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Maryland's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Heading into the election the incumbent wasDonna Edwards (D). She defeated challenger Nancy Hoyt (R) Arvin Vohra (L) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4] Edwards defeated Warren Christopher (D) in the Democratic primary. Hoyt won the Republican primary election by defeating her competition in a four-way contest. Edwards' campaign cash on hand outnumbered her opponents.[5]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maryland utilizes a closed primary system. Although parties may hold open primaries, parties generally permit only registered party members to vote in their primaries.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by June 3, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014.[8]
- See also: Maryland elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Donna Edwards (D), who was first elected in 2008.
Maryland's 4th Congressional District encompasses parts of Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County.[9]
Candidates
General election candidates
Nancy Hoyt- Donna Edwards - Incumbent
Arvin Vohra
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Libertarian Party Candidates
Election results
General election results
The 4th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Donna Edwards (D) defeated challengers Nancy Hoyt (R) and Arvin Vohra (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Donna Edwards Incumbent |
70.2% | 134,628 | |
| Republican | Nancy Hoyt | 28.3% | 54,217 | |
| Libertarian | Arvin Vohra | 1.5% | 2,795 | |
| Write-in | Others | 0.1% | 197 | |
| Total Votes | 191,837 | |||
| Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Donna Edwards Incumbent |
87% | 53,648 | ||
| Warren Christopher | 13% | 8,021 | ||
| Total Votes | 61,669 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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Republican primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Nancy Hoyt |
37.6% | 5,368 | ||
| Greg Holmes | 24.3% | 3,469 | ||
| George McDermott | 19.2% | 2,740 | ||
| John Graziani | 18.9% | 2,695 | ||
| Total Votes | 14,272 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[14] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[15] Donna Edwards voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[16]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[17] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Donna Edwards voted for HR 2775.[18]
Campaign contributions
Donna Edwards
| Donna Edwards (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[19] | April 15, 2013 | $20,934.18 | $70,277.00 | $(28,315.16) | $62,896.02 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 15, 2013 | $62,896.02 | $71,041.00 | $(56,173.21) | $77,763.81 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 13, 2013 | $77,763.81 | $57,506.00 | $(67,136.07) | $68,133.74 | ||||
| Year-end[22] | January 31, 2014 | $68,133 | $60,468 | $(74,301) | $54,300 | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2014 | $54,300 | $75,750 | $(58,991) | $71,059 | ||||
| July Quarterly[24] | July 15, 2014 | $90,677 | $48,537 | $(46,758) | $92,456 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $383,579 | $(331,674.44) | ||||||||
Nancy Hoyt
| Nancy Hoyt (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 15, 2014 | $5,000 | $19,384 | $(5,517) | $18,867 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | July 15, 2014 | $11,642 | $1,200 | $(3,707) | $9,134 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $20,584 | $(9,224) | ||||||||
Warren Christopher
| Warren Christopher (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year End[27] | January 31, 2014 | $0 | $56,418 | $(51,941) | $4,476 | ||||
| April Quarterly[28] | April 15, 2014 | $4,476 | $78,431 | $(61,504) | $21,404 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $134,849 | $(113,445) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 4th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Donna Edwards (D) won re-election. She defeated Faith Loudon (R) and Scott Soffen (L) in the general election.[29]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Donna Edwards Incumbent |
77.2% | 240,385 | |
| Republican | Faith Loudon | 20.7% | 64,560 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Soffen | 2% | 6,204 | |
| N/A | Other Write-ins | 0.1% | 363 | |
| Total Votes | 311,512 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "Representative in Congress" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Donna Edwards won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Robert Broadus (R) in the general election.[30]
| U.S. House, Maryland Distirct 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Donna Edwards incumbent |
83.4% | 160,228 | |
| Republican | Robert Broadus | 16.4% | 31,467 | |
| N/A | Write-In | 0.2% | 325 | |
| Total Votes | 192,020 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Maryland's 2nd Congressional District
- United States congressional delegations from Maryland
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Report for Receipts and Disbursements," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections Website, "Primary Elections," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections Website, "Voter Registration Introduction," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Warren Christopher for Congress, "Home," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Maryland Elections, "Candidate List 2014," accessed December 10, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Maryland Elections, "Primary Candidates," accessed February 22, 2014
- ↑ Nancy Hoyt for Congress, "Home," accessed January 27,2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Donna Edwards April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Donna Edwards July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Maryland"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
