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Official 2008 Presidential Primary Election results for Representative in Congress


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Representative in Congress

Congressional District 8

Democratic (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Chris Van Hollen Winner Selected     
Democratic 94,328 9,780 104,108 87.8%
Deborah A. Vollmer
Democratic 10,026 1,026 11,052 9.3%
Lih Young
Democratic 3,073 318 3,391 2.9%

Republican (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Steve Hudson Winner Selected     
Republican 7,995 688 8,683 37.4%
Meyer F. Marks
Republican 1,236 139 1,375 5.9%
Brian Mezger
Republican 4,150 383 4,533 19.5%
Jay Roberts
Republican 2,545 298 2,843 12.3%
Bruce Stern
Republican 5,309 454 5,763 24.8%

Female Delegates to the Democratic National Convention

Congressional District 8

Democratic (Vote for No More Than Four) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Lynn J. Amano (Edwards)
Democratic 4,586 523 5,109 1.1%
Mary Boergers (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 46,789 4,670 51,459 11.0%
Lisa Dawes (Biden)
Democratic 2,363 230 2,593 0.6%
Rosie Engman (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 59,241 6,169 65,410 13.9%
Patricia D. Fenn (Uncommitted)
Democratic 3,079 262 3,341 0.7%
Nancy M. Floreen (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 45,275 4,527 49,802 10.6%
N. Minh Le (Obama)
Democratic 55,518 5,707 61,225 13.0%
Nancy Navarro (Clinton)
Democratic 44,587 4,474 49,061 10.5%
Susan Ness (Clinton)
Democratic 43,823 4,306 48,129 10.3%
Lynn M. Novelli (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 57,412 5,992 63,404 13.5%
Cynthia B. Pratt (Edwards)
Democratic 3,169 507 3,676 0.8%
Kathleen M. Sengstock (Richardson)
Democratic 1,471 173 1,644 0.4%
Elly Shaw-Belblidia (Obama)
Democratic 53,659 5,720 59,379 12.6%
Deborah A. Vollmer (Kucinich)
Democratic 2,343 306 2,649 0.6%
Lih Young (Uncommitted)
Democratic 2,324 255 2,579 0.5%

Male Delegates and Alternate to the Democratic National Convention

Congressional District 8

Democratic (Vote for No More Than Four) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Stewart Bainum, Jr. (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 58,232 5,952 64,184 13.8%
Shu-Ping Chan (Clinton)
Democratic 42,691 4,227 46,918 10.1%
John K. Delaney (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 45,664 4,502 50,166 10.8%
Charles Duffy (Uncommitted)
Democratic 3,365 300 3,665 0.8%
Brian J. Feldman (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 58,822 6,134 64,956 14.0%
Kevin Gillogly (Edwards)
Democratic 2,796 436 3,232 0.7%
Michael A. Grieb (Edwards)
Democratic 2,594 399 2,993 0.6%
Raymond R. Jones (Edwards)
Democratic 2,833 388 3,221 0.7%
Mark I. Levy (Clinton)
Democratic 45,042 4,497 49,539 10.7%
Doyle L. Niemann (Clinton)
Democratic 42,502 4,172 46,674 10.1%
Jamie Raskin (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 57,774 6,043 63,817 13.8%
Luiz Simmons (Edwards)
Democratic 3,508 477 3,985 0.9%
Jason M. Waskey (Obama)
Democratic 54,953 5,629 60,582 13.1%

Delegates to the Republican National Convention

Congressional District 8

Republican (Vote for No More Than Three) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Everett Alvarez, Jr. (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 14,765 1,252 16,017 19.2%
Gus Alzona
Republican 642 37 679 0.8%
Steve Blackistone (Huckabee)
Republican 4,910 295 5,205 6.2%
Michael Cronin (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 14,820 1,287 16,107 19.3%
Howard A. Denis (Giuliani)
Republican 1,718 227 1,945 2.3%
Craig W. England (Huckabee)
Republican 4,754 291 5,045 6.0%
Frank Enten (Thompson)
Republican 722 41 763 0.9%
Daniel Greenstein (Paul)
Republican 1,304 147 1,451 1.7%
Vickie J. Hoffmann (Paul)
Republican 1,372 146 1,518 1.8%
Steve Hudson (Huckabee)
Republican 5,201 339 5,540 6.6%
Alex Johnson
Republican 432 35 467 0.6%
Mary Kane (Giuliani)
Republican 1,312 164 1,476 1.8%
Patrick E. O'Donnell (Thompson)
Republican 912 57 969 1.2%
Adol Theo Owen-Williams, II (Thompson)
Republican 377 40 417 0.5%
James Persinger (Paul)
Republican 1,102 134 1,236 1.5%
Rex Reed (Romney)
Republican 2,156 453 2,609 3.1%
Tom Reinheimer (Romney)
Republican 2,185 475 2,660 3.2%
James F. Shalleck (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 14,099 1,253 15,352 18.4%
Charles Rodman Sterling
Republican 200 11 211 0.3%
Sue Ghosh Stricklett (Romney)
Republican 1,991 439 2,430 2.9%
Rosanne Donnelly Szabados (Giuliani)
Republican 545 110 655 0.8%
Josephine J. Wang
Republican 603 60 663 0.8%

Alternate Delegates to the Republican National Convention

Congressional District 8

Republican (Vote for No More Than Three) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Bill Askinazi
Republican 1,230 89 1,319 1.6%
John E. Berberian (Paul)
Republican 1,369 153 1,522 1.9%
David Cotter (Thompson)
Republican 1,078 53 1,131 1.4%
Meredith Couey (Huckabee)
Republican 5,065 312 5,377 6.7%
Lee Cowen (Romney)
Republican 2,361 455 2,816 3.5%
Joseph M. Deoudes (Huckabee)
Republican 4,810 286 5,096 6.3%
Jarred Allen Fishman (Giuliani)
Republican 936 133 1,069 1.3%
Stella Green
Republican 688 68 756 0.9%
Dwayne G. Holmes
Republican 263 17 280 0.3%
Samir "Sam" Malhotra (Romney)
Republican 1,924 431 2,355 2.9%
Tassi M. McKee
Republican 323 29 352 0.4%
Michael Andrew Monroe (Thompson)
Republican 830 52 882 1.1%
Serina C. Moy
Republican 418 41 459 0.6%
Carol McChesney Palmer (Giuliani)
Republican 1,042 145 1,187 1.5%
Matt Plomin (Thompson)
Republican 712 35 747 0.9%
Jeannine K. Roney (Paul)
Republican 1,255 152 1,407 1.7%
Matthew D. Roney (Paul)
Republican 1,262 149 1,411 1.7%
Nelson Rosenbaum (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 13,891 1,208 15,099 18.7%
Charles W. Stansfield (Romney)
Republican 2,358 493 2,851 3.5%
Mark Uncapher (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 13,280 1,153 14,433 17.9%
Steven C. Watson (Huckabee)
Republican 4,570 280 4,850 6.0%
Michael J. Zarrelli (Giuliani)
Republican 744 111 855 1.1%
Daniel Zubairi (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 13,219 1,190 14,409 17.9%