Official 2008 Presidential General Election results for Howard County
NR: not reported
President of the United States
(Vote for One)
| Name | Party | Election Day | Absentee / Provisional | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Obama/ Biden
|
Democratic | 78,031 | 9,089 | 87,120 | 60.0% |
|
McCain/ Palin
|
Republican | 50,645 | 4,748 | 55,393 | 38.1% |
|
McKinney/ Clemente
|
Green | 225 | 28 | 253 | 0.2% |
|
Barr/ Root
|
Libertarian | 677 | 75 | 752 | 0.5% |
|
Nader/ Gonzalez
|
Independent | 771 | 77 | 848 | 0.6% |
|
Baldwin/ Castle
|
Constitution | 242 | 18 | 260 | 0.2% |
|
Donald K. Allen (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
|
Jose M. Aparicio (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Lawson Mitchell Bone (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Theodis (Ted) Brown, Sr. (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
James D. Criveau (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
RaeDeen R. Heupel (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Ronald G. Hobbs (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Charles Jay (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Keith Russell Judd (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Alan Keyes (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0.0% |
|
Monroe Lee (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Brian Moore (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
|
Frank Moore (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Joe Schriner (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
David Jon Sponheim (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Lynne A. Starr (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Blaine Taylor (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
|
Other Write-Ins
|
N/A | 514 | 74 | 588 | 0.4% |
Representative in Congress
Congressional District 3
(Vote for One)
| Name | Party | Election Day | Absentee / Provisional | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John P. Sarbanes
|
Democratic | 24,429 | 2,558 | 26,987 | 71.0% |
|
Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris
|
Republican | 10,060 | 892 | 10,952 | 28.8% |
|
Other Write-Ins
|
N/A | 74 | 10 | 84 | 0.2% |
Congressional District 7
(Vote for One)
| Name | Party | Election Day | Absentee / Provisional | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elijah Cummings
|
Democratic | 51,116 | 6,183 | 57,299 | 58.9% |
|
Michael T. Hargadon
|
Republican | 34,148 | 3,333 | 37,481 | 38.5% |
|
Ronald M. Owens-Bey
|
Libertarian | 2,150 | 208 | 2,358 | 2.4% |
|
Ray Bly (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0.0% |
|
Charles U. Smith (Write In)
|
Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
|
Other Write-Ins
|
N/A | 100 | 19 | 119 | 0.1% |
Judge of the Circuit Court
Judicial Circuit 5
(Vote for One)
| Name | Party | Election Day | Absentee / Provisional | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tim McCrone
|
N/A | 93,921 | 9,974 | 103,895 | 99.1% |
|
Other Write-Ins
|
N/A | 742 | 161 | 903 | 0.9% |
Judge, Court of Special Appeals At Large
Deborah Eyler
Vote Yes or No
(For continuance in office)
| Election Day | Absentee / Provisional | Total | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 88,145 | 9,418 | 97,563 | 87.9% |
| No | 12,191 | 1,209 | 13,400 | 12.1% |
Robert A. Zarnoch
Vote Yes or No
(For continuance in office)
| Election Day | Absentee / Provisional | Total | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 85,097 | 8,890 | 93,987 | 86.6% |
| No | 13,148 | 1,404 | 14,552 | 13.4% |

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