2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland Maryland legislative no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland 2014 All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives 2012 11 06 Democratic Party (United States) 6 7 1 1,626,872 62.92% 2.44% Republican Party (United States) 2 1 1 858,406 33.20% 3.74% 320px District results 320px County results Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Republican #f2b3be 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Maryland, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. The new congressional map, drawn and passed by the Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly, was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley on October 20, 2011. The map made the 6th district, at that time represented by Republican Roscoe Bartlett, much more favorable to Democrats.https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/10/20/omalley-signs-congressional-map-into-law/ O'Malley signs congressional map into law October 20, 2011 October 26, 2011 The Baltimore Sun Annie Linskey John Fritze Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2012PartyVotesPercentage+/–Seats+/– Democratic 1,626,872 62.92% +2.44% 7 +1 Republican 858,406 33.20% -3.74% 1 -1 Libertarian 69,298 2.68% +0.65% - Green 10,104 0.39% +0.39% - Others 20,834 0.81% +0.73% - Totals 2,585,514 100.00% - 8 - Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 62.92 Republican Republican Party (United States) 33.20 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 2.68 Green Green Party (United States) 0.39 Others #777777 0.81 House seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 87.50 Republican Republican Party (United States) 12.50 2 District 1 2012 Maryland's 1st congressional district election Maryland presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 1 2014 x150px File:Andy Harris, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg Andy Harris Republican Party (United States) 214,204 63.4% File:3x4.svg Wendy Rosen Democratic Party (United States) 92,812 27.5% 2012 MD-01 election results.svg 230px County resultsHarris: #ed8783 50–60% #e55751 60–70% #d02923 70–80% U.S. Representative Andy Harris Republican Party (United States) Andy Harris Republican Party (United States) The redrawn 1st district includes Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, as well as parts of Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford counties.http://www.mdp.state.md.us/PDF/Redistricting/2010maps/Cong/Statewide.pdf Maryland 2011 Congressional Districts October 20, 2011 January 12, 2012 Maryland Department of Planning https://web.archive.org/web/20120119084701/http://www.mdp.state.md.us/PDF/Redistricting/2010maps/Cong/Statewide.pdf January 19, 2012 dead Republican incumbent Andy Harris, who had been first elected in 2010, ran for re-election.https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/on-md-ballot-bartlett-faces-tough-race-edwards-escapes-challenge-from-ivey/2012/01/11/gIQAOvXAsP_story.html On Md. ballot, Bartlett faces tough race, Edwards escapes challenge from Ivey January 11, 2012 January 12, 2012 The Washington Post Ben Pershing Republican primary Candidates Nominee Andy Harris, incumbent U.S. Representative Primary results Republican primary results Andy Harris (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 44,599 100.0 44,599 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Wendy Rosen, businesswomanhttp://www.gazette.net/article/20111128/NEWS/711289981/1034/baltimore-county-businesswoman-enters-1st-congressional-district-race&template=gazette Baltimore County businesswoman enters 1st Congressional District race November 28, 2011 December 2, 2011 The Maryland Gazette Sarah Breitenbach https://web.archive.org/web/20141017123606/http://www.gazette.net/article/20111128/NEWS/711289981/1034/baltimore-county-businesswoman-enters-1st-congressional-district-race%26template%3Dgazette October 17, 2014 dead mdy-all Eliminated in primary John LaFerla, OB/GYN physician and former president of the Kent County Democratic Central Committee Kimberley Letke, businesswomanhttp://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20111208/NEWS01/112080354 Challengers to face off before taking on Harris December 8, 2011 December 14, 2011 The Salisbury Daily Times Jennifer Shutt October 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017123557/http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20111208/NEWS01/112080354 deadhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/news/ph-ag-congress-0113-20120112,0,1867108.story https://web.archive.org/web/20140825062113/http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/news/ph-ag-congress-0113-20120112,0,1867108.story dead August 25, 2014 Harford's Impallaria, Jacobs butt heads for GOP Congress nod January 12, 2012 January 13, 2012 The Baltimore Sun Bryna Zumer Declined Frank Kratovil, former U.S. Representativehttp://www.gazette.net/article/20111111/NEWS/711119554/1034/kratovil-not-running-for-former-congressional-seat&template=gazette Kratovil not running for former congressional seat November 11, 2011 November 12, 2011 The Maryland Gazette Sarah Breitenbach https://web.archive.org/web/20150122091258/http://www.gazette.net/article/20111111/NEWS/711119554/1034/kratovil-not-running-for-former-congressional-seat%26template%3Dgazette January 22, 2015 dead mdy-all Primary results Democratic primary resultshttps://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2012/results/primary/gen_results_2012_3_008X.html Official 2012 Presidential Primary Election results for Representative in Congress May 27, 2012 