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Official 2008 Primary Election results for Representative in Congress

Representative in Congress Results

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Democratic Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 01 (Vote for one)

Steve Harper

Frank M. Kratovil, Jr.(Won)

Christopher Robert Robinson

Joseph Werner

Democratic

Anne Arundel

1,500

5,199

2,893

1,694

Baltimore

1,080

2,892

1,822

1,026

Caroline

407

1,193

701

278

Cecil

1,394

1,935

2,110

976

Dorchester

490

1,002

2,129

260

Harford

2,568

2,909

3,079

2,042

Kent

256

1,366

759

149

Queen Anne's

319

3,961

643

218

Somerset

402

954

922

217

Talbot

543

2,198

1,206

307

Wicomico

1,897

2,953

3,475

976

Worcester

1,048

2,004

2,153

610

Totals

11,904 (16.7%)

28,566 (40.2%)

21,892 (30.8%)

8,753 (12.3%)

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Republican Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 01 (Vote for one)

Joe Arminio

Robert Joseph Banks

Wayne T. Gilchrest

Andy Harris(Won)

E. J. Pipkin

Republican

Anne Arundel

249

263

4,191

6,664

2,535

Baltimore

1,107

4,591

1,140

Caroline

1,075

1,057

673

Cecil

174

190

2,211

2,108

2,051

Dorchester

1,315

987

628

Harford

219

212

2,544

8,080

2,637

Kent

1,358

495

339

Queen Anne's

114

1,877

1,894

2,100

Somerset

748

600

317

Talbot

2,916

1,731

761

Wicomico

129

120

3,640

3,524

1,417

Worcester

2,642

1,896

1,102

Totals

1,277 (1.6%)

1,186 (1.5%)

25,624 (33.1%)

33,627 (43.4%)

15,700 (20.3%)

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Democratic Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 02 (Vote for one)

C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger(Won)

Democratic

Anne Arundel

8,708

Baltimore City

9,073

Baltimore

36,562

Harford

6,289

Totals

60,632 (100.0%)

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Republican Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 02 (Vote for one)

Richard Pryce Matthews(Won)

Republican

Anne Arundel

3,226

Baltimore City

392

Baltimore

9,048

Harford

2,785

Totals

15,451 (100.0%)

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Democratic Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 03 (Vote for one)

John M. Rea

John P. Sarbanes(Won)

Democratic

Anne Arundel

4,271

25,222

Baltimore City

1,961

23,117

Baltimore

2,945

27,212

Howard

1,437

11,047

Totals

10,614 (10.9%)

86,598 (89.1%)

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Republican Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 03 (Vote for one)

Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris(Won)

Christopher Panasuk

Paul Spause

John Stafford

Republican

Anne Arundel

5,300

2,035

2,103

4,538

Baltimore City

1,119

396

230

753

Baltimore

2,916

952

647

2,006

Howard

1,011

570

741

1,279

Totals

10,346 (38.9%)

3,953 (14.9%)

3,721 (14.0%)

8,576 (32.2%)

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Democratic Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 04 (Vote for one)

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Michael Babula

Donna Edwards(Won)

Jason Jennings

George E. McDermott

George E. Mitchell

Democratic

Montgomery

729

28,781

609

591

499

Prince George's

700

49,227

820

455

1,238

Totals

1,429 (1.1%)

78,008 (58.9%)

1,429 (1.1%)

1,046 (0.8%)

1,737 (1.3%)

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Democratic Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 04 (Vote for one)

Albert R. Wynn

Democratic

Montgomery

11,731

Prince George's

37,154

Totals

48,885 (36.9%)

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Republican Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 04 (Vote for one)

Robert Broadus

Peter James(Won)

Vincent Martorano

Michael Moshe Starkman

Republican

Montgomery

2,045

3,861

1,325

2,743

Prince George's

703

1,051

397

457

Totals

2,748 (21.8%)

4,912 (39.0%)

1,722 (13.7%)

3,200 (25.4%)

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Democratic Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 05 (Vote for one)

James Patrick Cusick, Sr.

Steny H. Hoyer(Won)

Democratic

Anne Arundel

1,094

4,926

Calvert

1,149

7,896

Charles

3,554

16,223

Prince George's

12,076

52,470

St. Mary's

1,194

8,998

Totals

19,067 (17.4%)

90,513 (82.6%)

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Republican Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 05 (Vote for one)

Collins Bailey(Won)

Jesse James Dann

Mike Hethmon

Republican

Anne Arundel

1,066

1,778

915

Calvert

1,743

1,645

1,519

Charles

4,059

1,267

1,508

Prince George's

2,470

1,628

2,370

St. Mary's

3,044

1,301

1,814

Totals

12,382 (44.0%)

7,619 (27.1%)

8,126 (28.9%)

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Democratic Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 06 (Vote for one)

Robin L. Deibert

Jennifer P. Dougherty(Won)

Andrew Duck

Rick Lank

Larry John Smith

Democratic

Allegany

455

1,577

2,403

557

Baltimore

344

1,300

826

110

314

Carroll

1,039

5,203

4,360

265

797

Frederick

1,907

11,071

7,995

433

1,203

Garrett

111

462

762

188

Harford

287

1,194

580

297

Montgomery

166

1,006

542

116

Washington

1,491

4,154

4,161

158

690

Totals

5,800 (9.9%)

25,967 (44.2%)

21,629 (36.8%)

1,222 (2.1%)

4,162 (7.1%)

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Republican Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 06 (Vote for one)

Roscoe Bartlett(Won)

Tom Croft

John B. Kimble

Joseph T. Krysztoforski

Frank K. Nethken

Republican

Allegany

5,016

320

333

222

219

Baltimore

2,320

226

186

394

Carroll

12,181

977

858

1,627

160

Frederick

15,905

1,936

1,030

1,467

154

Garrett

3,007

225

138

125

Harford

2,035

306

244

455

Montgomery

1,065

212

210

Washington

10,106

693

434

1,308

Totals

51,635 (77.6%)

4,895 (7.4%)

3,433 (5.2%)

5,686 (8.5%)

857 (1.3%)

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Democratic Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 07 (Vote for one)

Elijah Cummings(Won)

Charles Ulysses Smith

Democratic

Baltimore City

51,199

1,761

Baltimore

22,613

1,645

Howard

24,215

3,916

Totals

98,027 (93.0%)

7,322 (7.0%)

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Republican Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 07 (Vote for one)

Ray Bly

Michael T. Hargadon(Won)

Republican

Baltimore City

267

793

Baltimore

760

2,078

Howard

2,848

7,717

Totals

3,875 (26.8%)

10,588 (73.2%)

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Democratic Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 08 (Vote for one)

Chris Van Hollen(Won)

Deborah A. Vollmer

Lih Young

Democratic

Montgomery

99,928

10,120

3,209

Prince George's

4,180

932

182

Totals

104,108 (87.8%)

11,052 (9.3%)

3,391 (2.9%)

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Republican Candidates
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 08 (Vote for one)

Steve Hudson(Won)

Meyer F. Marks

Brian Mezger

Jay Roberts

Bruce Stern

Republican

Montgomery

8,586

1,355

4,498

2,804

5,729

Prince George's

Totals

8,683 (37.4%)

1,375 (5.9%)

4,533 (19.5%)

2,843 (12.3%)

5,763 (24.8%)

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