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{{mddis8congtoc14}}{{tnr}}The '''[[Maryland's 8th Congressional District|8th Congressional District of Maryland]]''' held an election for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] on November 4, 2014. | {{mddis8congtoc14}}{{tnr}}The '''[[Maryland's 8th Congressional District|8th Congressional District of Maryland]]''' held an election for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] on [[United States House of Representatives elections, 2014|November 4, 2014]]. | ||
Heading into the election, the incumbent was [[Chris Van Hollen]] (D), who was first elected in 2002. He defeated challengers [[Dave Wallace]] (R) and third party candidate [[Andrew Wildman]] (I) in the general election. [[Chris Van Hollen|Van Hollen]] faced opposition in the Democratic primary where he defeated challengers [[George English]] and [[Lih Young]] on June 24, 2014. | Heading into the election, the incumbent was [[Chris Van Hollen]] (D), who was first elected in 2002. He defeated challengers [[Dave Wallace]] (R) and third party candidate [[Andrew Wildman]] (I) in the general election. [[Chris Van Hollen|Van Hollen]] faced opposition in the Democratic primary where he defeated challengers [[George English]] and [[Lih Young]] on June 24, 2014. | ||
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The 8th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Heading into the election, the incumbent was Chris Van Hollen (D), who was first elected in 2002. He defeated challengers Dave Wallace (R) and third party candidate Andrew Wildman (I) in the general election. Van Hollen faced opposition in the Democratic primary where he defeated challengers George English and Lih Young on June 24, 2014.
Wallace ran unopposed in the Republican primary while Wildman successfully petitioned his spot for the election. Potential Libertarian Party candidate Steven Haddox failed to successfully file his petition.
Financially, Van Hollen had acquired nearly $2 million cash on hand for his election campaign.[4]
He won re-election with 73 percent of the vote in 2010 and 63 percent of the vote in 2012.
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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.[5][6]
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.[7]
- See also: Maryland elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Chris Van Hollen (D), who was first elected in 2002.
Maryland's 8th Congressional District encompasses parts of Carroll, Frederick and Montgomery counties.[8]
Candidates
General election candidates
Dave Wallace- Chris Van Hollen - Incumbent
Andrew Wildman (Write-in)
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election results
The 8th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Chris Van Hollen (D) defeated challenger Dave Wallace (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Chris Van Hollen Incumbent |
60.2% | 127,260 | |
| Republican | Dave Wallace | 39.6% | 83,711 | |
| Write-in | Others | 0.2% | 516 | |
| Total Votes | 211,487 | |||
| Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Chris Van Hollen Incumbent |
91.3% | 60,556 | ||
| George English | 5.8% | 3,834 | ||
| Lih Young | 2.9% | 1,950 | ||
| Total Votes | 66,340 | |||
| 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.[11] 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.[12] Chris Van Hollen voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[13]
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.[14] 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. Chris Van Hollen voted for HR 2775.[15]
Campaign contributions
Chris Van Hollen
| Chris Van Hollen (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 15, 2013 | $1,996,171.25 | $67,203.75 | $(422,691.87) | $1,640,683.13 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | July 15, 2013 | $1,640,683.13 | $173,809.62 | $(83,361.67) | $1,731,131.08 | ||||
| October Quarterly[18] | October 13, 2013 | $1,731,131.08 | $74,512.60 | $(62,083.28) | $1,743,560.40 | ||||
| Year-end[19] | January 31, 2014 | $1,743,560 | $100,060 | $(75,778) | $1,767,841 | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $1,767,841 | $129,873 | $(66,209) | $1,831,505 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2014 | $1,841,994 | $91,161 | $(39,001) | $1,894,153 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $636,619.97 | $(749,124.82) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 8th Congressional District of Maryland held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Chris Van Hollen (D) won re-election. He defeated Ken Timmerman (R), Mark Grannis (L) and George Gluck (G) in the general election.[22]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen Incumbent |
63.4% | 217,531 | |
| Republican | Ken Timmerman | 32.9% | 113,033 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Grannis | 2.1% | 7,235 | |
| Green | George Gluck | 1.5% | 5,064 | |
| N/A | Other Write-ins | 0.1% | 393 | |
| Total Votes | 343,256 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "Representative in Congress" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Chris Van Hollen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Lee Philips (R), Mark Grannis (L) and Fred Nordhorn (Constitution) in the general election.[23]
| U.S. House, Maryland District 8 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen incumbent |
73.3% | 153,613 | |
| Republican | Michael Lee Philips | 25% | 52,421 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Grannis | 1.3% | 2,713 | |
| Constitution | Fred Nordhorn | 0.3% | 696 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 224 | |
| Total Votes | 209,667 | |||
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
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Report for Receipts and Disbursements," accessed October 6, 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Maryland Elections, "Candidate List 2014," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ Dave Wallace for Congress Facebook page, "Info," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ 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, "Chris Van Hollen April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Van Hollen 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
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Maryland"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
