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Lost Primary / No Longer Running - 12 February 2008 Primary
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     Kostas Alexakis - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Steve Harper - lost primary
• FEC H8MD01136: $15,608
  Candidate Democratic     Frank Michael Kratovil, Jr.
• FEC H8MD01086: $435,462
    Democratic     Christopher Robert Robinson - lost primary
• FEC H6MD01205: $104,953
    Democratic     Harry Edward Sampson - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H4MD01077: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Joseph Werner - lost primary
• FEC H8MD01144: Financial report not available
    Republican     Joseph A. "Joe" Arminio - lost primary
• FEC H8MD01102: $77,975
    Republican     Robert Joseph Banks - lost primary
• FEC H8MD01151: Financial report not available
    Republican     Congressman Wayne T. Gilchrest - lost primary
• FEC H8MD01037: $710,606
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Andrew P. "Andy" Harris
• FEC H8MD01094: $1,499,242
    Republican     state Senator Edward "E.J." Pipkin - lost primary
• FEC H8MD01128: $1,053,063
    Republican     John Leo Walter - lost primary
• 13 December 2007: Withdrew throwing his support to state Senator Andrew P. "Andy" Harris
• FEC H8MD01110: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 12 February 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
• FEC H2MD02160: $707,963
  Candidate Republican     Richard Pryce Matthews
• FEC H8MD02084: $955
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John Peter Spyros Sarbanes
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 12 February 2008 Primary
    Democratic     John Rea - lost primary
• FEC H4MD03073: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John Peter Spyros Sarbanes
• FEC H6MD03292: $849,780
  Candidate Republican     Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris
• FEC H8MD03082: Financial report not available
    Republican     Christopher Panasuk - lost primary
• FEC H8MD03090: Financial report not available
    Republican     Paul Joseph Spause - lost primary
• FEC H6MD03391: $3,540
    Republican     John Stafford - lost primary
• FEC H8MD03108: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Charles McPeek, Sr.
CD 4
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Seat up for election
Lost		 Democratic Congressman Albert R. Wynn
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Lost Primary / No Longer Running - 12 February 2008 Primary. Resigned 27 March 2008 effective in June 2008 to become a partner in the Washington law firm Dickstein Shapiro LLP. Governor Martin O'Malley called a Special Election for Tuesday 17 June 2008 to fill this vacant seat.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     Michael Babula - lost primary
• FEC H8MD04148: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Donna Fern Edwards
• FEC H6MD04183: $1,029,914
    Democratic     Jason Donnell Jennings - lost primary
• FEC H8MD04130: $11,625
    Democratic     George Edward McDermott - lost primary
• FEC H4MD04071: Financial report not available
    Democratic     George Earl Mitchell - lost primary
• FEC H8MD04122: $76,116
    Democratic     Congressman Albert R. Wynn - lost primary
• FEC H2MD05361: $1,429,845
    Republican     Robert Broadus - lost primary
• FEC H8MD04155: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Peter James
• FEC H8MD04163: Financial report not available
    Republican     Vincent Martorano - lost primary
• FEC H8MD04171: Financial report not available
    Republican     Michael Moshe Starkman - lost primary
• FEC H6MD04191: $5,610
CD 4
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Seat up for election
Special Election		 Democratic
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 17 June 2008
• Special Election - Governor Martin O'Malley called special election to fill this seat on 18 pril 2008.
  Candidate Democratic     Donna Fern Edwards
• FEC H6MD04183: $1,029,914
  Candidate Republican     Peter James
• FEC H8MD04163: Financial report not available
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 12 February 2008 Primary
    Democratic     James Patrick Cusick, Sr. - lost primary
• FEC H8MD05079: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer
• FEC H2MD05155: $2,782,802
  Candidate Republican     Collins Bailey
• FEC H8MD05087: Financial report not available
    Republican     Jesse James Dann - lost primary
• FEC H8MD05095: Financial report not available
    Republican     Mike Hethmon - lost primary
• FEC H8MD05103: Financial report not available
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 12 February 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Robin L. Deibert - lost primary
• FEC H8MD06077: $23,361
  Candidate Democratic     Jennifer P. Dougherty
• FEC H8MD06069: $47,690
    Democratic     Andrew James Duck - lost primary
• FEC H6MD06121: $87,416
    Democratic     Rick Lank - lost primary
• FEC H8MD06085: $411
    Democratic     Larry John Smith - lost primary
• FEC H8MD06093: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr.
• FEC H2MD06054: $129,699
    Republican     Tom Croft - lost primary
• FEC H8MD06101: Financial report not available
    Republican     John B. Kimble - lost primary
• FEC H8MD06119: Financial report not available
    Republican     Joseph T. Krysztoforski - lost primary
• FEC H6MD06147: $52,744
    Republican     former Cumberland mayor Frank Kermit Nethken - lost primary
• FEC H8MD00021: Financial report not available
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Gary William Hoover, Sr.
• General Election Only
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
• 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
• Renominated - 12 February 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
• FEC H6MD07160: $598,113
    Democratic     Charles Ulysses Smith - lost primary
• FEC H0MD07056: Financial report not available
    Republican     Ray Bly - lost primary
• FEC H8MD07042: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Michael Thomas Hargadon
• FEC H8MD07059: $1,875
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr.
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 12 February 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr.
• FEC H2MD08126: $1,534,861
    Democratic     Deborah A. Vollmer - lost primary
• FEC H8MD08149: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Lih Young - lost primary
• FEC H6MD08366: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Steven James "Steve" Hudson
• FEC H8MD08156: $37,780
    Republican     Meyer F. Marks - lost primary
• FEC H8MD00013: Financial report not available
    Republican     Brian Mezger - lost primary
• FEC H8MD08164: Financial report not available
    Republican     Jay Roberts - lost primary
• FEC H8MD08172: Financial report not available
    Republican     Bruce L. Stern - lost primary
• FEC H8MD08180: $20,650
  Candidate Green     Brian Crider
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
• 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): 13 incumbents, 9 candidates
 • Republican: 2 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Progressive
Independents
 • Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
 
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
Republican
 • Maryland Republican 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)
 • The Washtington Times (Metropolitan)
 • 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
 

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