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Official 2012 Presidential General Election results for Howard County
Last Updated 11/28/2012 08:56:12 AM

Return to Election Result Index
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President of the United States

(Vote for One)
NamePartyEarly Voting Election DayAbsentee / ProvisionalTotalPercentage
Obama/Biden Winner Selected
Democratic 21,044 63,025 7,324 91,393 59.7%
Romney/Ryan
Republican 8,905 45,256 3,597 57,758 37.7%
Johnson/Gray
Libertarian 240 1,825 177 2,242 1.5%
Stein/Honkala
Green 141 852 99 1,092 0.7%
Briscoe/Ogle
Democratic 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Dennis Knill
Democratic 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Matthew Lydick
Republican 0 7 0 7 0.0%
Barbara A. Prokopich
Republican 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Santa Claus
Independent 2 36 0 38 0.0%
Richard Duncan
Independent 0 1 0 1 0.0%
Bruce Mlynski
Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Kevin M. Thorne
Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0%
James Clymer
Constitution 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Virgil Goode
Constitution 0 35 0 35 0.0%
Anderson/Rodriguez
Other 1 6 1 8 0.0%
Andre Barnett
Other 0 3 0 3 0.0%
Roseanne Barr
Other 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Christensen/Gibbs
Other 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Durham/Lopez
Other 3 3 0 6 0.0%
Miller/Bertram
Other 1 0 0 1 0.0%
Leon Leo Ray
Other 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Michael David Boyles
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Theodis (Ted) Brown, Sr.
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Chehade/McAllister
Unaffiliated 0 1 0 1 0.0%
David M. Crosby
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Fred Donald Dickson, Jr.
Unaffiliated 0 1 0 1 0.0%
Robert William Dietz
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Dwight Kenneth French
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Darrell Hykes
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Nelson Keyton
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Dean Morstad
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Deonia Neveu
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Terrance James O'Hara
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Reed/Cary
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Cecil James Roth
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Sheila Tittle
Unaffiliated 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 49 413 60 522 0.3%

U.S. Senator

(Vote for One)
NamePartyEarly Voting Election DayAbsentee / ProvisionalTotalPercentage
Ben Cardin Winner Selected
Democratic 19,612 53,953 6,700 80,265 53.7%
Daniel John Bongino
Republican 6,915 33,098 2,879 42,892 28.7%
Dean Ahmad
Libertarian 289 1,956 217 2,462 1.6%
S. Rob Sobhani
Unaffiliated 3,113 19,694 1,008 23,815 15.9%
Lih Young
Democratic 2 9 0 11 0.0%
Mary Podlesak
Republican 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Brandy Baker
Unaffiliated 7 1 0 8 0.0%
Ed Tinus
Unaffiliated 0 0 1 1 0.0%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 16 105 7 128 0.1%

Representative in Congress

Congressional District 2

(Vote for One)
NamePartyEarly Voting Election DayAbsentee / ProvisionalTotalPercentage
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger Winner Selected
Democratic 2,591 7,571 605 10,767 65.2%
Nancy C. Jacobs
Republican 692 4,144 255 5,091 30.8%
Leo Wayne Dymowski
Libertarian 86 502 36 624 3.8%
Ray Bly
Republican 3 2 0 5 0.0%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 5 23 0 28 0.2%

Congressional District 3

(Vote for One)
NamePartyEarly Voting Election DayAbsentee / ProvisionalTotalPercentage
John Sarbanes Winner Selected
Democratic 6,455 22,458 2,299 31,212 67.6%
Eric Delano Knowles
Republican 1,778 10,868 791 13,437 29.1%
Paul W. Drgos, Jr.
Libertarian 150 1,243 86 1,479 3.2%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 5 57 9 71 0.2%

Congressional District 7

(Vote for One)
NamePartyEarly Voting Election DayAbsentee / ProvisionalTotalPercentage
Elijah Cummings Winner Selected
Democratic 11,901 32,154 3,819 47,874 57.3%
Frank C. Mirabile
Republican 5,542 25,507 2,000 33,049 39.6%
Ronald M. Owens-Bey
Libertarian 303 2,041 158 2,502 3.0%
Ty Glen Busch
Democratic 1 3 0 4 0.0%
Charles U. Smith
Democratic 3 4 1 8 0.0%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 13 90 8 111 0.1%

Judge of the Circuit Court

Judicial Circuit 5

(Vote for No More Than Two)
NamePartyEarly Voting Election DayAbsentee / ProvisionalTotalPercentage
Lenore R. Gelfman Winner Selected
N/A 21,713 72,447 6,566 100,726 52.1%
William V. Tucker Winner Selected
N/A 19,597 65,965 5,664 91,226 47.2%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 245 1,040 98 1,383 0.7%

Judge, Court of Appeals

Appellate Circuit 3

Lynne A. Battaglia Winner Selected
Vote Yes or No
(For continuance in office)
Early Voting Election DayAbsentee / ProvisionalTotalPercentage
Yes 22,120 76,406 7,136 105,662 88.2%
No 2,448 10,848 829 14,125 11.8%

Judge, Court of Special Appeals At Large

Stuart R. Berger Winner Selected
Vote Yes or No
(For continuance in office)
Early Voting Election DayAbsentee / ProvisionalTotalPercentage
Yes 21,508 74,561 7,154 103,223 87.1%
No 2,687 11,621 969 15,277 12.9%