ELECTIONS

GENERAL ELECTION RETURNS

NOVEMBER 4, 2008


FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVES
IN 111TH CONGRESS

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Frank M. Kratovil, Jr., Stevensville, Queen Anne's County

LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Richard James Davis, Hurlock, Dorchester County

REPUBLICAN PARTY
Andrew P. Harris, Cockeysville, Baltimore County

Davis Harris Kratovil* write-ins
Anne Arundel Co. 1,509 30,682 27,768 67
Baltimore Co. 917 21,157 15,158 27
Caroline Co. 398 5,782 6,702 18
Cecil Co. 1,283 19,242 20,089 35
Dorchester Co. 428 5,961 8,344 10
Harford Co. 1,832 36,605 26,276 54
Kent Co. 175 3,182 6,406 12
Queen Anne's Co. 416 10,426 12,752 17
Somerset Co. 177 3,775 5,668 4
Talbot Co. 372 8,533 10,985 21
Wicomico Co. 834 17,023 22,841 36
Worcester Co. 532 11,845 14,076 28
TOTAL 8,873 174,213 177,065 329
% of Total 2.5% 48.3% 49.1% .1%


2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Timonium, Baltimore County

LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Lorenzo Gaztanaga, Baltimore City

REPUBLICAN PARTY
Richard Pryce Matthews, Orchard Beach, Anne Arundel County

Gaztanaga Matthews Ruppersberger* write-ins
Anne Arundel Co. 1,344 14,219 27,718 84
Baltimore City 1,144 2,680 34,810 50
Baltimore Co. 5,051 40,457 111,207 215
Harford Co. 1,247 11,205 24,843 59
TOTAL 8,786 68,561 198,578 408
% of Total 3.2% 24.8% 71.9% .1%


3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
John P. Sarbanes, Baltimore, Baltimore County

REPUBLICAN PARTY
Thomas E. (Pinkston) Harris, Baltimore City

Harris Sarbanes* write-ins
Anne Arundel Co. 41,236 68,110 288
Baltimore City 11,751 49,145 191
Baltimore Co. 24,032 59,469 203
Howard Co. 10,952 26,987 84
TOTAL 87,971 203,711 766
% of Total 30.1% 69.7% .3%


4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Donna Edwards, Fort Washington, Prince George's County

LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Thibeaux Lincecum, Largo, Prince George's County

REPUBLICAN PARTY
Peter James, Germantown, Montgomery County

WRITE-INS
Bobby Broadus, Clinton, Prince George's County
Darryn O'Shea Jackson, Sr., Camp Springs, Prince George's County
Steve Schulin, Rockville, Montgomery County

Broadus Edwards* Jackson James Lincecum Schulin other write-ins
Montgomery Co. 36 83,019 14 31,161 2,354 70 260
Prince George's Co. 12 175,685 14 7,578 1,030 5 193
TOTAL 48 258,704 28 38,739 3,384 75 453
% of Total 0% 85.8% 0% 12.9% 1.1% 0% .2%


5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Steny H. Hoyer, Mechanicsville, St. Mary's County

LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Darlene H. Nicholas, Beltsville, Prince George's County

REPUBLICAN PARTY
Collins Bailey, Waldorf, Charles County

Bailey Hoyer* Nicholas write-ins
Anne Arundel Co. 11,927 14,859 950 27
Calvert Co. 15,658 25,553 1,033 42
Charles Co. 18,606 48,194 1,270 52
Prince George's Co. 20,949 138,201 3,602 221
St. Mary's Co. 15,386 26,634 967 35
TOTAL 82,526 253,441 7,822 377
% of Total 24.0% 73.6% 2.3% .1%


6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Jennifer P. Dougherty, Frederick, Frederick County

LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Gary W. Hoover, Sr., Sharpsburg, Washington County

REPUBLICAN PARTY
Roscoe E. Bartlett, Frederick, Frederick County

Bartlett* Dougherty Hoover write-ins
Allegany Co. 17,088 10,478 610 14
Baltimore Co. 11,110 6,128 666 17
Carroll Co. 51,006 26,162 2,484 96
Frederick Co. 55,789 47,797 3,837 142
Garrett Co. 8,445 3,663 254 2
Harford Co. 10,186 5,008 685 23
Montgomery Co. 5,024 4,694 201 11
Washington Co. 32,278 24,277 2,323 37
TOTAL 190,926 128,207 11,060 342
% of Total 57.8% 38.8% 3.3% .1%


7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Elijah E. Cummings, Baltimore City

LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Ronald M. Owens-Bey, Baltimore City

REPUBLICAN PARTY
Michael T. Hargadon, Woodstock, Baltimore County

WRITE-INS
Ray Bly, Jessup, Howard County
Charles U. Smith, Baltimore City

Bly Cummings* Hargadon Owens-Bey Smith other write-ins
Baltimore City 1 122,697 4,250 1,852 2 98
Baltimore Co. 1 47,383 11,416 1,004 3 42
Howard Co. 11 57,299 37,481 2,358 3 119
TOTAL 13 227,379 53,147 5,214 8 259
% of Total 0% 79.5% 18.6% 1.8% 0% .1%


8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., Kensington, Montgomery County

GREEN PARTY
Gordon Clark, Silver Spring, Montgomery County

LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Ian Thomas, Essex, Baltimore County

REPUBLICAN PARTY
Steve Hudson, Silver Spring, Montgomery County

WRITE-INS
Deborah A. Volmer, Chevy Chase, Montgomery County
Lih Young, Rockville, Montgomery County

Clark Hudson Thomas Van Hollen* Vollmer Young other write-ins
Montgomery Co. 6,370 65,626 2,464 218,111 187 28 306
Prince George's Co. 455 719 98 11,558 1 0 11
TOTAL 6,825 66,345 2,562 229,669 188 28 317
% of Total 2.2% 21.7% .8% 75.1% .1% 0% .1%

* = winner

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