2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Maryland, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

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All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 6 2
Seats won 7 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,626,872 858,406
Percentage 62.92% 33.20%
Swing Increase2.44% Decrease3.74%

The new congressional map, drawn and passed by the Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly, was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley on October 20, 2011. The map made the 6th district, at that time represented by Republican Roscoe Bartlett, much more favorable to Democrats.[1]

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2012
Party Votes Percentage +/– Seats +/–
Democratic 1,626,872 62.92% +2.44% 7 +1
Republican 858,406 33.20% -3.74% 1 -1
Libertarian 69,298 2.68% +0.65% -
Green 10,104 0.39% +0.39% -
Others 20,834 0.81% +0.73% -
Totals 2,585,514 100.00% - 8 -
Popular vote
Democratic
62.92%
Republican
33.20%
Libertarian
2.68%
Green
0.39%
Others
0.81%
House seats
Democratic
87.50%
Republican
12.50%

District 1

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The redrawn 1st district includes Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, as well as parts of Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford counties.[2] Republican incumbent Andy Harris, who had been first elected in 2010, ran for re-election.[3]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Harris (incumbent) 44,599 100.0
Total votes 44,599 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Wendy Rosen, businesswoman[4]
Eliminated in primary
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  • John LaFerla, OB/GYN physician and former president of the Kent County Democratic Central Committee
  • Kimberley Letke, businesswoman[5][6]
Declined
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Rosen 10,907 43.1
Democratic John LaFerla 10,850 42.8
Democratic Kim Letke 3,564 14.1
Total votes 25,321 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Nominee

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  • Muir Boda, asset protection manager[9]

General election

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Campaign

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After Rosen won the primary, she was forced to withdraw from the race on September 10, 2012, after evidence surfaced that she had voted in both Maryland and Florida in the 2006 and 2008 elections. Rosen had property in Florida, and Maryland law allowed property owners to vote in local elections even if they live elsewhere. However, her Florida voting registration reportedly also gave her access to state and federal elections there, something which was not allowed by Maryland law.[10][11] As the deadline for replacing a candidate on the general election ballot was August 28, members of the Democratic Central Committees of each county in the district had to choose a write-in candidate to run in November. Two potential candidates who indicated an interest were former U.S. Representative Wayne Gilchrest, who represented the 1st district as a Republican from 1991 to 2009, and LaFerla, who finished a close second in the primary.[12][13] LaFerla was then endorsed as the Democratic write-in candidate.

Results

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Maryland's 1st congressional district, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Harris (incumbent) 214,204 63.4
Democratic Wendy Rosen 92,812 27.5
Democratic John LaFerla (write-in) 14,858 4.4
Libertarian Muir Wayne Boda 12,857 3.8
n/a Write-ins 3,029 0.9
Total votes 337,760 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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The redrawn 2nd district includes parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, and Howard counties, and parts of the city of Baltimore.[2] Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger, who had represented the 2nd district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent) 26,465 100.0
Total votes 26,465 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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Primary results

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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Jacobs 12,372 58.9
Republican Rick Impallaria 4,998 23.8
Republican Larry Smith 2,392 11.4
Republican Howard Orton 500 2.4
Republican Ray Bly 415 2.0
Republican Vlad Degen 324 1.5
Total votes 21,001 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Nominee

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  • Leo Dymowski, Army veteran and attorney[3][21]

General election

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Results

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Maryland's 2nd congressional district, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent) 194,088 65.6
Republican Nancy Jacobs 92,071 31.1
Libertarian Leo Wayne Dymowski 9,344 3.2
n/a Write-ins 437 0.1
Total votes 295,940 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

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The redrawn 3rd district includes parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, and Montgomery counties, and parts of the city of Baltimore.[2] Democrat John Sarbanes, who had represented the 3rd district since 2007, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Dave Lockwood, management consultant[22]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Sarbanes 32,527 86.4
Democratic Dave Lockwood 5,111 13.6
Total votes 37,638 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Armand Girard, retired teacher
  • Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris, nominee for this seat in 2008 and candidate for in 2010
  • Draper Phelps[22]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Delano Knowles 6,845 33.5
Republican Pinkston Harris 5,874 28.7
Republican Armand Girard 4,809 23.5
Republican Draper Phelps 2,935 14.3
Total votes 20,463 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Paul Drgos Jr, computer programmer[3][23]

