2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
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The Maryland congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all eight representatives to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2007, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates served a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2006[1] | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic
|
1,099,441 | 64.63% | +6.46% | 6 | — | |
| Republican | 546,862 | 32.15% | -7.62% | 2 | — | |
Green
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42,857 | 2.52% | +0.54% | 0 | — | |
Libertarian
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4,941 | 0.29% | +0.29% | 0 | — | |
| Constitution | 635 | 0.04% | -0.04% | 0 | — | |
| Others | 6,466 | 0.38% | +0.38% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 1,701,202 | 100.00% | - | 8 | — | |
District 1
Incumbent Republican Congressman Wayne Gilchrest, seeking his ninth term in Congress, faced Jim Corwin, the Democratic nominee and a family physician. Gilchrest's reputation as a moderate Republican built up his popularity and he was overwhelmingly re-elected in this conservative, Eastern Shore-based district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Gilchrest (inc.) | 185,177 | 68.80% | −7.09 | |
| Democratic | Jim Corwin | 83,738 | 31.11% | +7.00 | |
| Write-ins | 232 | 0.09% | |||
| Total votes | 269,147 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 2
In this heavily-gerrymandered and relatively liberal district, incumbent Democratic Congressman
Baltimore and some of the Baltimore metropolitan area
in a landslide.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dutch Ruppersberger (inc.) | 135,818 | 69.21% | +2.53 | |
| Republican | Jimmy Mathis | 60,195 | 30.68% | − | |
| Write-ins | 215 | 0.11% | |||
| Total votes | 196,228 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 3
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
run for Senate. John Sarbanes, the son of retiring Senator Paul Sarbanes and an attorney, won a crowded Democratic primary and became the Democratic nominee. Annapolis marketing executive John White was the Republican nominee, and, true to the liberal nature of this district based in the Baltimore metropolitan area
, Sarbanes beat White.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Sarbanes | 150,142 | 64.03% | +0.59 | |
| Republican | John White | 79,174 | 33.76% | −0.04 | |
| Libertarian | Charles Curtis McPeek, Sr. | 4,941 | 2.11% | +2.11 | |
| Write-ins | 229 | 0.10% | |||
| Total votes | 234,486 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 4
In this district, which has a majority
tantamount to election
, Wynn was the heavy favorite to win the general election, which he ultimately did.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Al Wynn (inc. )
|
141,897 | 80.67% | +5.44 | |
| Republican | Michael Moshe Starkman | 32,792 | 18.64% | −1.58 | |
| Write-ins | 1,214 | 0.69% | |||
| Total votes | 175,903 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 5
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
and southern Maryland, is heavily liberal. Hoyer beat out Green Party candidate Steve Warner and Constitution Party candidate Peter Kuhnert to win another term in Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 168,114 | 82.68% | +13.96 | |
Green
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Steve Warner | 33,464 | 16.46% | +15.04 | |
| Constitution | Peter Kuhnert | 635 | 0.31% | −0.31 | |
| Write-ins | 1,110 | 0.55% | |||
| Total votes | 203,323 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 6
This district, based in the heavily conservative
Baltimore, has sent incumbent Republican Congressman Roscoe Bartlett back to Washington with solid margins of re-election, and this year proved no different. Congressman Bartlett faced United States Army veteran Andrew J. Duck
in the general election, and though he ultimately beat Duck out, it was by a thinner margin than usual.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roscoe Bartlett (inc.) | 141,200 | 58.97% | −8.48 | |
| Democratic | Andrew J. Duck | 92,030 | 38.43% | +8.94 | |
Green
|
Robert E. Kozak | 6,095 | 2.55% | −0.50 | |
| Write-ins | 128 | 0.05% | |||
| Total votes | 239,453 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 7
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
resigned in 1996. This year, the popular Cummings did not face any opponent of any kind in the general election and he coasted to a seventh term.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elijah Cummings (inc.) | 158,830 | 98.06% | +24.63 | |
| Write-ins | 3,147 | 1.94% | |||
| Total votes | 161,977 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District 8
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Democratic Congressman
2002
. Van Hollen faced no serious threat to his bid for a third term from Republican Jeffrey Stein or Green Party candidate Gerard Giblin, and he crushed both of them in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (inc.) | 168,872 | 76.52% | +1.61 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey M. Stein | 48,324 | 21.90% | −3.17 | |
Green
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Gerard P. Giblin | 3,298 | 1.49% | +1.49 | |
| Write-ins | 191 | 0.09% | |||
| Total votes | 220,685 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- ^ "2006 Election Statistics". Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
See also
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