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Official 2008 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress


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Representative in Congress

Congressional District 1

(Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. Winner Selected     
Democratic 160,915 16,150 177,065 49.1%
Andy Harris
Republican 160,000 14,213 174,213 48.3%
Richard James Davis
Libertarian 7,924 949 8,873 2.5%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 277 52 329 0.1%

Congressional District 2

(Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger Winner Selected     
Democratic 185,973 12,605 198,578 71.9%
Richard Pryce Matthews
Republican 64,215 4,346 68,561 24.8%
Lorenzo Gaztanaga
Libertarian 8,292 494 8,786 3.2%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 369 39 408 0.1%

Congressional District 3

(Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
John P. Sarbanes Winner Selected     
Democratic 185,188 18,523 203,711 69.7%
Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris
Republican 80,727 7,244 87,971 30.1%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 663 103 766 0.3%

Congressional District 4

(Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Donna Edwards Winner Selected     
Democratic 232,611 26,093 258,704 85.8%
Peter James
Republican 34,600 4,139 38,739 12.9%
Thibeaux Lincecum
Libertarian 3,032 352 3,384 1.1%
Bobby Broadus (Write In)
Unaffiliated 48 0 48 0.0%
Darryn O`Shea Jackson, Sr. (Write In)
Unaffiliated 27 1 28 0.0%
Steve Schulin (Write In)
Unaffiliated 71 4 75 0.0%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 397 56 453 0.2%

Congressional District 5

(Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Steny H. Hoyer Winner Selected     
Democratic 230,617 23,237 253,854 73.6%
Collins Bailey
Republican 75,211 7,420 82,631 24.0%
Darlene H. Nicholas
Libertarian 7,117 712 7,829 2.3%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 324 53 377 0.1%

Congressional District 6

(Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Jennifer P. Dougherty
Democratic 117,380 10,827 128,207 38.8%
Roscoe Bartlett Winner Selected     
Republican 177,619 13,307 190,926 57.8%
Gary W. Hoover, Sr.
Libertarian 10,183 877 11,060 3.3%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 306 36 342 0.1%

Congressional District 7

(Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Elijah Cummings Winner Selected     
Democratic 208,141 19,238 227,379 79.5%
Michael T. Hargadon
Republican 48,365 4,782 53,147 18.6%
Ronald M. Owens-Bey
Libertarian 4,757 457 5,214 1.8%
Ray Bly (Write In)
Unaffiliated 13 0 13 0.0%
Charles U. Smith (Write In)
Unaffiliated 8 0 8 0.0%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 215 44 259 0.1%

Congressional District 8

(Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Chris Van Hollen Winner Selected     
Democratic 197,956 31,784 229,740 75.1%
Steve Hudson
Republican 58,591 7,760 66,351 21.7%
Gordon Clark
Green 5,905 923 6,828 2.2%
Ian Thomas
Libertarian 2,259 303 2,562 0.8%
Deborah A. Vollmer (Write In)
Unaffiliated 177 11 188 0.1%
Lih Young (Write In)
Unaffiliated 25 3 28 0.0%
Other Write-Ins
N/A 273 44 317 0.1%