| United States Senate |
This senate seat is currently held by Paul Sarbanes who
will not run
for re-election. Senators are elected to six-year terms, and every
two years the members of one class-approximately one-third of the
Senators-face election or reelection. Terms for Senators in Class I
expire in 2007, Class II in 2009, and Class III in 2011. Our other
senator is Barbara Mikulski (Class III).
U.S. Senate Website |
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| |
Benjamin L. Cardin |
Democrat |
685910 |
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Michael S. Steele |
Republican |
568251 |
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Kevin Zeese |
Green |
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| Governor of Maryland |
|
The Governor is the chief executive of the State. He is elected by
the voters to a four-year term.
The incumbent, Robert Ehrlich, is serving his first term.
Governor's Website |
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Martin O'Malley
Anthony G. Brown |
Democratic |
626905 |
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|
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*Robert L Ehrlich, Jr
Kristen Cox |
Republican |
571694 |
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Ed Boyd
James Joseph Madigan |
Green |
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Christopher A. Driscoll
Ed Rothstein |
Populist |
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| Comptroller of Maryland |
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The Comptroller is elected by popular vote for a term of four years.
The number of terms a Comptroller may serve is not limited. The
responsibilities of the Comptroller includes collecting taxes and
maintaining the general ledger.
Comptroller's website |
| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
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Peter Franchot |
Democratic |
680331 |
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Anne M. McCarthy |
Republican |
490868 |
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| Attorney General of Maryland |
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The Attorney General serves as legal counsel to the Governor, the
General Assembly, the Judiciary, and to most State agencies. In all
matters in which interests of the State of Maryland are involved,
the Attorney General and assistant attorneys general represent the
State. This includes litigation in the Court of Appeals, the Court
of Special Appeals, the Circuit Courts, the District Court of
Maryland, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States, the
United States Circuit Courts, and the United States District Courts.
Attorney General's website |
| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
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Douglas F. Gansler |
Democratic |
335532 |
|
|
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Scott L. Rolle |
Republican |
281822 |
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| United States House of Representatives |
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Members of the United States House of Representatives serve two-year
terms. The incumbent, Steny Hoyer, is now serving his second
term as the House Democratic Whip, the second-ranking position among
House Democrats. He is now serving his 13th term in Congress
representing southern Maryland.
House of Representatives website |
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District 05 – southern Maryland inclusive
(District
Map - PDF) |
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|
|
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| |
*Steny Hoyer |
Democratic |
113974 |
|
| |
Steve Warner |
Green |
23099 |
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| Maryland State Senator |
|
Senators are elected by the voters to serve four-year terms. Each
legislative district sends one senator for a total of 47 members of
the Senate. You will vote for one candidate from your district.
Maryland General Assembly website |
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District 27 – Calvert & PG Counties
(District
Map - PDF) |
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|
| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
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*Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. |
Democratic |
9985 |
|
|
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Ron Miller |
Republican |
7517 |
|
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District 28 – Charles County (District
Map - PDF) |
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| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
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*Thomas McLain Middleton |
Democratic |
23374 |
|
| |
Jay Bala |
Republican |
12181 |
|
| |
District 29 – Calvert, Charles, & St.
Mary's Counties
(District
Map - PDF) |
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|
| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
*Roy P. Dyson |
Democratic |
17501 |
|
|
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Thomas F. McKay |
Republican |
8204 |
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| Maryland House of Delegates |
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Delegates are elected by the voters to serve four-year terms. Each
legislative district sends three delegates for a total of 141
members of the House. You will vote for one candidate from
your district. Maryland
General Assembly website |
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District 27A – Calvert County
(District
Map - PDF) |
|
|
| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| |
*James E. Proctor, Jr. |
Democratic |
11368 |
|
| |
*Joseph F. Vallerio, Jr. |
Democratic |
10856 |
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| |
Kenneth S. Brown |
Republican |
3635 |
|
| |
Antoinette Jarboe-Duley |
Republican |
3161 |
|
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District 27B – Calvert County
(District
Map - PDF) |
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| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| |
*Sue Kullen |
Democratic |
7512 |
|
| |
David Franklin Hale, Sr. |
Republican |
5629 |
|
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District 28 – Charles County (District
Map - PDF) |
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|
| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| |
*Sally Y. Jameson |
Democratic |
21927 |
|
| |
*Murray Levy |
Democratic |
21346 |
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| |
Peter Franklin Murphy |
Democratic |
19259 |
|
| |
*William Daniel Mayer |
Republican |
14208 |
|
| |
James H. Crawford |
Republican |
11900 |
|
| |
District 29A – Charles & St. Mary's
Counties (District
Map - PDF) |
|
|
| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| |
*John F. Wood, Jr. |
Democratic |
7470 |
|
| |
Joseph DiMarco |
Republican |
3821 |
|
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District 29B – St. Mary's County (District
Map - PDF) |
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|
| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| |
*John Bohanan |
Democratic |
7330 |
|
| |
Noel Temple "Tim" Wood |
Republican |
4061 |
|
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District 29C – Calvert & St. Mary's
Counties (District
Map - PDF) |
|
|
| |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| |
*Anthony O'Donnell |
Republican |
5343 |
|
| |
Norma Powers |
Democrat |
3641 |
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Judge of the Court of Appeals |
|
The Court of Appeals is composed of seven judges, one from each of
the seven Appellate Judicial Circuits. After initial appointment by
the Governor and confirmation by the Senate, members of the Court
run for office on their records without opposition. If the voters
reject the retention in office of a judge, or the vote is tied, the
office becomes vacant. Otherwise, the incumbent judge is retained in
office for a ten-year term. The 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit
includes Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's counties.