General election

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Results

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Maryland's 3rd congressional district, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Sarbanes (incumbent) 213,747 66.8
Republican Eric Delano Knowles 94,549 29.6
Libertarian Paul R. Drgos, Jr. 11,028 3.4
n/a Write-ins 535 0.2
Total votes 319,859 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

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The redrawn 4th district includes parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties.[2] Democrat Donna Edwards, who had represented the 4th district since 2008, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Ian Garner, U.S. Navy veteran[24]
  • George McDermott, entrepreneur[25]
Withdrawn
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Declined
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  • Jaime Benoit, Anne Arundel County councilman[27]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Edwards (incumbent) 42,815 91.8
Democratic George McDermott 2,359 5.1
Democratic Ian Garner 1,464 3.1
Total votes 46,638 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Faith Loudon
Eliminated in primary
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  • Randy Gearhart
  • Greg Holmes
  • Charles Shepherd

Primary results

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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Faith Loudon 9,175 61.3
Republican Randy Gearhart 2,977 19.9
Republican Charles Shepherd 1,443 9.6
Republican Greg Holmes 1,370 9.2
Total votes 14,965 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Scott Soffen[3]

General election

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Results

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Maryland's 4th congressional district, 2012[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Edwards (incumbent) 240,385 77.2
Republican Faith M. Loudon 64,560 20.7
Libertarian Scott Soffen 6,204 2.0
n/a Write-ins 363 0.1
Total votes 311,512 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

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The redrawn 5th district includes Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties, as well as parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties.[2] Democrat Steny Hoyer, who had represented the 5th district since 1981, ran from re-election[3][28][29]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Steny Hoyer, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
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  • Cathy Johnson Pendleton, publishing company founder[30]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steny Hoyer 36,961 84.7
Democratic Cathy Johnson Pendleton 6,688 15.3
Total votes 43,649 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • David Hill, motorcycle technician[30]
  • Glenn Troy Morton, author[30]
Declined
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  • Charles Lollar, nominee for this seat in 2010[32]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony O'Donnell 17,329 73.7
Republican David Hill 3,289 14.0
Republican Glenn Morton 2,903 12.3
Total votes 23,521 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Green primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Jeremy Stinson, an unaffiliated candidate, did not secure a ballot nomination and ran as a write-in candidate.[29]

Results

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Maryland's 5th congressional district, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steny Hoyer (incumbent) 238,618 69.4
Republican Tony O'Donnell 95,271 27.7
Green Bob Auerbach 5,040 1.5
Libertarian Arvin Vohra 4,503 1.3
n/a Write-ins 388 0.1
Total votes 343,820 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

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The redrawn 6th district includes Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties, as well as parts of Frederick and Montgomery counties.[2] Republican Roscoe Bartlett, who had represented the 6th district since 1993, ran for re-election.[33]

Republican primary

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Nominee
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Endorsements

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Roscoe Bartlett

Newspapers

Primary results

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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roscoe Bartlett 17,600 43.6
Republican David R. Brinkley 7,987 19.8
Republican Kathy Afzali 4,115 10.2
Republican Joseph Krysztoforski 3,073 7.6
Republican Robin Ficker 2,854 7.1
Republican Brandon Rippeon 2,843 7.0
Republican Robert Coblentz 970 2.4
Republican Peter James 933 2.3
Total votes 40,375 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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  • Duchy Trachtenberg, former member of the Montgomery County Council[33][42]
Declined
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Endorsements

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Rob Garagiola

U.S. Representatives

State officials

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Delaney 20,414 54.2
Democratic Rob Garagiola 10,981 29.1
Democratic Milad Pooran 3,590 9.5
Democratic Charles Bailey 1,572 4.2
Democratic Ron Little 1,131 3.0
Total votes 37,688 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Nickolaus Mueller[51]

