The Green Papers: Maryland 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Capital:Annapolis
Tuesday 14 September 2010 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00a EDT (1200 UTC).
 

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Maryland State and Local Government


The Constitution, Green, Independent, and Libertarian Parties nominate by convention rather than by primary.


State Board of Elections - 2010 Gubernatorial Elections - Candidate Lists

 
           

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
Seat up for election
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: $1,532,301
  Candidate Republican     former state Delegate  Carmen M. Amedori
  Candidate Republican     John F. "Jef" Curran
FEC S0MD00267: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Daniel W. McAndrew
FEC S0MD00275: $2,160
  Candidate Republican     James B. "Jim" Rutledge, III
FEC S0MD00242: $47,460
  Candidate Republican     Corrogan R. Vaughn
FEC S0MD00200: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Queen Anne's County Commissioner  Eric S. Wargotz
FEC S0MD00259: $176,526
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Robert Henry Brookman

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

Chair up for election 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. Lang, Jr.
  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.
    Republican     Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
1 February 2010: "I am officially concluding my exploratory committee and calling on my friend Bob Ehrlich to enter this race for governor."
    Republican     Charles Lollar - apparently not a candidate
Running for CD 5 Congress
    Republican     state Delegate  Patrick L. "Pat" McDonough - apparently not a candidate
13 January 2010: No longer considering a run for governor. Expected to run for Baltimore County Executive.
    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."
  Candidate Libertarian     Susan J. Gaztañaga
For Lieutenant Governor: Doug McNeil
  Candidate Libertarian     Doug McNeil

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

Seat up for election 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 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Democratic (7 Undetermined);
1 Republican (1 Undetermined)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
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: $1,082,131
  Candidate Republican     County Commissioner of Caroline County  Jefferson Ludwig "Jeff" Ghrist, Jr.
FEC H0MD01158: $155
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Andrew P. "Andy" Harris
FEC H8MD01094: $654,914
  Candidate Republican     Grady Romblad
FEC H0MD01166: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Richard James Davis
  Candidate Unaffiliated; (Libertarian)     Jack N. Wilson

CD 2
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Seat up for election
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: $474,692
  Candidate Libertarian     Lorenzo Gaztañaga

CD 3
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Seat up for election
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: $505,760
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Kevin Carney
FEC H0MD03113: $9,902
  Candidate Republican     Benjamin Levi "Ben" Lawless
FEC H0MD03121: Financial report not available

CD 4
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Seat up for election
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: $338,593
    Democratic     Prince George's County State's Attorney  Glenn F. Ivey - apparently not a candidate
12 January 2010: "I'm not going to be running for Congress or county executive or state's attorney ... I'm going to take a vacation from public service."
  Candidate Democratic     George McDermott
  Candidate Republican     Robert Broadus

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman  Steny Hamilton Hoyer
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas Defibaugh, Sr.
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew Charles Gall
FEC H0MD05126: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Steny Hamilton Hoyer
FEC H2MD05155: $2,326,750
  Candidate Republican     Collins A. Bailey
  Candidate Republican     Jesse James Dann
  Candidate Republican     Charles J. Lollar
FEC H0MD05118: $36,042

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman  Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     J. Casey Clark
FEC H0MD06173: $145,328
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew James Duck
FEC H6MD06121: $8,797
  Candidate Democratic     Jordan Hadfield
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr.
FEC H2MD06054: $88,736
  Candidate Republican     Joseph T. "Joe" Krysztoforski
FEC H6MD06147: $0

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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Elijah E. Cummings
FEC H6MD07160: $451,187
  Candidate Republican     J. B. Jennings
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Fred Donald Dickson, Jr.

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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr.
FEC H2MD08126: $1,133,083
  Candidate Republican     Michael Lee Philips
  Candidate Republican     Bruce Stern

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

Seat up for election 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

Seat up for election 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, 19 candidates
  Republican: 1 incumbent, 21 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Conservative USA
  Progressive
  Unity
Independents
  Independent
  Unaffiliated: 3 candidates
 
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
  The Maryland Republican Party
Third Party
  Conservative Party USA Maryland
  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
  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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