MARYLAND 10 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland State Board of Elections)
Total Population, July 2008 est.                  5,633,597
Total Registration, Oct. 31, 2008 >             3,432,645
Dem. 1,946,823 (56.71%)   Rep. 927,798 (27.03%)   Grn. 8,348 (0.24%)   Con. 100   Ind. 10,235 (0.30%)   Lib. 7,058 (0.21%)   Unaff. 485,654 (14.15%)   Other 46,587 (1.08%)
Maryland has: 23 counties and Baltimore city.
Largest counties: Montgomery, Prince George's, Baltimore (county), Baltimore (city), Anne Arundel. >

Government
Governor: Martin O'Malley (D) elected Nov. 2006. 
State Legislature: Maryland General Assembly  House: 141 seats  Senate: 47 seats
Local: Counties, Cities   NACO Counties
U.S. House: 6D, 2R - 1. W.Gilchrest (R) | 2. D.Ruppersburger. (D) | 3. J.Sarbanes (D) | 4. D.Edwards (D) | 5. S.Hoyer (D) | 6. R.Bartlett (R) | 7. E.Cummings (D) | 8. C.Van Hollen (D)
U.S. Senate: Ben Cardin (D) elected in 2006, Barbara Mikulski (D) re-elected in 2004. 
2008
update   
U.S. House:  Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-1) and Rep. Albert Wynn (D-4) were defeated in the Feb. 12, 2008 primary.  Wynn announced on Mar. 27 that he would resign from Congress in June, and Donna Edwards (D) won election to the seat in the June 17 special election.  In the 1st CD (Eastern Shore), Republican nominee Andy Harris (R) lost to Frank Kratovil (D) by 2,852 votes, 177,065 (49.1%) to 174,213 (48.3%) and 8,873 (2.5%) to Richard James Davis (L).  The U.S. House delegation goes from 6D, 2R to 7D, 1R in the 111th Congress.  
    > Democrats pick up one U.S. House seat.  MORE

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voting Eligible Population*: 3,888,726.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 67.7%.


Absentee ballots returned: 208,201 (Dem. 121,876, Rep. 56,873, Others 29,452).


Total Registration: 3,432,645.
Official Results >


+Obama/Biden (Dem.) 1,629,467
(61.92)
McCain/Palin (Rep.)
959,862
(36.47)
McKinney/Clemente (Grn.)
4,747
(0.18)
Barr/Root (Lib.)
9,842
(0.37)
Nader/Gonzalez (Ind.)
14,713
(0.56)
Baldwin/Castle (Const.)
3,760
(0.14)
w/ins (17)
162
-
other w/ins
9,043
(0.34)
Total........2,631,596


2008 Overview
Obama amassed a plurality of 669,605 votes (25.45 percentage points), more than twice that achieved by Kerry in 2004, and carried 6 counties and Baltimore City to 17 counties for McCain.  The major focus for Maryland activists was helping out in battleground Virginia.  In terms of visits, McCain spoke at the National Guard Association conference in Baltimore on Sept. 21 and appeared at a fundraiser in Baltimore on July 22; Joe Biden appeared at a fundraiser in Baltimore on Sept. 23; and Ralph Nader made a couple of trips.
Obama/Allies  |  McCain/Allies Nader

Primary Election -- Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Registration, Jan. 31, 2008:  Dem. 1,731,900 (55.26%)   Rep. 889,600 (28.38%)   Grn. 8,045 (0.26%)   Lib.  5,275 (0.17%)   Unaff. 448,509 (14.31%)   Other 50,748 (1.62%)   Total  3,134,077
Democrats
99 Delegates (70 Pledged, 29 Unpledged) and 12 Alternates.
2.45% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Clinton  |  Obama

Official Results
Joe Biden
3,776
0.43%
Hillary Clinton
314,211
35.78%
Chris Dodd
788
0.09%
John Edwards
10,506
1.20%
Mike Gravel
804
0.09%
Dennis Kucinich
1,909
0.22%
+Barack Obama
532,665
60.66%
Bill Richardson
2,098
0.24%
Uncommitted
11,417
1.30%
Total
878,174

Obama won in all CDs except 1 and 6.

