Official 2008 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress
NR: not reported
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 1
(Vote for One) Details
| Name | Party | Election Day | Absentee / Provisional | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Frank M. Kratovil, Jr.
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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% |

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