MD Primary Results – Statewide and Legislative Races

NOTE:  We are only going to give the results for contested races or races that we had a special interest in.  For complete results, check out the Maryland Board of Elections site.  Also note that not all precincts have reported and that absentee ballots have yet to be counted.

Governor -

Bob Ehrlich (R)         154,673     75.38%     WIN

Brian Murphy (R)       50,529     24.62%

Democrat incumbent Martin O’Malley has 163,608 votes (83.15%).

Comptroller -

William H. Campbell (R)  98,624     63.50%     WIN

Armand F. Girard (R)         17,528     11.29%

Brendan Madigan (R)          39,158     25.21%

Democrat incumbent Peter Franchot received 161,571 votes in an uncontested primary.

US Senate -

Eric Wargotz (R)                69,015     38.73%     WIN

Jim Rutledge (R)               55,948     31.40%

There were nine other candidates for the GOP nomination.  Incumbent Democrat Barbara Mikulski received 158,058 votes (79.70%).

US House, District 1 -

Rob Fisher (R)            20,202     33.65%

Andy Harris (R)          39,836     66.35%     WIN

Democrat incumbent Frank Kratovil received 36,162 votes in an uncontested primary.

Maryland Senate – 02

Don Munson (R)          4,798     42.55%

Chris Shank (R)           6,478     57.45%     WIN

Chris Shank hammers incumbent Don Munson.

Maryland Senate – 7

Rebecca Weir Nelson (D)  1,143     55.16%     WIN

Jim Stavropoulos, Jr. (D)    929     44.84%

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J. B. Jennings (R)           1,865     57.31%     WIN

Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. (R)      1,389     42.69%

In a heavily Republican district, this is a battle to succeed Maryland senator Andy Harris who is running for the US House (D-1).

Maryland Senate – 36

Robert J. Alt (D)              3,438     47.03%

Steven A. Mumford (D)   3,873     52.97%     WIN

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Donald Alcorn (R)          3,160     28.13%

E. J. Pipkin (R)              8,074     71.87%     WIN

Maryland Senate – 37

Chris Jakubiak (D)          1,400     18.08%

Tim Quinn (D)                 2,367     30.57%

Chris Robinson (D)         3,976     51.35%     WIN

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Richard F. Colburn (R)    7,367     76.80%     WIN

Paul Galanek (R)              2,226     23.20%

Maryland Senate – 38

Charles Mickey Lehrer (D)    1,224     14.20%         

Jim Mathias (D)          7,396     85.80%     WIN         

Republican Michael James received 8,609 votes in an uncontested primary.

Maryland House – 36

All candidates were unopposed, except in the GOP primary for Queen Anne’s County:

Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. (R)  5,317     51.06%     WIN

Richard Sossi (R)                  5,096     48.94%

Maryland House – 37-A

Rudolph C. Cane (D)  1,999     80.06%     WIN         

Lavonzella "Von" Siggers (D)       498     19.94%

Republican Dustin Mills received 1,082 votes in an uncontested primary.

Maryland House – 37-B

GOP incumbents Addie Eckardt and Jeannie Haddaway were unopposed and will face Democrat Patrice Stanley in the general.

Maryland House – 38-A

Julie D. Brewington (R)    359     9.90%         

John T. Cannon (R)         688     18.98%         

Charles Otto (R)           1,475     40.69%     WIN         

John K. Phoebus (R)    1,103     30.43%

Democrat Mike McCready received 18,876 votes in an uncontested primary.

Maryland House - 38-B

Norman H. Conway (D)     5,051     54.91%     WIN

Bernard John Hayden (D)   1,193     12.97%

Gee Williams (D)                 2,954     32.12%     WIN

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A. Kaye Kenney (R)            2,835     24.93%

Mike McDermott (R)          3,897     34.27%     WIN

Marty Pusey (R)                  3,348     29.45%     WIN

Joe Schanno (R)                  1,290     11.35%