General election

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Campaign

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Facing a district that had been significantly redrawn to favor the Democrats (going from a seat that McCain carried with 57%, Obama would have carried the redrawn seat with 56%), the Bartlett campaign faced further difficultlies when the Federal Elections Commission fined Bartlett $5,000 for repeatedly failing to submit accurate campaign finance disclosure reports.[52]

When Todd Akin made his controversial comments about female biology, Bartlett immediately repudiated them, adding, "There is no room in politics for these types of statements... As a human physiologist I know there is no scientific backing to Todd's claims."[53] He reiterated that his view on abortion exceptions has been "the same for twenty years. I'm pro-life, with exceptions for the life of the mother, rape and incest... I'm so avidly pro-life I'm against corporal punishment."

However, it was later revealed that in 2001 Bartlett had supported a constitutional amendment which did not include the rape and incest exceptions.[54][55]

Endorsements

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Roscoe Bartlett (R)

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John Delaney (D)

Executive branch officials

U.S. Representatives

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Organizations

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Debates

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Polling

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Poll
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Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Roscoe
Bartlett (R)
John
Delaney (D)
Nickolaus
Mueller (L)
Undecided
Baltimore Sun/OpinionWorks[59] October 20–25, 2012 610 ± 4.0% 41% 42% 16%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-Delaney)[60] July 23–25, 2012 400 ± 4.9% 42% 44% 6% 8%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Delaney)[61] April 9–11, 2012 402 ± 5.0% 39% 48% 13%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[62] Likely D (flip) November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[63] Likely D (flip) November 2, 2012
Roll Call[64] Likely D (flip) November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[65] Likely D (flip) November 5, 2012
NY Times[66] Lean D (flip) November 4, 2012
RCP[67] Likely D (flip) November 4, 2012
The Hill[68] Lean D (flip) November 4, 2012

Results

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Maryland's 6th congressional district, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Delaney 181,921 58.8
Republican Roscoe Bartlett (incumbent) 117,313 37.9
Libertarian Nickolaus Mueller 9,916 3.2
n/a Write-ins 399 0.1
Total votes 309,549 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

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The redrawn 7th district includes parts of Baltimore and Howard counties, and parts of the city of Baltimore.[2] Democrat Elijah Cummings, who had represented the 7th district since 1996, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Ty Busch
  • Charles Smith

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elijah Cummings 49,625 92.8
Democratic Charles Smith 2,438 4.6
Democratic Ty Busch 1,396 2.6
Total votes 53,459 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Frank Mirabile
Eliminated in primary
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  • Justin Kinsey

Primary results

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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Mirabile 10,849 69.8
Republican Justin Kinsey 4,695 30.2
Total votes 15,544 100.0

Libertarian primary

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General election

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Results

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Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elijah Cummings (incumbent) 247,770 76.5
Republican Frank C. Mirabile 67,405 20.8
Libertarian Ronald M. Owens-Bey 8,211 2.5
n/a Write-ins 432 0.1
Total votes 323,818 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

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The redrawn 8th district will include parts of Carroll, Frederick, and Montgomery counties.[2] Democrat Chris Van Hollen, who had represented the 8th district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Chris Van Hollen, incumbent
Eliminated in primary
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  • George English, retired economist[38]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) 35,989 92.2
Democratic George English 3,041 7.8
Total votes 39,030 100.0

Republican primary

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Nominee
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  • Gus Alzona, accountant
  • Shelly Skolnick, attorney
  • Dave Wallace, businessman

Primary results

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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Timmerman 13,340 46.2
Republican Dave Wallace 9,319 32.3
Republican Shelly Skolnick 3,671 12.7
Republican Gus Alzona 2,542 8.8
Total votes 28,872 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Mark Grannis, attorney

Green primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • George Gluck, computer consultant[38][69]

General election

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Results

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Maryland's 8th congressional district, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) 217,531 63.4
Republican Kenneth Timmerman 113,033 32.9
Libertarian Mark Grannis 7,235 2.1
Green George Gluck 5,064 1.5
n/a Write-ins 393 0.1
Total votes 343,256 100.0
Democratic hold

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