Republicans
37 Delegates: 3 RNC; 10 at-large; 24 by CD (3 x 8 CDs).
1.55% of the 2,380 Delegates. 

Allocation: At-large is winner-take-all per statewide vote.  CD is winner-take-all per CD.

Huckabee  |  McCain  |  Paul
former: Giuliani  |  Romney  |  FThompson

Official Results
Rudy Giuliani
4,548
1.42%
Mike Huckabee
91,608
28.54%
Duncan Hunter
522
0.16%
Alan Keyes
3,386
1.05%
+John McCain
176,046
 54.84%
Ron Paul
19,196
5.98%
Mitt Romney
22,426
6.99%
Tom Tancredo
356
0.11%
Fred Thompson
2,901
0.90%
Total
320,989

McCain won in all CDs.  His best showing was in the 8th CD (65.4%); he fared worst in the 6th CD, where he obtained 48.9% to 35.6% for Huckabee.

Secretary of State: Presidential Primary Ballot, >

Setting the Primary Date
State Democratic Party Chairman Terry Lierman sought to move the primary from the first Tuesday in March to the second Tuesday in February (March 4 to February 12) in presidential election years, when it would coincide with the primary in neighboring Virginia.  He had the support of Gov. Martin O'Malley and Senate President Mike Miller.  HB 1434/SB 1025, introduced on March 9, 2007, passed both chambers of the legislature on April 2, and was signed by Gov. O'Malley on April 24.


General Election -- Tuesday, November 2,  2004
Voting Eligible Population: 3,797,264.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 62.9%.

Registration: Dem. 1,717,245 (55.30%)   Rep. 907,493 (29.22%)   Grn. 7,506 (0.24%)   Const. 296   Lib.  2,651 (0.09%)   Pop.  11   Dec./Other 470,168 (15.14%)  ...Total 3,105,370.
Deadline to register to vote before the General Election is Oct. 12, 2004 (21st day before the election).
Official Results


Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 
1,024,703
(42.98)
+Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
1,334,493
(55.97)
Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.)
3,632
(0.15)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)
6,094
(0.26)
Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.)
3,421
(0.14)
Nader/Camejo (Pop.)
11,854
(0.50)
Write-ins (5)
41
  - 
Total........2,384,238

2004 Overview
Although the margin was trimmed a bit from Gore's 2000 showing, Kerry easily won with a plurality of 309,790 votes (12.99 percentage points).  Kerry carried 5 counties--Baltimore, Charles, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's--and Baltimore City while Bush won in 18 counties.
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies  |  Bush-Cheney '04

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Voting Eligible Population: 3,649,631.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 55.5%.


Registration: Dem. 1,547,117 (56.98%)    Rep. 805,894 (29.68%)    Lib. 4,021    Grn. 973   Const. 57    Ref. 813    Dec./Other 356,441 (13.13%) ...Total 2,715,366.


Official Results


+Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
1,140,782
(56.46)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
813,797
(40.28)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
5,310
(0.26)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
4,248
(0.21)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
 53,768
(2.66)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
 919
(0.05)
Write-Ins
 1,656
 (0.08)
Total........2,020,480

2000 Overview
Gore comfortably won Maryland's 10 electoral votes, gaining a plurality of 326,985 votes (16.18 percentage points).  Gore carried 6 counties and Baltimore City, while Bush won in 17 counties.

Notes: Seven political parties  filed with the State Board of Elections to be officially recognized in Maryland for the Nov. 2000 election. Six parties achieved this status and appeared on the ballot (the Natural Law Party failed to gain sufficient signatures).

1992 and 1996 General Elections

1992
Clinton (Dem.)..........988,571 (49.80)
Bush (Rep.).............707,094 (35.62)
Perot (.)...................281,414
 (14.18)
Others (2+w/ins)...........7,967
(0.40)
Total........1,985,046

1996
Clinton (Dem.)..........966,207 (54.25)
Dole (Rep.)..............681,530 (38.27)
Perot (Ref.)..............115,812
 (6.50)
Others (3+w/ins).........17,321
(0.97)
Total........1,780,870

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