2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Republican 60–70% 70–80%

The Maryland Congressional elections of 2002 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2003, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates served a two-year term from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2005.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2002^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	904,250	54.50%	-0.56%	6	+2
	Republican	752,911	45.38%	+0.94%	2	-2
	Green	158	0.01%	-	0	—
	Others	1,794	0.11%	-	0	—
Totals		1,659,113	100.00%	-	8	—

District 1

Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Gilchrest (inc.)	192,004	76.83
	Democratic	Amy D. Tamlyn	57,986	23.20
Total votes			249,900	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2

Marylands's 2nd congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dutch Ruppersberger	105,718	54.31
	Republican	Helen Delich Bentley	88,954	45.69
Total votes			194,672	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

Marylands's 3rd congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjamin Cardin (inc.)	145,589	65.79
	Republican	Scott Conwell	75,721	34.21
Total votes			221,310	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

Marylands's 4th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Wynn (inc.)	131,644	78.96
	Republican	John B. Kimble	34,890	20.93
	Write-ins		195	0.12
Total votes			166,729	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

Marylands's 5th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer (inc.)	137,903	69.36
	Republican	Joseph T. Crawford	60,758	30.56
	Green	Bob S. Auerbach (write-in)	158	0.08
Total votes			198,819	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 6

Marylands's 6th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett (inc.)	147,825	66.17
	Democratic	Donald M. DeArmon	75,575	33.83
Total votes			223,400	100.00
	Republican hold

District 7

Marylands's 7th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elijah Cummings (inc.)	137,047	73.59
	Republican	Joseph E. Ward	49,172	26.41
Total votes			186,219	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 8

Marylands's 8th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Van Hollen	112,788	51.74
	Republican	Connie Morella (inc.)	103,587	47.52
	Write-ins		1,599	0.73
Total votes			217,974	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

List of Connie Morella endorsements

Former Senators Charles Mathias^[2]
Former Representative Gilbert Gude^[2]

References

^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 19.
^ ^a ^b "In Battle for Congress, Democrats Close Ranks". September 12, 2002.