Maryland 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Maryland 2006 Midterm Election

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Maryland
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 12 September 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

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 September 2006 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).

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Maryland State and Local Government

MARYLAND PRIMARY

Tuesday 12 September 2006

MARYLAND Primary results from a media source
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MARYLAND Primary results from another media source

All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

United States Senate (Class 1):
- Democrats have nominated Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin
- Republicans have nominated Michael Steele
Attorney General:
- Democrats have nominated Douglas Gansler
Comptroller:
- Democrats have nominated Peter Franchot
  (incumbent Comptroller William Donald "Don" Schaefer* has lost his bid for renomination)
- Republicans have nominated Anne M. McCarthy

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

CD 1:
- Democrats have nominated Jim Corwin
CD 2:
- Democrats have renominated Dutch Ruppersberger*
- Republicans have nominated James Dunn "Jimmy" Mathis
CD 3:
- Democrats have nominated John Peter Spyros Sarbanes
- Republicans have nominated John David White
CD 4:
- Democrats have renominated Congressman Albert R. Wynn*
CD 6:
- Democrats have nominated Andrew Duck
- Republicans have renominated Roscoe Bartlett*
CD 8:
- Democrats have renominated Chris Van Hollen*
- Republicans have nominated Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Stein



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Open	Democratic	Senator Paul Sarbanes • First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - 11 March 2005: Announced retirement at the end of the current term.
	Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Democratic	894,830	54.45%	Congressman Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin • Congressman Congressional District 3 • FEC: $8,770,424

	Republican	723,089	44.00%	Lieutenant Governor Michael S. Steele • FEC: $8,432,622

	Green; (Libertarian; Populist)	25,405	1.55%	Kevin B. Zeese • FEC: $68,909

	Write-in; (Democratic)			Lih Young • FEC finanical report not available
Total		1,643,324	100.00%

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: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

	Republican	Governor Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Toss-up - WATCH - Republican Governor Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. vs. Democratic Martin O'Malley

	Democratic	875,352	53.01%	Martin O'Malley • For Lt. Governor: Anthony G. Brown

	Republican	757,099	45.85%	Governor Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. • for Lt. Governor: Kristen Cox

	Green	14,502	0.88%	Ed Boyd • for Lt. Governor: James Joseph Madigan

	Populist	3,253	0.20%	Christopher A. "Chris" Driscoll • for Lt. Governor: Ed Rothstein

	Write-in	1,053	0.06%	Other Write-Ins
	Write-in			Ralph Jaffe • for Lt. Governor: Freda Jaffe
	Write-in			John J. Simmins • for Lt. Governor: Michael T. Hargadon
	Write-in			Charles Ulysses Smith • for Lt. Governor: Aaron Keith Wilkes
Total		1,651,259	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on same ticket with the Governor. No separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

Open	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Michael S. Steele • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - Candidate for Senate Class 1 in 2006

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Renominated); 6 Democratic (5 Renominated, 1 Open)

CD 1 {map}	Republican	Congressman Wayne T. Gilchrest • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Wayne T. Gilchrest

	Republican	176,572	68.59%	Congressman Wayne T. Gilchrest • FEC: $351,704

	Democratic	80,644	31.33%	Jim Corwin • FEC: $29,704

	Write-in	224	0.09%	Other Write-Ins
Total		257,440	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Democratic	Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger

	Democratic	126,330	70.21%	Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger • FEC: $854,594

	Republican	53,422	29.69%	James Dunn "Jimmy" Mathis • FEC: $8,449

	Write-in	192	0.11%	Other Write-Ins
Total		179,944	100.00%

CD 3 {map} Open	Democratic	Congressman Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - Running for the Class 1 Senate seat in 2006.
	Polls: Democratic John Peter Spyros Sarbanes
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Democratic	138,120	65.20%	John Peter Spyros Sarbanes • FEC: $1,463,575

	Republican	68,987	32.57%	John David White • FEC: $476,345

	Libertarian	4,525	2.14%	Charles Curtis McPeek, Sr.

	Write-in	212	0.10%	Other Write-Ins
Total		211,844	100.00%

CD 4 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Albert R. Wynn • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Albert R. Wynn

	Democratic	130,764	81.67%	Congressman Albert R. Wynn • FEC: $799,324

	Republican	28,384	17.73%	Michael Moshe Starkman • FEC finanical report not available

	Write-in	970	0.61%	Other Write-Ins
Total		160,118	100.00%

CD 5 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer

	Democratic	158,780	83.06%	Congressman Steny Hamilton Hoyer • FEC: $2,354,470

	Green	31,273	16.36%	Steven Warren Warner • FEC: $3,978

	Write-in	1,121	0.59%	Other Write-Ins
	Write-in; (Constitution)			Peter Kuhnert • FEC finanical report not available
Total		191,174	100.00%

CD 6 {map}	Republican	Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr.

	Republican	136,622	58.85%	Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett, Jr. • FEC: $367,819

	Democratic	89,501	38.55%	Andrew James Duck • FEC: $212,913

	Green	5,900	2.54%	Robert E. "Bob" Kozak • FEC: $5,435

	Write-in	126	0.05%	Other Write-Ins
Total		232,149	100.00%

CD 7 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Elijah E. Cummings • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: in Special Election, 16 April 1996, re: resignation of Congressman Kweisi Mfume, 18 February 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
		Uncontested Race

	Democratic	152,123	98.10%	Congressman Elijah E. Cummings • FEC: $882,989

	Write-in	2,947	1.90%	Other Write-Ins
Total		155,070	100.00%

CD 8 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr.

	Democratic	148,582	77.27%	Congressman Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. • FEC: $1,686,584

	Republican	40,678	21.15%	Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Stein • FEC: $31,844

	Green	2,867	1.49%	Gerard P. Giblin • FEC finanical report not available

	Write-in	162	0.08%	Other Write-Ins
Total		192,289	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open	Democratic	Attorney General J. Joseph "Joe" Curran, Jr. • First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - 7 May 2006: Mr. Curran announced that he will not seek re-election.

	Democratic	968,882	61.39%	Douglas F. "Doug" Gansler

	Republican	609,329	38.61%	Scott L. Rolle
Total		1,578,211	100.00%

Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Lost	Democratic	Comptroller William Donald "Don" Schaefer • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running - 12 September 2006

	Democratic	944,156	59.45%	Peter Franchot

	Republican	643,969	40.55%	Anne M. McCarthy

	Write-in; (Green)	95	0.01%	Bob Auerbach
Total		1,588,220	100.00%

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): 10 incumbents, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 4 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 6 candidates
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Populist: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 15 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 an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.