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Elections were held in Maryland on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on September 14, 2010.
Federal
United States Senate
United States Senate election in Maryland, 2010
United States Senate elections, 2010
Incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski ran for re-election against Republican Eric Wargotz and many third-party and independent candidates. She previously won senate elections in 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2004 by margins of 21, 42, 41 and 31 percentage points, respectively. She won the Democratic primary with token opposition and defeated Republican Eric Wargotz 62%-38%.U.S. Senate Election Results, 2010 https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/StateResults_office_007.html February 7, 2022 Maryland State Board of Elections With her victory and service to the end of her term in January 2017, Mikulski tied Paul Sarbanes as the longest-serving senator in state history, and also becoming the longest-serving female senator in history.
United States House
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
United States House of Representatives elections, 2010
All eight of Maryland's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. As of 2021, this is the last time that Republicans won more than one congressional district in Maryland.
By district
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland by district:Haas Karen L. June 3, 2011 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ November 12, 2019 Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResultVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%District 1120,40041.98%155,11854.08%11,2943.94%286,812100.0%Republican gainDistrict 2134,13364.21%69,52333.28%5,2482.51%208,904100.0%Democratic holdDistrict 3147,44861.07%86,94736.01%7,0342.91%241,429100.0%Democratic holdDistrict 4160,22883.44%31,46716.39%3250.17%192,020100.0%Democratic holdDistrict 5155,11064.26%83,57534.62%2,6981.12%241,383100.0%Democratic holdDistrict 680,45533.22%148,82061.45%12,9145.33%242,189100.0%Republican holdDistrict 7152,66975.18%46,37522.84%4,0241.98%203,068100.0%Democratic holdDistrict 8153,61373.27%52,42125.00%3,6331.73%209,667100.0%Democratic holdTotal1,104,05660.48%674,24636.94%47,1702.58%1,825,472100.0%
District 1
Incumbent Democrat Frank Kratovil ran for re-election against state senator Andy Harris (politician) and Libertarian Richard Davis. Harris defeated Kratovil and Davis, 54%-42%-4%.
District 2
Incumbent Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger ran for re-election against Republican Marcelo Cardarelli, a physician. He won 64%-33%.
District 3
Incumbent Democrat John Sarbanes, son of former senator Paul Sarbanes, ran against Republican Jim Wilhelm. He defeated him, 61%-36%.
District 4
Incumbent Democrat Donna Edwards ran for re-election against Republican Robert Broadus and won in a landslide, 83%-16%.
District 5
Incumbent Democrat and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ran for re-election. He has represented this district since 1981. He was challenged by Republican Charles Lollar, the Chairman of the Charles County Republican Party. He won 64%-35%.
District 6
Incumbent Republican Roscoe Bartlett ran for re-election against Democrat Andrew Duck. Bartlett was re-elected with 61% of the vote to Duck's 33%. This would be the last time a Republican would represent the 6th District, as well as the last time any Republican other than Andy Harris won a federal election in Maryland. Bartlett's district would be redrawn after the 2010 United States redistricting cycle. The composition of the district changed drastically, and he lost to John Delaney (Maryland politician).
District 7
Incumbent Democrat Elijah Cummings ran for re-election, having represented the district since 1996. He defeated Republican Frank Mirabile 75%-23%.
District 8
Incumbent Democrat Chris Van Hollen ran for re-election, having represented the district since 2003. He defeated Michael Lee Philips 73%-25%.
State
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
2010 Maryland gubernatorial election
United States gubernatorial elections, 2010
Incumbent Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley ran for re-election against Republican challenger and former Governor Robert Ehrlich, as well as many third-party and independent candidates. Ehrlich had previously lost reelection to O'Malley in 2006. O'Malley defeated Ehrlich on election day, 56%-42%, a wider margin than his 53%-46% victory over incumbent Ehrlich.2010 General Election State Results https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/StateResults_office_003.html February 7, 2022 O'Malley and Brown became the first gubernatorial ticket in Maryland history to receive more than one million votes.State Gubernatorial Term Limits http://www.ustl.org/Current_Info/State_TL/gubernatorial.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230025/http://www.ustl.org/Current_Info/State_TL/gubernatorial.html 2007-09-27 2007-09-09http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2010/results/General/StateResults_office_003.html 2010 General Election Official Results www.elections.state.md.us https://web.archive.org/web/20120614034447/http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2010/results/General/StateResults_office_003.html 2012-06-14
Comptroller
Maryland Comptroller election, 2010
Democratic incumbent Peter Franchot ran for re-election against Republican challenger William Henry Campbell. Franchot defeated Campbell, 61%-39%.2010 General Election Comptroller Election Results https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/StateResults_office_005.html
Attorney General
Maryland Attorney General election, 2010
Democratic incumbent Douglas Gansler ran unopposed for re-election. He received all but 1.82% of votes in the general election, to write-in candidates.2010 General Election Results Maryland Attorney General https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/StateResults_office_006.html
State Senate
2010 Maryland Senate election
All forty-seven seats of the Maryland Senate were up for election in 2010. Democrats entered the election with a 33-14 supermajority. They maintained this supermajority, winning an additional two seats.
State House of Delegates
2010 Maryland House of Delegates election
All 141 seats in the Maryland House of Delegates were up for election in 2010. Democrats entered the election with a 104-37 supermajority. They lost six seats in the election.
Judicial positions
Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.
Maryland judicial elections, 2010 at Judgepedia
Ballot measures
Three measures were certified for the 2010 ballot.
Maryland 2010 ballot measures at Ballotpedia
Local
Many elections for county and city offices were also held on November 2, 2010.
References
External links
Maryland State Board of Elections
Maryland Candidate List at Imagine Election - Search for candidates by address or zip code
Candidates for Maryland State Offices https://web.archive.org/web/20101020083553/http://votesmart.org/election_state.php?state_id=MD October 20, 2010 at Project Vote Smart
Maryland Congressional Races in 2010 for campaign finance data for federal races from OpenSecrets
Maryland State Races in 2010 campaign finance data for state races from Follow the Money
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