Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Maryland Congressional Seats
October 29, 2012
By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
| Maryland's Congressional Elections in 2012 | |||
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| U.S. Senate Election? | U.S. House seats | Possible competitive races? | |
| Yes | 8 | 1 (6th) | |
ANNAPOLIS: Maryland: Maryland has eight U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat on the ballot in 2012. All eight U.S. House incumbents face at least two challengers in the general election. The U.S. Senate seat's incumbent is facing seven challengers in the general election.
Currently, Democrats hold six Congressional seats with two held by the Republican Party. The Democratic Party holds both U.S. Senate seats -- one of which is up for election on November 6th.
In Maryland, all polling places are open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Eastern Time.[1]
See also: State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
U.S. Senate
Incumbent Ben Cardin (D) is running for re-election in 2012. He was first elected in 2006. He is facing seven challengers, but both the New York Times race ratings and the Cook Political Report race ratings list this race as Solid Democratic.[2][3] Cardin is expected to coast to re-election.
| State | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| Maryland Class 1 Senate seat |  Ben Cardin Lih Young (Write-in) Dan Bongino Mary Catherine Podlesak (Write-in) Dean Ahmad Brandy Baker Rob Sobhani Ed Tinus |
Ben Cardin | Pending | Pending |
U.S. House
Maryland's 6th Congressional District is considered to be Leaning Democratic according to the New York Times race ratings and Likely Democratic according to the Cook Political Report race ratings. Republican incumbent Roscoe Bartlett is challenged by John Delaney, in a district that has been redrawn via redistricting to be far more Democratic.[4][5]
Maryland's 6th District has been included in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Red to Blue List," which identifies districts that the organization has specifically targeted to flip from Republican to Democratic control.[6]
Here is a complete list of U.S. House candidates appearing on the general election ballot in Maryland:
Candidates running by District
| District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| 1st | John LaFerla (Write-in) Andrew Harris Muir Boda Michael Calpino Douglas Dryden Rae (Write-in) |
Andy Harris | Pending | Pending |
| 2nd | Dutch Ruppersberger Nancy Jacobs Ray Bly (Write-in) Leo Dymowski |
Dutch Ruppersberger | Pending | Pending |
| 3rd | John Sarbanes Eric Delano Knowles Paul Drgos, Jr. |
John Sarbanes | Pending | Pending |
| 4th | Donna Edwards Faith Loudon Scott Soffen |
Donna Edwards | Pending | Pending |
| 5th | Steny Hoyer Anthony O'Donnell Arvin Vohra Bob Auerbach |
Steny Hoyer | Pending | Pending |
| 6th | John Delaney Roscoe Bartlett Nickolaus Mueller |
Roscoe Bartlett | Pending | Pending |
| 7th | Elijah Cummings Ty Busch (Write-in) Charles Smith (Write-in) Frank Mirabile, Jr. Ronald Owens-Bey |
Elijah Cummings | Pending | Pending |
| 8th | Chris Van Hollen Ken Timmerman Mark Grannis George Gluck |
Chris Van Hollen | Pending | Pending |
Partisan breakdown by district
| Members of the U.S. House from Maryland -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 6 | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | |
Comparison of new and old redistricting maps
| Congressional Redistricting Map, approved October 2011
For more information, view Redistricting in Maryland. |
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Articles
See also
- Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
- November 6, 2012 election results
- United States Congressional election results, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Maryland, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2012
- Maryland's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
- Maryland's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Maryland's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Maryland's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Maryland's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Maryland's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Maryland's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Maryland's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Maryland elections, 2012
- National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Elections, "Election Day Questions"
- ↑ The New York Times, "Battle for the Senate," accessed October 25, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS FOR OCTOBER 4, 2012," accessed October 25, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed October 25, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR OCTOBER 11, 2012," accessed October 25, 2012
- ↑ DCCC, "Red to Blue 2012"
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