Maryland

MARYLAND

10 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland State Board of Elections)
Total Population, July 2004 est.                  5,558,058
Total Registration, Oct. 12, 2004 >             3,105,370
Dem. 1,717,245 (55.30%)   Rep. 907,493 (29.22%)   Grn. 7,506 (0.24%)   Const. 296   Lib. 2,651 (0.09%)   Pop. 11   Dec./Other 470,168 (15.14%)
Maryland has: 23 counties and Baltimore city.
Largest counties: Montgomery, Prince George's, Baltimore (county), Baltimore (city), Anne Arundel.

Government
Governor: Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. elected in Nov. 2002.
State Legislature: Maryland General Assembly House: 141 seats Senate: 47 seats
Local: County and Municipal NACO Counties
U.S. House: 6D, 2R - 1. W.Gilchrest (R) | 2. D.Ruppersburger. (D) | 3. B.Cardin (D) | 4. A.Wynn (D) | 5. S.Hoyer (D) | 6. R.Bartlett (R) | 7. E.Cummings (D) | 8. C.Van Hollen (D). >>
U.S. Senate: Paul S. Sarbanes (D) re-elected in 2000, Barbara Mikulski (D) re-elected in 2004.

All eight congressmen were re-elected by wide margins as was Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D). The closest congressional result was in the 3rd CD where the Republican challenger to Rep. Ben Cardin (D) managed 34 percent.

The Free State

State of Maryland
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Secretary of State

MD Constitution Party
MD Democratic Party
MD Green Party
MD Libertarian Party
MD Republican Party
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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Deadline to register to vote before the General Election is October 12, 2004 (21st day before the election).

Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	1,024,703	(42.98)
+Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	1,334,493	(55.97)
Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.)	3,632	(0.15)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	6,094	(0.26)
Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.)	3,421	(0.14)
Nader/Camejo (Pop.)	11,854	(0.50)
Write-ins (5)	41	-
Total........2,384,238

2004 Overview
Although the margin was trimmed a bit from Gore's 2000 showing, Kerry easily won with a plurality of 309,790 votes (12.99 percentage points). Kerry carried 5 counties--Baltimore, Charles, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's--and Baltimore City while Bush won in 18 counties.
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04

Past Results

1996

Clinton (Dem.)..........966,207	(54.25)
Dole (Rep.)..............681,530	(38.27)
Perot (Ref.)..............115,812	(6.50)
Others (3+w/ins).........17,321	(0.97)
Total........1,780,870

1992

Clinton (Dem.)..........988,571 (49.80)

Bush (Rep.).............707,094 (35.62)

Perot (.)..............281,414
(14.18)

Others (2+w/ins)...........7,967
(0.40)

Total........1,985,046

2000

+Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	1,140,782	(56.46)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	813,797	(40.28)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	5,310	(0.26)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)	4,248	(0.21)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)	53,768	(2.66)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)	919	(0.05)
Write-Ins	1,656	(0.08)
Total........2,020,480

2000 Overview
Gore comfortably won Maryland's 10 electoral votes, gaining a plurality of 326,985 votes (16.18 percentage points). Gore carried 6 counties and Baltimore City, while Bush won in 17 counties.

Notes: Seven political parties filed with the State Board of Elections to be officially recognized in Maryland for the Nov. 2000 election. Six parties achieved this status and appeared on the ballot (the Natural Law Party failed to gain sufficient signatures).

Registration: Dem. 1,547,117 (56.98%) Rep. 805,894 (29.68%) Lib. 4,021 Grn. 973 Const. 57 Ref. 813 Dec./Other 356,441 (13.13%) Total 2,715,366.

2004 Presidential Primary -- Tuesday, March 2, 2004

The presidential primary has been held on the first Tuesday in March since 1992. See also Presidential Primaries--Office of the Secretary of State.

Democratic

EDWARDS KERRY KUCINICH former CLARK DEAN

ballot

official results

	Total Vote	Percent
Carol Moseley Braun	2,809	0.6%
Wesley K. Clark	4,230	0.9%
Howard Dean	12,461	2.6%
John Edwards	123,006	25.5%
Dick Gephardt	2,146	0.4%
Mildred Glover	4,039	0.8%
+John F. Kerry	286,955	59.6%
Dennis J. Kucinich	8,693	1.8%
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.	1,555	0.3%
Joe Lieberman	5,245	1.1%
Alfred Sharpton, Jr.	21,810	4.5%
Uncommitted	8,527	1.8%

99 Delegates (69 Pledged, 30 Unpledged) and 11 Alternates.

Republican

George W. Bush 151,943 (100%)

Note: In March 2003 Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr. introduced S.B. 747, Maryland's Presidential Primary Election, which would have moved the date of the presidential primary to the second Tuesday in February (February 10, 2004), but the General Assembly failed to pass the bill.