Maryland State Board of Elections Wendy Rosen Democratic Party (United States) 10,907 43.1 John LaFerla Democratic Party (United States) 10,850 42.8 Kim Letke Democratic Party (United States) 3,564 14.1 25,321 100.0 Libertarian primary Nominee Muir Boda, asset protection managerhttp://boda4congress.net/about Boda4Congress/ 2012-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120719041649/http://boda4congress.net/about/ 2012-07-19 dead General election Campaign After Rosen won the primary, she was forced to withdraw from the race on September 10, 2012, after evidence surfaced that she had voted in both Maryland and Florida in the 2006 and 2008 elections. Rosen had property in Florida, and Maryland law allowed property owners to vote in local elections even if they live elsewhere. However, her Florida voting registration reportedly also gave her access to state and federal elections there, something which was not allowed by Maryland law.https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/09/14/democrat-withdraws-from-1st-district-congressional-race-after-allegations-she-voted-in-two-states/ Democrat withdraws from 1st District congressional race after allegations she voted in two states September 14, 2012 September 15, 2012 The Baltimore Sun Matthew Hay Brown September 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120915040515/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-wendy-rosen-withdraws-20120910,0,3764352.story livehttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/09/11/the-lesson-of-wendy-rosen/ The lesson of Wendy Rosen September 11, 2012 September 15, 2012 The Baltimore Sun As the deadline for replacing a candidate on the general election ballot was August 28, members of the Democratic Central Committees of each county in the district had to choose a write-in candidate to run in November. Two potential candidates who indicated an interest were former U.S. Representative Wayne Gilchrest, who represented the 1st district as a Republican from 1991 to 2009, and LaFerla, who finished a close second in the primary.https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/09/11/with-rosen-out-laferla-says-he-would-challenge-andy-harris-in-1st-district/ With Rosen out, LaFerla says he would challenge Andy Harris in 1st District September 11, 2012 September 15, 2012 The Baltimore Sun Matthew Hay Brownhttp://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120914/NEWS01/309140017/-1/7daysarchives/Gilchrest-might-seek-old-seat MD POLITICS: Gilchrest might seek old seat September 13, 2012 September 15, 2012 The Salisbury Daily Times Jennifer Shutt January 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122101253/http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120914/NEWS01/309140017/-1/7daysarchives/Gilchrest-might-seek-old-seat dead LaFerla was then endorsed as the Democratic write-in candidate. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races Cookpolitical.com November 5, 2012 November 6, 2012Safe R November 5, 2012 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 2, 2012 November 4, 2012Safe R November 2, 2012 Roll Call, 2012 11 04 us onSafe R November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball https://web.archive.org/web/20230420175527/https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-house/ April 20, 2023 , 2012 11 05 us onSafe R November 5, 2012 NY TimesHouse Race Ratings, The New York Times, 2012 11 04 us onSafe R November 4, 2012RCP, 2012 11 04 us onSafe R November 4, 2012The HillHouse Ratings https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/race-ratings/107735-the-hills-house-ratings-democrats-chances-for-seats-have-dimmed/ The Hill November 4, 2012 November 3, 2012 Safe R November 4, 2012 Results Maryland's 1st congressional district, 2012https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2012/results/general/gen_results_2012_4_008X.html Official 2012 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress Nov 12, 2012 Maryland State Board of Elections Republican Party (United States) Andy Harris (incumbent) 214,204 63.4 Democratic Party (United States) Wendy Rosen 92,812 27.5 Democratic Party (United States) John LaFerla (write-in) 14,858 4.4 Libertarian Party (United States) Muir Wayne Boda 12,857 3.8 n/a Write-ins 3,029 0.9 337,760 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 2 2012 Maryland's 2nd congressional district election Maryland presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 2 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 2 2014 x150px File:Dutch Ruppersberger 113th Congress.jpg Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic Party (United States) 194,088 65.6% File:11jacobs.jpg Nancy Jacobs Republican Party (United States) 92,071 31.1% 2012 MD-02 election results.svg 250px County resultsRuppersberger: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Representative Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic Party (United States) Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic Party (United States) The redrawn 2nd district includes parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, and Howard counties, and parts of the city of Baltimore. Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger, who had represented the 2nd district since 2003, ran for re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Dutch Ruppersberger, incumbent U.S. Representative Primary results Democratic primary results Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 26,465 100.0 26,465 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Nancy Jacobs, State Senatorhttp://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/maryland/state-sen-nancy-jacobs-to-run-for-congress-010312 State Sen. Nancy Jacobs To Run For Congress January 3, 2012 January 3, 2012 My Fox DC Brian Witte Eliminated in primary Ray Bly, veteranhttps://ballotpedia.org/Ray_Bly Ray Bly - Ballotpedia December 11, 2019 Vladmir Degenhttp://www.wbaltv.com/r/30195227/detail.html Delegate Impallaria Running For Congress January 12, 2012 January 12, 2012 WBAL-TV Richard Impallaria, state delegate Howard Orton Larry Smith, former aide to U.S. Representative Andy Harrishttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/10/27/former-gop-hill-staffer-to-run-in-2nd-district/ Former GOP Hill staffer to run in 2nd District October 27, 2011 October 29, 2011 The Baltimore Sun John Fritze Declined Pat McDonough, state delegatehttp://essex.patch.com/articles/mcdonough-rallies-supporters-against-in-state-tuition-for-illegal-immigrants McDonough Rallies Supporters Against In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants May 27, 2011 June 4, 2011 Essex–Middle River Patch Ron Snyderhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/del-mcdonough-mulls-race-against-cardin-or-ruppersberger/2011/07/28/gIQABhOIfI_blog.html Del. McDonough mulls race against Cardin or Ruppersberger July 28, 2011 July 29, 2011 The Washington Post Ben Pershing Primary results Republican primary results Nancy Jacobs Republican Party (United States) 12,372 58.9 Rick Impallaria Republican Party (United States) 4,998 23.8 Larry Smith Republican Party (United States) 2,392 11.4 Howard Orton Republican Party (United States) 500 2.4 Ray Bly Republican Party (United States) 415 2.0 Vlad Degen Republican Party (United States) 324 1.5 21,001 100.0 Libertarian primary Nominee Leo Dymowski, Army veteran and attorneyhttp://www.leoforcongress.com/bio.html LeoForCongress 2012-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016064347/http://www.leoforcongress.com/bio.html 2012-10-16 dead General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 5, 2012 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2012 Roll CallSafe D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 5, 2012 NY TimesSafe D November 4, 2012RCPSafe D November 4, 2012The HillSafe D November 4, 2012 Results Maryland's 2nd congressional district, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent) 194,088 65.6 Republican Party (United States) Nancy Jacobs 92,071 31.1 Libertarian Party (United States) Leo Wayne Dymowski 9,344 3.2 n/a Write-ins 437 0.1 295,940 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 3 2012 Maryland's 3rd congressional district election Maryland presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 3 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 3 2014 x150px File:John Sarbanes official photo (cropped).jpg John Sarbanes Democratic Party (United States) 213,747 66.8% File:3x4.svg Eric Delano Knowles Republican Party (United States) 94,549 29.6% 2012 MD-03 election results.svg 200px County resultsSarbanes: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% U.S. Representative John Sarbanes Democratic Party (United States) John Sarbanes Democratic Party (United States) The redrawn 3rd district includes parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, and Montgomery counties, and parts of the city of Baltimore. Democrat John Sarbanes, who had represented the 3rd district since 2007, ran for re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Dave Lockwood, management consultanthttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/02/14/sarbanes-collects-1-million-for-re-election-campaign/ Sarbanes collects $1 million for re-election campaign February 14, 2012 February 20, 2012 Capital News Service (Maryland) Baltimore Messenger Rob Bock Primary results Democratic primary results John Sarbanes Democratic Party (United States) 32,527 86.4 Dave Lockwood Democratic Party (United States) 5,111 13.6 37,638 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Eric Delano Knowles, bartender and Constitution Party nominee for governor for 2010 Eliminated in primary Armand Girard, retired teacher Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris, nominee for this seat in 2008 and candidate for in 2010 Draper Phelps Primary results Republican primary results Eric Delano Knowles Republican Party (United States) 6,845 33.5 Pinkston Harris Republican Party (United States) 5,874 28.7 Armand Girard Republican Party (United States) 4,809 23.5 Draper Phelps Republican Party (United States) 2,935 14.3 20,463 100.0 Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Paul Drgos Jr, computer programmerhttp://www.pauld2012.com/index.html PaulD2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120711165129/http://pauld2012.com/index.html July 11, 2012 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 5, 2012 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2012 Roll CallSafe D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 5, 2012 NY TimesSafe D November 4, 2012RCPSafe D November 4, 2012The HillSafe D November 4, 2012 Results Maryland's 3rd congressional district, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) John Sarbanes (incumbent) 213,747 66.8 Republican Party (United States) Eric Delano Knowles 94,549 29.6 Libertarian Party (United States) Paul R. Drgos, Jr. 11,028 3.4 n/a Write-ins 535 0.2 319,859 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 2012 Maryland's 4th congressional district election Maryland presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 4 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 4 2014 x150px File:The hon donna edwards (cropped).jpg Donna Edwards Democratic