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Maryland State Board of Elections
2010 Maryland Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 7/6/10, Withdrawal Deadline: 7/16/10, Alternative Party & Independent Filing Deadline: 8/2/10, Primary: 9/14/10, Write-in Deadline: 10/27/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: February 2, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 52.7% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
Martin O'Malley (D), '02 write-in candidate / Ex-Baltimore Co. teacher Ralph Jaffe (D), ex-Co. Exec. Wayne K. Curry (D)?, ex-Co. Exec. Douglas M. Duncan (D)?, ex-St. Del. George W. Owings, III (D), |
ex-Gov. Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich Jr. (R)?, '06 congressional nominee / businessman John White (R)?, |
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Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 53.1% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Anthony G. Brown (D), |
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Attorney General, 61.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Douglas F. Gansler (D), |
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Comptroller, 59.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Peter V.R. Franchot (D), |
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Senator, 64.8% in '04, 4th term, Next election in 2010, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Ken Rubin: Safe Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic, |
| Barbara A. Mikulski (D), |
ex-St. Del. Carmen M. Amedori (R), engineer Daniel McAndrew (R), attorney James "Jim" Rutledge, III (R), Co. Comm'r. Eric S. Wargotz (R), |
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Senator, 54.2% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2012, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 49.1% in '08, 1st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Democratic, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, DCCC Frontline member, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| Frank M. Kratovil Jr. (D), |
'08 nominee / St. Sen. Andrew "Andy" Harris (R), '04 Senate nominee / '08 candidate / St. Sen. Edward "E.J." Pipkin (R), businessman Grady Romblad (R), |
Richard Davis (L), |
2nd Congressional District, 71.9% in '08, 4th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D), |
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Lorenzo Gaztanaga (L), |
3rd Congressional District, 69.7% in '08, 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| John P. Sarbanes (D), |
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4th Congressional District, 85.8% in '08, 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:   Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Donna F. Edwards (D), St. Del. Herman L. Taylor, Jr. (D)?. |
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5th Congressional District, 73.6% in '08, 15th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Steny H. Hoyer (D), |
'08 candidate restaurant owner Jesse James Dann (R), party activist Charles Lollar (R)?, St. Rep. Anthony J. O'Donnell (R)?, |
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6th Congressional District, 57.8% in '08, 9th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '06 nominee / '08 candidate / military intelligence planner Andrew J. Duck (D), ex-TV reporter Casey Clark (D), |
Roscoe G. Bartlett (R), |
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7th Congressional District, 79.5% in '08, 8th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Elijah E. Cummings (D), |
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8th Congressional District, 75.1% in '08, 4th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. (D), |
'08 nominee / attorney Steven Hudson (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value. The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
= Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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