Court of Appeals
website |
| |
Sitting Judge (you vote whether or not he is to retain his current
office) |
|
Votes |
% |
| |
Clayton Greene, Jr. |
|
YES
88% |
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Judge of the Court of Special Appeals |
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The Court of Special Appeals is the second highest court in
Maryland. Like the State's highest court, the Court of Special
Appeals is an appellate court. It was established in 1966 to ease
the caseload of the Court of Appeals and to facilitate resolution of
cases requiring appellate adjudication. The Court of Special Appeals
sits in Annapolis. The 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit includes Anne
Arundel, Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's counties.
Court of
Special Appeals website |
| |
Sitting Judge (you vote whether or not he is to retain his current
office) |
|
Votes |
% |
| |
Timothy E. Meredith |
|
YES
89% |
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| Maryland
Ballot Questions |
|
Read more about Ballot Questions 2 and 3 |
| Question One:
Disposition of Park Lands |
Shall Article XII-Public
Works be amended?
This constitutional amendment says the Board of Public Works may not
approve the sale, transfer, exchange, grant or other permanent
disposition of any state-owned outdoor recreation, open space,
conservation, preservation, forest, or park land without the express
approval of the General Assembly or of a committee that the General
Assembly designates by statute, resolution or rule. |
YES
84% |
|
| Question Two: Circuit
Court in Banc Decisions |
Shall Article IV-Judiciary Department be amended?
This constitutional amendment establishes the right of a party who
did not request in banc review by the circuit court to appeal an
adverse decision by the in banc court to the State's intermediate
appellate court, the Court of Special Appeals. The amendment
provides that a party in a circuit court trial conducted by less
than three circuit court judges is eligible for in banc review. The
amendment establishes that three judges of a circuit court
constitute a circuit court in banc. The amendment repeals the
authority of the circuit courts to regulate the rules governing in
banc circuit court appeals, and establishes that the Maryland Rules
are to provide the procedure for such appeals. The amendment also
eliminates obsolete language pertaining to writs of error from this
provision of the Constitution. |
YES
76% |
|
| Question Three: Civil
Jury Trials |
Shall the Declaration of
Rights, Article 5, be amended?
This constitutional amendment authorizes the enactment of
legislation that limits the right to trial by jury in civil
proceedings to those proceedings in which the amount in controversy
exceeds $10,000. |
YES
67% |
|
| Question Four:
Election Law Revisions |
Shall Election Law 2-102,
2-103, 2-202, 2-202.1, 2-206, 2-301, 2-303, 3-501, 10-302, be
amended?
Special Note: Provisions of this legislation would have amended
prior legislation providing an early voting option to voters in
primary and general elections. The early voting provisions of this
legislation have been declared unconstitutional by court action; the
remaining provisions of House Bill 1368 that are subject to this
referendum are summarized below.
Requires power and duties assigned to the State Board of Elections
to be exercised in accordance with an affirmative vote by a
supermajority of the members of the State Board; requires local
boards of elections to establish new precincts to serve certain
higher educational institutions; requires local boards to adopt
regulations concerning voter registration and to allow public notice
and comment concerning proposed changes in precinct boundaries;
requires local boards of elections to make public reports concerning
deletion of individuals from the voter registry and concerning the
number of voter registration applications received; authorizes the
State Elections administrator to take specified actions to ensure
compliance with State elections laws by local election boards and
personnel, requires that certain provisions of this legislation
apply only to certain jurisdictions and will remain effective until
June 30, 2008; requires all polling places to be equipped with
computers containing a record of all registered voters in the
county. |
YES
69% |
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