Party (United States) 240,385 77.2% File:3x4.svg Faith M. Loudon Republican Party (United States) 64,560 20.7% 2012 MD-04 election results.svg 200px County resultsEdwards: #244079 >90%Loudon: #ed8783 50–60% U.S. Representative Donna Edwards Democratic Party (United States) Donna Edwards Democratic Party (United States) The redrawn 4th district includes parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties. Democrat Donna Edwards, who had represented the 4th district since 2008, ran for re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Donna Edwards, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Ian Garner, U.S. Navy veteranhttps://ballotpedia.org/Ian_Garner Ian Garner - Ballotpedia George McDermott, entrepreneur Withdrawn Glenn Ivey, former Prince George's County State's Attorneyhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/11/03/ivey-to-challenge-edwards-for-house-seat/ Ivey to challenge Edwards for House seat November 3, 2011 November 12, 2011 The Baltimore Sun John Fritzehttp://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/news/ph-ll-cns-ivey-quits-20120111,0,7935705.story https://web.archive.org/web/20120428174456/http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/news/ph-ll-cns-ivey-quits-20120111,0,7935705.story dead April 28, 2012 Ivey withdraws from 4th Congressional District primary race January 11, 2012 January 13, 2012 The Baltimore Sun Sarah Hogue Declined Jaime Benoit, Anne Arundel County councilmanhttp://www.rollcall.com/news/jamie_benoit_drops_run_against_donna_edwards_maryland-210814-1.html Jamie Benoit Drops Run Against Donna Edwards in Maryland December 5, 2011 December 10, 2011 Roll Call Abby Livingston Primary results Democratic primary results Donna Edwards (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 42,815 91.8 George McDermott Democratic Party (United States) 2,359 5.1 Ian Garner Democratic Party (United States) 1,464 3.1 46,638 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Faith Loudon Eliminated in primary Randy Gearhart Greg Holmes Charles Shepherd Primary results Republican primary results Faith Loudon Republican Party (United States) 9,175 61.3 Randy Gearhart Republican Party (United States) 2,977 19.9 Charles Shepherd Republican Party (United States) 1,443 9.6 Greg Holmes Republican Party (United States) 1,370 9.2 14,965 100.0 Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Scott Soffen General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 5, 2012 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2012 Roll CallSafe D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 5, 2012 NY TimesSafe D November 4, 2012RCPSafe D November 4, 2012The HillSafe D November 4, 2012 Results Maryland's 4th congressional district, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Donna Edwards (incumbent) 240,385 77.2 Republican Party (United States) Faith M. Loudon 64,560 20.7 Libertarian Party (United States) Scott Soffen 6,204 2.0 n/a Write-ins 363 0.1 311,512 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 5 2012 Maryland's 5th congressional district election Maryland presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 5 2012 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 5 2014 x150px File:Steny Hoyer 113th Congress.jpg Steny Hoyer Democratic Party (United States) 238,618 69.4% File:3x4.svg Tony O'Donnell Republican Party (United States) 95,271 27.7% 2012 MD-05 election results.svg 200px County resultsHoyer: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #3358a2 80–90% O'Donnell: #f1b4b2 40–50% U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer Democratic Party (United States) Steny Hoyer Democratic Party (United States) The redrawn 5th district includes Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties, as well as parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties. Democrat Steny Hoyer, who had represented the 5th district since 1981, ran from re-electionhttp://www.votevohra.com/ VoteVohra 2012-07-28 2016-10-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20161029052748/http://www.votevohra.com/ dead2012 Presidential General Election State Candidates List http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2012/general_candidates/gen_listings_2012_4_008X.html Congressional District 05 (section) Maryland State Board of Elections 2012 August 15, 2012 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Steny Hoyer, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Cathy Johnson Pendleton, publishing company founderhttp://www.somdnews.com/article/20120215/NEWS/702159577/1055/hoyer-o-donnell-top-fundraisers-in-5th-district&template=southernMaryland Hoyer, O'Donnell top fundraisers in 5th District February 15, 2012 February 20, 2012 Capital News Service (Maryland) Southern Maryland Newspapers Online Mark MillerAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Primary results Democratic primary results Steny Hoyer Democratic Party (United States) 36,961 84.7 Cathy Johnson Pendleton Democratic Party (United States) 6,688 15.3 43,649 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tony O'Donnell, Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegateshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/odonnell-to-launch-bid-to-unseat-hoyer/2011/12/13/gIQAqH8SsO_blog.html O'Donnell launches bid to unseat Hoyer December 14, 2011 December 15, 2011 The Washington Post John Wagner Aaron C. Davis Eliminated in primary David Hill, motorcycle technician Glenn Troy Morton, author Declined Charles Lollar, nominee for this seat in 2010https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/11/12/odonnell-eyeing-a-run-for-the-5th-cd/ O'Donnell eyeing a run for the 5th CD November 12, 2011 November 18, 2011 The Baltimore Sun Annie Linskey Primary results Republican primary results Tony O'Donnell Republican Party (United States) 17,329 73.7 David Hill Republican Party (United States) 3,289 14.0 Glenn Morton Republican Party (United States) 2,903 12.3 23,521 100.0 Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Arvin Vohra, aeducator and entrepreneur Green primary Candidates Nominee Bob Auerbach General election Jeremy Stinson, an unaffiliated candidate, did not secure a ballot nomination and ran as a write-in candidate. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 5, 2012 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2012 Roll CallSafe D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 5, 2012 NY TimesSafe D November 4, 2012RCPSafe D November 4, 2012The HillSafe D November 4, 2012 Results Maryland's 5th congressional district, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Steny Hoyer (incumbent) 238,618 69.4 Republican Party (United States) Tony O'Donnell 95,271 27.7 Green Party (United States) Bob Auerbach 5,040 1.5 Libertarian Party (United States) Arvin Vohra 4,503 1.3 n/a Write-ins 388 0.1 343,820 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 6 2012 Maryland's 6th congressional district election Maryland presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 6 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 6 2014 x150px File:John Delaney 113th Congress official photo (cropped) 2.jpg John Delaney Democratic Party (United States) 181,921 58.8% File:Roscoe Bartlett, CPD photo 109th Congress.jpg Roscoe Bartlett Republican Party (United States) 117,313 37.9% 2012 MD-06 election results.svg 230px County resultsDelaney: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% Bartlett: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% U.S. Representative Roscoe Bartlett Republican Party (United States) John Delaney Democratic Party (United States) The redrawn 6th district includes Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties, as well as parts of Frederick and Montgomery counties. Republican Roscoe Bartlett, who had represented the 6th district since 1993, ran for re-election.http://www.rollcall.com/news/Doug-Duncan-Mark-Shriver-Maryland-Congress-6th-district-209667-1.html Duncan, Shriver Among Names Floated in Maryland October 20, 2011 October 22, 2011 Roll Call Abby Livingston Republican primary Candidates Nominee Roscoe Bartlett, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Kathy Afzali, state delegatehttp://www.gazette.net/article/20120110/NEWS/701109958/1018/mooney-out-afzali-in-district-6-congressional-race%26template%3dgazette&template=gazette Mooney out, Afzali in District 6 Congressional race January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012 The Gazette Katherine HeerbrandtSeptember 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes David R. Brinkley, state senatorhttp://www.rollcall.com/news/roscoe_bartletts_chief_of_staff_resigns_after_reports_of_run-210705-1.html Roscoe Bartlett's Chief of Staff Resigns After Reports of Run December 1, 2011 December 2, 2011 Roll Call Abby Livingston Robert Coblentz, systems analyst for the American Public University System and vice president of the Washington County Republican Clubhttp://articles.herald-mail.com/2011-10-20/news/30304251_1_systems-analyst-washington-county-republican-club-roscoe-g-bartlett https://archive.today/20120419001739/http://articles.herald-mail.com/2011-10-20/news/30304251_1_systems-analyst-washington-county-republican-club-roscoe-g-bartlett dead April 19, 2012 Vice president of Republican Club enters 6th Congressional District Race October 20, 2011 October 22, 2011 The Herald-Mail Andrew Schotz Robin Ficker, former state delegate and perennial candidatehttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/11/01/6th-district-candidates-spar-over-jobs/ 6th District candidates spar over jobs November 1, 2011 November 2, 2011 The Baltimore Sun John Fritze Peter James, farmer and nominee for the 4th district in 2008http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=130468 6th District field most crowded race in state January 12, 2012 January 12, 2012 Frederick News-Post Pete McCarthy January 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120115013618/http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=130468 dead Joseph Krysztoforski, retired entrepreneur Brandon Rippeon, businessmanhttp://www.rollcall.com/news/Alex-Mooney-Congress-Maryland-6th-Bartlett-211418-1.html Alex Mooney Skips Maryland Race, Signals Roscoe Bartlett Definitely Running January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012 Roll Call Abby Livingston Declined Alex X. Mooney, chairman of the Maryland Republican Party and former state senator Bud Otis, Rep. Bartlett's former chief of staff Christopher B. Shank, state senatorhttp://rockville.patch.com/articles/brinkley-enters-congressional-race Brinkley Enters Congressional Race January 4, 2012 January 12, 2012 Rockville Patch Tiffany Arnold https://web.archive.org/web/20120116013451/http://rockville.patch.com/articles/brinkley-enters-congressional-race January 16, 2012 dead mdy-all Endorsements Roscoe Bartlett Newspapers The Gazettehttp://www.gazette.net/article/20120321/OPINION/703219529/1014/delaney-bartlett-for-congress-in-6th-district&template=gazette Delaney, Bartlett for Congress in 6th District Gazette.Net November 15, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120709064852/http://www.gazette.net/article/20120321/OPINION/703219529/1014/delaney-bartlett-for-congress-in-6th-district%26template%3Dgazette