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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland Maryland legislative no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland 2000 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland 2004 All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives 2002 11 05 Democratic Party (United States) 4 6 2 904,250 54.50% 0.56% Republican Party (United States) 4 2 2 752,911 45.38% 0.94% 320px District results 320px County results
Democratic
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666CB 70–80%
#0645B4 80–90%
Republican
#E27F90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
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 expired on January 3, 2003, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates served a two-year term from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2005.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2002Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 19PartyVotesPercentage+/–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
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Maryland's 1st congressional district
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball50 most competitive House races of 2002 http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/house-competitive.htm Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2002 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20021106080608/http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/house-competitive.htm 6 November 2002Safe R November 4, 2002 New York Times2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/elections.html The New York Times 14 October 2002 21 December 2023 Safe R October 14, 2002
Results
Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2002
Republican Party (United States)
Wayne Gilchrest (inc.)
192,004
76.83
Democratic Party (United States)
Amy D. Tamlyn
57,986
23.20
249,900
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 2
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Maryland's 2nd congressional district
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallLean D flip November 4, 2002 New York TimesTossup October 14, 2002
Results
Marylands's 2nd congressional district election, 2002
Democratic Party (United States)
Dutch Ruppersberger
105,718
54.31
Republican Party (United States)
Helen Delich Bentley
88,954
45.69
194,672
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
District 3
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Maryland's 3rd congressional district
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002
Results
Marylands's 3rd congressional district election, 2002
Democratic Party (United States)
Benjamin Cardin (inc.)
145,589
65.79
Republican Party (United States)
Scott Conwell
75,721
34.21
221,310
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 4
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Maryland's 4th congressional district
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002
Results
Marylands's 4th congressional district election, 2002
Democratic Party (United States)
Al Wynn (inc.)
131,644
78.96
Republican Party (United States)
John B. Kimble
34,890
20.93
Write-ins
195
0.12
166,729
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 5
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Maryland's 5th congressional district
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002
Results
Marylands's 5th congressional district election, 2002
Democratic Party (United States)
Steny Hoyer (inc.)
137,903
69.36
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph T. Crawford
60,758
30.56
Green Party (United States)
Bob S. Auerbach (write-in)
158
0.08
198,819
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 6
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Maryland's 6th congressional district
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002
Results
Marylands's 6th congressional district election, 2002
Republican Party (United States)
Roscoe Bartlett (inc.)
147,825
66.17
Democratic Party (United States)
Donald M. DeArmon
75,575
33.83
223,400
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 7
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Maryland's 7th congressional district
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002
Results
Marylands's 7th congressional district election, 2002
Democratic Party (United States)
Elijah Cummings (inc.)
137,047
73.59
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph E. Ward
49,172
26.41
186,219
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 8
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Maryland's 8th congressional district
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallLean D flip November 4, 2002 New York TimesTossup October 14, 2002
Results
Marylands's 8th congressional district election, 2002
Democratic Party (United States)
Chris Van Hollen
112,788
51.74
Republican Party (United States)
Connie Morella (inc.)
103,587
47.52
Write-ins
1,599
0.73
217,974
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
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Former Senators Charles Mathiashttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/09/14/in-battle-for-congress-democrats-close-ranks/7bd0b45b-9959-47e0-bb3d-9b466d071fc8/ In Battle for Congress, Democrats Close Ranks September 12, 2002
Former Representative Gilbert Gude
References
See also
2000 elections United States House elections in Maryland2002 2004 elections
Maryland
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