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Official 2008 Presidential Primary Election results for Charles County


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President of the United States

Democratic (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 69 3 72 0.3%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 6,666 342 7,008 31.0%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 13 1 14 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 218 36 254 1.1%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 9 1 10 0.0%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 28 2 30 0.1%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 13,952 888 14,840 65.6%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 33 4 37 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 331 24 355 1.6%

Republican (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 89 13 102 1.2%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 2,594 109 2,703 31.7%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 10 1 11 0.1%
Alan Keyes
Republican 103 16 119 1.4%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 4,651 219 4,870 57.0%
Ron Paul
Republican 278 19 297 3.5%
Mitt Romney
Republican 278 55 333 3.9%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 11 0 11 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 91 3 94 1.1%

Congressional District 5

Democratic (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 69 3 72 0.3%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 6,666 342 7,008 31.0%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 13 1 14 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 218 36 254 1.1%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 9 1 10 0.0%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 28 2 30 0.1%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 13,952 888 14,840 65.6%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 33 4 37 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 331 24 355 1.6%

Republican (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 89 13 102 1.2%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 2,594 109 2,703 31.7%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 10 1 11 0.1%
Alan Keyes
Republican 103 16 119 1.4%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 4,651 219 4,870 57.0%
Ron Paul
Republican 278 19 297 3.5%
Mitt Romney
Republican 278 55 333 3.9%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 11 0 11 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 91 3 94 1.1%

Representative in Congress

Congressional District 5

Democratic (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
James Patrick Cusick, Sr.
Democratic 3,337 217 3,554 18.0%
Steny H. Hoyer Winner Selected     
Democratic 15,264 959 16,223 82.0%

Republican (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Collins Bailey Winner Selected     
Republican 3,850 209 4,059 59.4%
Jesse James Dann
Republican 1,203 64 1,267 18.5%
Mike Hethmon
Republican 1,430 78 1,508 22.1%

Female Delegates to the Democratic National Convention

Congressional District 5

Democratic (Vote for No More Than Three)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Virginia Benedict (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 6,387 336 6,723 11.7%
Sylvia Bolivar (Clinton)
Democratic 5,854 292 6,146 10.7%
Sue Kullen (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 12,035 773 12,808 22.2%
Rhya Marohn (Clinton)
Democratic 5,371 253 5,624 9.8%
Joan B. Pitkin (Obama)
Democratic 11,693 731 12,424 21.6%
Monica Lee Silbas (Uncommitted)
Democratic 1,001 69 1,070 1.9%
Roxanne Taylor (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 12,046 770 12,816 22.2%

Male Delegates and Alternate to the Democratic National Convention

Congressional District 5

Democratic (Vote for No More Than Four)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Shukoor Ahmed (Richardson)
Democratic 219 18 237 0.3%
Henry "Hank" Arrington (Uncommitted)
Democratic 996 72 1,068 1.4%
Ben Barnes (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 6,061 293 6,354 8.4%
Ted Besesparis (Edwards)
Democratic 840 65 905 1.2%
Mark Cook (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 12,147 726 12,873 16.9%
John S. Hawkins, Sr. (Clinton)
Democratic 5,732 265 5,997 7.9%
Leonard Lucchi (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 11,520 676 12,196 16.0%
Karl Kirby Pence (Biden)
Democratic 419 26 445 0.6%
Partha Pillai (Clinton)
Democratic 5,218 235 5,453 7.2%
Dom Raino (Richardson)
Democratic 312 20 332 0.4%
Paul-Alexandre Rischard (Obama)
Democratic 10,854 595 11,449 15.1%
Justin Ross (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 12,003 716 12,719 16.7%
Todd M. Turner (Clinton)
Democratic 5,733 282 6,015 7.9%

Delegates to the Republican National Convention

Congressional District 5

Republican (Vote for No More Than Three)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Collins Bailey (Paul)
Republican 1,201 62 1,263 5.3%
Robin M. Bissett (Thompson)
Republican 311 9 320 1.4%
Henry A. Borger
Republican 94 5 99 0.4%
Skipwith C. Calvert (Huckabee)
Republican 2,143 80 2,223 9.4%
Vikki Childs (Giuliani)
Republican 269 15 284 1.2%
Merrill Eldon Colby
Republican 86 3 89 0.4%
Joe Crawford (Huckabee)
Republican 2,358 82 2,440 10.3%
Jesse James Dann
Republican 263 11 274 1.2%
Melinda A. Fitzwater (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 3,624 167 3,791 16.1%
Karen Kirsch Griffith (Romney)
Republican 421 57 478 2.0%
Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (Giuliani)
Republican 244 18 262 1.1%
Kevin Igoe (Romney)
Republican 338 44 382 1.6%
Steven M. Imai
Republican 36 1 37 0.2%
Toni Jarboe-Duley (Thompson)
Republican 240 12 252 1.1%
Brian S. Kern (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 3,462 167 3,629 15.4%
Steve Krukar (Paul)
Republican 259 20 279 1.2%
Charles Lollar (Romney)
Republican 389 54 443 1.9%
Thomas F. McKay
Republican 228 15 243 1.0%
Ron Miller (Huckabee)
Republican 1,995 83 2,078 8.8%
Tony O'Donnell (Thompson)
Republican 241 8 249 1.1%
Marianne Pelura
Republican 45 9 54 0.2%
Daniel D. Richards
Republican 45 3 48 0.2%
Gary Rumsey (Paul)
Republican 285 16 301 1.3%
Meghan Sommers (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 3,337 158 3,495 14.8%
Eric Vrem
Republican 182 15 197 0.8%
Travis J. Weber
Republican 49 1 50 0.2%
Bruce Wesbury
Republican 323 34 357 1.5%

Alternate Delegates to the Republican National Convention

Congressional District 5

Republican (Vote for No More Than Three)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Douglas Arnold (Huckabee)
Republican 2,438 92 2,530 11.1%
Thomas V. Clagett (Romney)
Republican 577 55 632 2.8%
Tucker V. Clagett (Giuliani)
Republican 342 34 376 1.7%
Linda D. Darby (Thompson)
Republican 365 14 379 1.7%
Greg Davis (Romney)
Republican 469 57 526 2.3%
John A. Flynn (Thompson)
Republican 335 14 349 1.5%
Cynthia L. Jones (Paul)
Republican 433 25 458 2.0%
Kirkland Murray (Giuliani)
Republican 198 13 211 0.9%
Karl S. Nilson
Republican 104 11 115 0.5%
Eric Peddicord (Paul)
Republican 318 19 337 1.5%
Michael Phillips (Huckabee)
Republican 2,275 90 2,365 10.4%
Sean Powell (Thompson)
Republican 275 12 287 1.3%
Ashley Reed (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 3,718 185 3,903 17.1%
Liz Reitzig (Paul)
Republican 305 20 325 1.4%
Mark H. Stone (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 3,588 170 3,758 16.5%
Paul Tucker (Romney)
Republican 415 49 464 2.0%
Barrett Evan Young, III (Huckabee)
Republican 2,049 76 2,125 9.3%
Crystal M. Zorbaugh (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 3,455 172 3,627 15.9%