July 9, 2012 Debate + 2012 Maryland's 6th congressional district Republican primary debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican RepublicanKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Kathy Afzali Roscoe Bartlett David R. Brinkley Robert Coblentz Robin Ficker Peter James Joseph Krysztoforski Brandon Rippeon1 Mar. 12, 2012 AARP MarylandMaryland ReporterMontgomery College Germantown Len Lazarick YouTube P P P P P P P P Primary results Republican primary results Roscoe Bartlett (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 17,600 43.6 David R. Brinkley Republican Party (United States) 7,987 19.8 Kathy Afzali Republican Party (United States) 4,115 10.2 Joseph Krysztoforski Republican Party (United States) 3,073 7.6 Robin Ficker Republican Party (United States) 2,854 7.1 Brandon Rippeon Republican Party (United States) 2,843 7.0 Robert Coblentz Republican Party (United States) 970 2.4 Peter James Republican Party (United States) 933 2.3 40,375 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John Delaney, commercial bankerhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/john-delaney-david-brinkley-join-field-gunning-for-bartletts-congressional-seat/2012/01/04/gIQAKYP2aP_blog.html John Delaney, David Brinkley join field gunning for Bartlett's congressional seat January 4, 2012 January 5, 2012 The Washington Post Ben Pershing Eliminated in primary Charles Bailey Robert J. Garagiola, state senatorhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/10/27/garagiola-set-to-officially-kick-off-campaign/ Garagiola set to officially kick off campaign October 27, 2011 October 29, 2011 The Baltimore Sun John Fritze Ron Little, member of the Montgomery County Board of Social Services Milad Pooran, doctor and Air Force veteranhttp://www.gazette.net/article/20111102/NEWS/711029296/1016/some-democrats-concerned-that-congressional-pick-is-a-done-deal&template=gazette Some Democrats concerned that congressional pick is a done deal November 16, 2011 November 16, 2011 Gazette.Net Katherine Heerbrandt https://web.archive.org/web/20141017123748/http://www.gazette.net/article/20111102/NEWS/711029296/1016/some-democrats-concerned-that-congressional-pick-is-a-done-deal%26template%3Dgazette October 17, 2014 dead mdy-all Withdrawn Duchy Trachtenberg, former member of the Montgomery County Council Declined Doug Duncan, former Montgomery County Executivehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/doug-duncan-wont-run-for-congress-may-back-delaney-instead/2011/11/15/gIQAZpTqON_blog.html Doug Duncan won't run for Congress, may back Delaney instead November 15, 2011 November 16, 2011 The Washington Post Ben Pershing Mark Shriver, state delegate Endorsements John Delaney Executive branch officials Bill Clinton, former President of the United StatesBen Pershing Bill Clinton backs John Delaney in Maryland congressional primary http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/bill-clinton-backs-john-delaney-in-maryland-congressional-primary/2012/03/05/gIQAMD8asR_blog.html The Washington Post 15 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20120411101848/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/bill-clinton-backs-john-delaney-in-maryland-congressional-primary/2012/03/05/gIQAMD8asR_blog.html 11 April 2012 5 March 2012 U.S. Representatives Donna Edwards, U.S. representative from Maryland's 4th congressional district (2008–present)Ben Pershing https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/delaney-md-democrats-work-to-show-unified-front-after-newcomers-primary-win/2012/04/04/gIQA6u0GvS_story.html Delaney, Md. Democrats work to show unified front after newcomer's primary win The Washington Post April 4, 2012 November 15, 2012 State officials Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland Newspapers The Gazette The Washington PostEditorial Board https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/john-delaney-for-mds-6th-district/2012/03/08/gIQAg9Sy3R_story.html John Delaney for Md.'s 6th District The Washington Post March 10, 2012 November 15, 2012 Individuals Dee Dee Myers, former White House Press Secretary Rob Garagiola U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, U.S. representative from Maryland's 5th congressional district (1981–present)Endorsements http://www.robgaragiola.com/content/endorsements robgaragiola.com 15 March 2023 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120419222321/http://www.robgaragiola.com/content/endorsements 19 April 2012 State officials Anthony Brown, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (2007–present) Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland (2007–present)Ben Pershing O'Malley endorses Garagiola in primary, as internal poll gives Delaney wide lead http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/omalley-endorses-garagiola-in-primary-as-internal-poll-gives-delaney-wide-lead/2012/03/29/gIQAZLt4iS_blog.html The Washington Post 15 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20120416145906/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/omalley-endorses-garagiola-in-primary-as-internal-poll-gives-delaney-wide-lead/2012/03/29/gIQAZLt4iS_blog.html 16 April 2012 29 March 2012 Primary results Democratic primary results John Delaney Democratic Party (United States) 20,414 54.2 Rob Garagiola Democratic Party (United States) 10,981 29.1 Milad Pooran Democratic Party (United States) 3,590 9.5 Charles Bailey Democratic Party (United States) 1,572 4.2 Ron Little Democratic Party (United States) 1,131 3.0 37,688 100.0 Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Nickolaus Muellerhttp://www.md.lp.org/candidates/ MDLP-Candidates General election Campaign Facing a district that had been significantly redrawn to favor the Democrats (going from a seat that McCain carried with 57%, Obama would have carried the redrawn seat with 56%), the Bartlett campaign faced further difficulties when the Federal Election Commission fined Bartlett $5,000 for repeatedly failing to submit accurate campaign finance disclosure reports.Fritze John Bartlett struggles with campaign disclosure https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/06/24/bartlett-struggles-with-campaign-disclosure-2/ The Baltimore Sun June 24, 2012 November 20, 2012 August 18, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130818131901/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-bartlett-fec-20120624,0,1147556.story live When Todd Akin made his controversial comments about female biology, Bartlett immediately repudiated them, adding, "There is no room in politics for these types of statements... As a human physiologist I know there is no scientific backing to Todd's claims."Brown Matthew Hay Akin rape comments 'offensive and wrong,' Bartlett says https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/08/21/akin-rape-comments-offensive-and-wrong-bartlett-says/ The Baltimore Sun August 21, 2012 March 15, 2023 January 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140112211604/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-08-21/news/bal-todd-akin-roscoe-bartlett-20120821_1_bartlett-campaign-congressman-bartlett-western-maryland-republican live He reiterated that his view on abortion exceptions has been "the same for twenty years. I'm pro-life, with exceptions for the life of the mother, rape and incest... I'm so avidly pro-life I'm against corporal punishment." However, it was later revealed that in 2001 Bartlett had supported a constitutional amendment which did not include the rape and incest exceptions.Kaczynski Andrew Republican Congressman: There Are Very Few Pregnancies From Rape, It Is A Tiny Percentage https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/gop-congressman-there-are-very-few-pregnancies-fr BuzzFeed 31 August 2012 18 November 2012Rape, abortion debate fuels 6th District race http://www.gazette.net/article/20120830/NEWS/708309859/1122/Rape-abortion-debate-fuels-6th-District-race&template=gazette The Gazette November 19, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130729181134/http://www.gazette.net/article/20120830/NEWS/708309859/1122/Rape-abortion-debate-fuels-6th-District-race%26template%3Dgazette July 29, 2013 Endorsements Roscoe Bartlett (R) Organizations National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" ProgramCandidates http://www.electgoppatriots.org/candidates/ electgoppatriots.org/ NRCC 5 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016234223/http://www.electgoppatriots.org/candidates/ 16 October 2012 John Delaney (D) Executive branch officials Bill Clinton, former President of the United States U.S. Representatives Donna Edwards, U.S. representative from Maryland's 4th congressional district (2008–present) State officials Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland Organizations Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" ProgramRED TO BLUE 2012 http://www.dccc.org/pages/redtoblue DCCC 5 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026213338/http://www.dccc.org/pages/redtoblue 26 October 2012 Newspapers The Washington PostJohn Delaney for Maryland's 6th District, editorial board, The Washington Post, October 4, 2012. Debates Complete video of debate, October 17, 2012 Polling Pollsource Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RoscoeBartlett (R) JohnDelaney (D) NickolausMueller (L) UndecidedBaltimore Sun/OpinionWorks Baltimore Sun/OpinionWorks October 20–25, 2012 610 ± 4.0% 41% 42% — 16%Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-Delaney)Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-Delaney) July 23–25, 2012 400 ± 4.9% 42% 44% 6% 8%Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Delaney)Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Delaney) April 9–11, 2012 402 ± 5.0% 39% 48% — 13% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races Cookpolitical.com November 5, 2012 November 6, 2012Likely D Flip November 5, 2012 RothenbergLikely D Flip November 2, 2012 Roll CallLikely D Flip November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely D Flip November 5, 2012 NY TimesLean D Flip November 4, 2012RCPLikely D Flip November 4, 2012The HillLean D Flip November 4, 2012 Results Maryland's 6th congressional district, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) John Delaney 181,921 58.8 Republican Party (United States) Roscoe Bartlett (incumbent) 117,313 37.9 Libertarian Party (United States) Nickolaus Mueller 9,916 3.2 n/a Write-ins 399 0.1 309,549 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 7 2012 Maryland's 7th congressional district election Maryland presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 7 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 7 2014 x150px File:Elijah E. Cummings official photo (cropped).jpg Elijah Cummings Democratic Party (United States) 247,770 76.5% File:3x4.svg Frank C. Mirabile Republican Party (United States) 67,405 20.8% 2012 MD-07 election results.svg 200px County resultsCummings: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #244079 >90% U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings Democratic Party (United States) Elijah Cummings Democratic Party (United States) The redrawn 7th district includes parts of Baltimore and Howard counties, and parts of the city