Maryland elections, 2012

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The state of Maryland held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:

• Signature filing deadline: January 11, 2012
• Primary date: April 3, 2012
• General election date: November 6, 2012

On the 2012 ballot			Click here for all November 6, 2012 Election Results
U.S. Senate (1 seat)	a	Preview Article
U.S. House (8 seats)	a
State Executives	d	N/A
State Senate	d	N/A
State House	d
Ballot measures (7 measures)	a	-

2012 Elections

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For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate elections in Maryland, 2012

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ben Cardin Incumbent	56%	1,474,028
	Republican	Dan Bongino	26.3%	693,291
	Libertarian	Dean Ahmad	1.2%	32,252
	Independent	Rob Sobhani	16.4%	430,934
	Democratic	Lih Young (Write-in)	0%	163
	Republican	Mary Podlesak (Write-in)	0%	21
	Independent	Brandy Baker	0%	151
	Independent	Ed Tinus	0%	48
	N/A	Other Write-ins	0.1%	2,346
Total Votes				2,633,234
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "U.S. Senator"

U.S. House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2012

Members of the U.S. House from Maryland -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	6	7
	Republican Party	2	1
Total		8	8

Ballot measures

See also: Maryland 2012 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judicial reform	Prescribes different qualifications for judges of the Orphans' Court for Prince George's County	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judicial reform	Prescribes different qualifications for judges of the Orphans' Court for Baltimore County	a
LRCA	Question 3	Law	Specifies condition under which and elected official convicted of a felony or certain misdemeanors is to be removed form office	a
VR	Question 4	Education	Would approve legislation that guarantees in-state tuition to illegal immigrants	a
VR	Question 5	Redistricting	Would approve Maryland's congressional redistricting plan passed in October 2011.	a
VR	Question 6	Marriage	Would approve a law that allows same-sex couples to obtain a civil marriage license.	a
LRSS	Question 7	Gambling	Allows the construction of a new casino in Prince George's County.	a

Eligibility to Vote

Primary election

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

Maryland was one of 21 states to use a strictly closed primary system. Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by March 13, 2012, which was 21 days before the primary took place. Parties could have chosen to have open primaries, but both Democrats and Republicans chose not to. If a voter did not choose a party, he or she was recorded as "unaffiliated" and was only permitted to vote in the primary election if a party chose to open its primary.(Information about registering to vote)

General election

See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections

The deadline to register to vote was 21 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 16.

• Voter ID info
• Residency requirements: Resident
• Same-day registration: None

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee Voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee/by-mail in Maryland. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee/by-mail.

To receive an absentee/by-mail ballot in the mail, an application must be submitted by at least seven days prior to the election, whether by mail, in-person, or by fax or email. To print an absentee/mail-in ballot at home, the application must be received by 5 p.m. on the Friday before Election Day.

A returned absentee/mail-in ballot must then be postmarked on or before Election Day if submitted by mail and received by 10 a.m. on the tenth day after the election. Ballots can also be returned in person until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Maryland is one of 33 states (plus the District of Columbia) that permit some form of early voting. Early voting begins on the second Thursday prior to Election Day and ends on the Thursday before the election.

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• 2012 election dates
• Election result resources
• Voter guides
• State Blue Books
• State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
• Voting in Maryland
• Absentee voting
• Early voting