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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: July 16, 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: Lean Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
Martin O'Malley (D),
unemployed fathers' rights activist J. P. Cusick (D), '02 write-in candidate / Ex-Baltimore Co. teacher Ralph Jaffe (D), |
ex-Gov. Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich Jr. (R), businessman Brian Murphy (R), |
Eric Delano Knowles (C), |
| legal secretary Maria Allwine (G), |
| Administrative coordinator Susan J. Gaztanaga (L), |
| consultant Corrogan R. Vaughn (I), |
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),
Michael W. Lang, Jr. (D), Freda Jaffe (D), |
ex-Sec. of St. Mary Kane (R), ex-gov. inspector Mike Ryman (R), |
Michael Hargadon (C), |
| Ken Eidel (G), |
| Doug McNeil (L), |
| consultant Jim Crawford (I), |
Attorney General, 61.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Douglas F. Gansler (D), |
No Republican |
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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), |
William Henry Campbell (R), Armand F. Girard (R), Brendan Madigan (R), |
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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, Rasmussen Reports' Balance of Power: Solid Democrat, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Ken Rubin: Safe Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic, |
Barbara A. Mikulski (D),
engineer Christopher J. Garner (D), '02 congressional candidate / '06 candidate / substitute teacher Anthony "Billy Bob" Jaworski (D), '06 candidate / program assistant Theresa C. Scaldaferri (D), '88 congressional candidate / '06 candidate / writer Blaine Taylor (D), criminal intelligence analsyst Sanquetta Taylor (D), '96, '00, '04 & '08 congressional candidate /'98 & '02 Comp. candidate / '06 candidate economist Lih Y. Young (D), |
Joseph Alexander (R), '98 candidate Barry Steve Asbury (R), dentist Neil H. Cohen (R), CPA Stephens Dempsey (R), Samuel R. Graham, Sr. (R), '06 candidate / '96, '98, '00, '02, '04 & '08 congressional candidate / behavioral researcher John B. Kimble (R), Gregory L. Kump (R), engineer Daniel W. McAndrew (R), attorney James "Jim" Rutledge, III (R), Eddie Vendetti (R), Co. Comm'r. Eric S. Wargotz (R), |
'06 Republican candidate Richard Shawver (C), |
| law student Natasha Pettigrew (G), |
| James Guy Adams (L), |
| retired minister Robert Henry Brookman (I), Dennis David (I), Donald Kaplan (I), |
| James T. Lynch, Jr. (D/WI), |
Senator, 54.2% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2012,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| 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, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| Frank M. Kratovil Jr. (D), |
businessman Rob Fisher (R), '08 nominee / St. Sen. Andrew "Andy" Harris (R), |
Richard James Davis (L), |
Tea Party activist Jack N. Wilson (I), |
2nd Congressional District, 71.9% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Raymond Atkins (D), '96 & '06 candidate Christopher C. Boardman (D), businessman Jeff Morris (D), |
surgeon Marcelo Cardarelli (R), mortgage broker Josh Dowlut (R), '06 nominee Jimmy Mathis (R), USN vet Troy Stouffer (R), Francis Treadwell (R), |
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, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
John P. Sarbanes (D),
John Kilber (D), Ryan Ludick (D), Michael Miller (D), '88, '96, '98, '00, '02, '04, '06 & '08 candidate John Rea (D), |
transp. worker Greg Bartosz (R), Thomas Defibaugh, Sr. (R), '08 nominee / insurance broker Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris (R), businessman Jim Wilhelm (R), |
Jerry McKinley (L), |
| Alain Lareau (C), |
4th Congressional District, 85.8% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
Donna F. Edwards (D),
Kwame Gyamfi (D), '04, '06 & '08 candidate George E. McDermott (D), St. Del. Herman L. Taylor, Jr. (D), |
'08 candidate / software developer Robert Broadus (R), |
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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, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
Steny H. Hoyer (D),
businessman Sylvanus G. Bent (D), graduate student Andrew Charles Gall (D), |
'08 nominee / Charles Co. Bd. of Ed. member Collins A. Bailey (R), Chris Chaffee (R), party activist Charles Lollar (R), Chris Robins (R), |
H. Gavin Shickle (L), |
6th Congressional District, 57.8% in '08, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| ex-TV reporter J. Casey Clark (D), '06 nominee / '08 candidate / military intelligence planner Andrew J. Duck (D), |
Roscoe G. Bartlett (R),
Dennis B. Janda (R), '06 & '08 candidate / consultant Joseph T. Krysztoforski (R), Steve Taylor (R), Seth E. Wilson (R), |
Michael Reed (C), |
| Dan Massey (L), |
7th Congressional District, 79.5% in '08, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
Elijah E. Cummings (D),
'00, '02 & '08 candidate / '06 Senate candidate Charles U. Smith (D), |
'04 & '06 Senate candidate / '08 candidate / appliance store owner Ray Bly (R), landscape architect Frank Mirabile, Jr. (R), trailer leasing co. owner Michael J. Vallerie (R), |
Scott Spencer (L), |
| Fred Donald Dickson, Jr. (I), |
8th Congressional District, 75.1% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. (D),
Robert Long (D), |
IT consultant Michael Lee Philips (R), '08 candidate attorney Bruce Stern (R), writer Bill Thomas (R), counselor Christine Thron (R), |
Mark Grannis (L), |
| Fred Nordhorn (C), |
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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