of Baltimore. Democrat Elijah Cummings, who had represented the 7th district since 1996, ran for re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Elijah Cummings, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Ty Busch Charles Smith Primary results Democratic primary results Elijah Cummings Democratic Party (United States) 49,625 92.8 Charles Smith Democratic Party (United States) 2,438 4.6 Ty Busch Democratic Party (United States) 1,396 2.6 53,459 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Frank Mirabile Eliminated in primary Justin Kinsey Primary results Republican primary results Frank Mirabile Republican Party (United States) 10,849 69.8 Justin Kinsey Republican Party (United States) 4,695 30.2 15,544 100.0 Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Ronald Owens-Bey General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 5, 2012 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2012 Roll CallSafe D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 5, 2012 NY TimesSafe D November 4, 2012RCPSafe D November 4, 2012The HillSafe D November 4, 2012 Results Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Elijah Cummings (incumbent) 247,770 76.5 Republican Party (United States) Frank C. Mirabile 67,405 20.8 Libertarian Party (United States) Ronald M. Owens-Bey 8,211 2.5 n/a Write-ins 432 0.1 323,818 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 2012 Maryland's 8th congressional district election Maryland presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 8 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 8 2014 x150px File:Chris Van Hollen 113th Congress.jpg Chris Van Hollen Democratic Party (United States) 217,531 63.4% File:3x4.svg Kenneth Timmerman Republican Party (United States) 113,033 32.9% 2012 MD-08 election results.svg 200px County results Van Hollen: #4170cd 70–80% Timmerman: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen Democratic Party (United States) Chris Van Hollen Democratic Party (United States) The redrawn 8th district will include parts of Carroll, Frederick, and Montgomery counties. Democrat Chris Van Hollen, who had represented the 8th district since 2003, ran for re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Chris Van Hollen, incumbent Eliminated in primary George English, retired economist Primary results Democratic primary results Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 35,989 92.2 George English Democratic Party (United States) 3,041 7.8 39,030 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kenneth Timmerman, author and reporter Eliminated in primary Gus Alzona, accountant Shelly Skolnick, attorney Dave Wallace, businessman Primary results Republican primary results Ken Timmerman Republican Party (United States) 13,340 46.2 Dave Wallace Republican Party (United States) 9,319 32.3 Shelly Skolnick Republican Party (United States) 3,671 12.7 Gus Alzona Republican Party (United States) 2,542 8.8 28,872 100.0 Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Mark Grannis, attorney Green primary Candidates Nominee George Gluck, computer consultanthttp://www.grannisforcongress.org/node/2 GrannisforCongress 2012-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120706100430/http://www.grannisforcongress.org/node/2 2012-07-06 dead General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 5, 2012 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2012 Roll CallSafe D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 5, 2012 NY TimesSafe D November 4, 2012RCPSafe D November 4, 2012The HillSafe D November 4, 2012 Results Maryland's 8th congressional district, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) 217,531 63.4 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth Timmerman 113,033 32.9 Libertarian Party (United States) Mark Grannis 7,235 2.1 Green Party (United States) George Gluck 5,064 1.5 n/a Write-ins 393 0.1 343,256 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) References 30em External links Maryland State Board of Elections United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2012 at Ballotpedia Maryland U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Maryland at OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation center Official campaign websites District 1 Andy Harris campaign website John LaFerla campaign website Kim Letke campaign website Wendy Rosen campaign website Muir Boda campaign website District 2 Nancy Jacobs campaign website Dutch Ruppersberger campaign website Larry Smith campaign website Leo Dymowski campaign website District 3 Armand Girard campaign website Dave Lockwood campaign website John Sarbanes campaign website Paul Drgos campaign website District 4 Donna Edwards campaign website Ian Garner campaign website Faith Loudon campaign website District 5 David Hill campaign website Steny Hoyer campaign website Glenn Morton campaign website Anthony O'Donnell campaign website Cathy Johnson Pendleton campaign website Arvin Vohra campaign website District 6 Kathy Afzali campaign website Charles Bailey campaign website Roscoe Bartlett campaign website David Brinkley campaign website Robert Coblentz campaign website John Delaney campaign website Robert Garagiola campaign website Joseph Krysztoforski campaign website Ron Little campaign website Milad Pooran campaign website Brandon Rippeon campaign website District 7 Elijah Cummings campaign website District 8 Gus Alzona campaign website George Gluck campaign website Ken Timmerman campaign website Chris Van Hollen campaign website Dave Wallace campaign website Mark Grannis campaign website United States House of Representatives 2012 Maryland