2002 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Maryland

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Republican 60–70% 70–80%

The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2003, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates served a two-year term from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2005.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2002
Party		Votes	Percentage	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	904,250	54.50%	-0.56%	6	+2
	Republican	752,911	45.38%	+0.94%	2	-2
	Green	158	0.01%	-	0	—
	Others	1,794	0.11%	-	0	—
Totals		1,659,113	100.00%	-	8	—

District 1

Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Gilchrest (inc.)	192,004	76.83
	Democratic	Amy D. Tamlyn	57,986	23.20
Total votes			249,900	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2

Marylands's 2nd congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dutch Ruppersberger	105,718	54.31
	Republican	Helen Delich Bentley	88,954	45.69
Total votes			194,672	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

Marylands's 3rd congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjamin Cardin (inc.)	145,589	65.79
	Republican	Scott Conwell	75,721	34.21
Total votes			221,310	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

Marylands's 4th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Wynn (inc.)	131,644	78.96
	Republican	John B. Kimble	34,890	20.93
	Write-ins		195	0.12
Total votes			166,729	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

Marylands's 5th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer (inc.)	137,903	69.36
	Republican	Joseph T. Crawford	60,758	30.56
	Green	Bob S. Auerbach (write-in)	158	0.08
Total votes			198,819	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 6

Marylands's 6th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett (inc.)	147,825	66.17
	Democratic	Donald M. DeArmon	75,575	33.83
Total votes			223,400	100.00
	Republican hold

District 7

Marylands's 7th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elijah Cummings (inc.)	137,047	73.59
	Republican	Joseph E. Ward	49,172	26.41
Total votes			186,219	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 8

Marylands's 8th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Van Hollen	112,788	51.74
	Republican	Connie Morella (inc.)	103,587	47.52
	Write-ins		1,599	0.73
Total votes			217,974	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

List of Connie Morella endorsements

Former Senators Charles Mathias
Former Representative Gilbert Gude

References

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