The Green Papers: Maryland 2009 General Election
 
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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. 111th 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
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Barbara A. Mikulski
• FEC S6MD00140: $1,099,613
  Candidate Republican     John F. "Jef" Curran
• FEC S0MD00267: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Daniel W. McAndrew
  Candidate Republican     James B. "Jim" Rutledge, III
• FEC S0MD00242: $26,304
  Candidate Republican     Corrogan Vaughn
  Candidate Republican     Queen Anne's County Commissioner  Eric S. Wargotz
• FEC S0MD00259: $85,445
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Robert Henry Brookman
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.
  Candidate Democratic     J. P. Cusick
• for Lieutenant Governor: Michael W. Jr. Lang
  Candidate Democratic     Ralph Jaffe
• for Lieutenant Governor: Freda Jaffe
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Martin O'Malley
  Candidate Democratic     former Secretary of Veterans Affairs George W. Owings, III
  Candidate Republican     former Governor  Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr.
    Republican     Charles Lollar - apparently not a candidate
• Running for CD 5 Congress
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate  Patrick L. "Pat" McDonough
    Republican     Mike Pappas - apparently not a candidate
• circa 6 November 2009: "I have determined that the best interest of my family and business requires that I stop my run for Governor effective immediately."
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
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Democratic (7 Undetermined);
1 Republican (1 Undetermined)
CD 1
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Frank Michael Kratovil, Jr.
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Frank Michael Kratovil, Jr.
• FEC H8MD01086: $841,882
  Candidate Republican     County Commissioner of Caroline County  Jefferson Ludwig "Jeff" Ghrist, Jr.
• FEC H0MD01158: $25
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Andrew P. "Andy" Harris
• FEC H8MD01094: $383,884
  Candidate Republican     Grady Romblad
• FEC H0MD01166: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Richard James Davis
  Candidate Libertarian     Jack N. Wilson
CD 2
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Charles Albert Dutch "C.A. Dutch" Ruppersberger, III
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Charles Albert Dutch "C.A. Dutch" Ruppersberger, III
• FEC H2MD02160: $264,730
  Candidate Libertarian     Lorenzo Gaztañaga
CD 3
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  John Peter Spyros Sarbanes
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John Peter Spyros Sarbanes
• FEC H6MD03292: $259,675
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Kevin Carney
• FEC H0MD03113: $9,902
CD 4
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Donna Fern Edwards
• First elected in a Special Election, 17 June 2008, held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Albert Wynn, effective 1 June 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Donna Fern Edwards
• FEC H6MD04183: $212,232
  Candidate Democratic     George McDermott
  Candidate Republican     Robert Broadus
CD 5
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Steny Hamilton Hoyer
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas Defibaugh, Sr.
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Steny Hamilton Hoyer
• FEC H2MD05155: $1,847,204
  Candidate Republican     Collins A. Bailey
  Candidate Republican     Jesse James Dann
  Candidate Republican     Charles J. Lollar
• FEC H0MD05118: $22,507
CD 6
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     J. Casey Clark
• FEC H0MD06173: $119,528
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew James Duck
• FEC H6MD06121: $4,331
  Candidate Democratic     Jordan Hadfield
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr.
• FEC H2MD06054: $34,607
  Candidate Republican     Joseph T. "Joe" Krysztoforski
• FEC H6MD06147: $0
CD 7
{map}		 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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Elijah E. Cummings
• FEC H6MD07160: $349,453
  Candidate Republican     J. B. Jennings
CD 8
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr.
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr.
• FEC H2MD08126: $929,593
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
  Candidate Democratic     Comptroller  Peter Franchot
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, 18 candidates
 • Republican: 1 incumbent, 19 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Progressive
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent
 • 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to 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
 • The Maryland Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Maryland
 • 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
 • Maryland Independent Party
 • Progressive Maryland
 • The Unity Party of 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
 

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