United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2002
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The Maryland Congressional elections of 2002 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2003, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2005.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2002[1] | ||||||
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| 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
See also: Maryland's 1st congressional district
| 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
See also: Maryland's 2nd congressional district
| 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
See also: Maryland's 3rd congressional district
| 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
See also: Maryland's 4th congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
See also: Maryland's 5th congressional district
| 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
See also: Maryland's 6th congressional district
| 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
See also: Maryland's 7th congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
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See also: Maryland's 8th congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen | 112,788 | 51.74 | |||
| Republican | Constance A. Morella (inc.) | 103,587 | 47.52 | |||
| Write-ins | 1,599 | 0.73 | ||||
| Total votes | 217,974 | 100.00 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
References
See also
| Preceded by 2000 elections |
United States House elections in Maryland 2002 |
Succeeded by 2004 elections |
Template:MD2002Elections Template:2002 U.S. midterm elections
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