MARYLAND | 10
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Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland State Board of Elections)
Maryland has: 23 counties and Baltimore city. Largest counties: Montgomery, Prince George's, Baltimore (county), Baltimore (city), Anne Arundel. > Government
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Voting Eligible
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4,091,886. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 66.2%. Voter Registration Deadline: October 16, 2012 (21 days preceding the election). Early Voting Centers: Open October 27-November 1, 2012 (2nd Saturday before an election through the Thursday before an election). +
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Overview:
Maryland remained solidly in the Democratic column as Obama/Biden
amassed a plurality of 705,975 votes (26.07 percentage points). Romney carried 16 counties to seven for
Obama,
but Obama piled up huge margins in Prince George's and Montgomery
Counties
and Baltimore City. The campaigns encouraged their supporters
to help out in the battleground state of
Virginia. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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Democrats Delegates Maryland Democratic Party: 2012 Democratic National Convention Official Results
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Republicans 37 Delegates: 3 RNC; 10 at-large; 24 by CD (3 x 8 CDs). 1.62% of the 2,286 Delegates. Official Results
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Voting Eligible Population*: 3,888,726. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 67.7%. Absentee ballots returned: 208,201 (Dem. 121,876, Rep. 56,873, Others 29,452). Total Registration: 3,432,645. Dem. 1,946,823 (56.71%) Rep. 927,798 (27.03%) Grn. 8,348 (0.24%) Con. 100 Ind. 10,235 (0.30%) Lib. 7,058 (0.21%) Unaff. 485,654 (14.15%) Other 46,587 (1.08%) |
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2008
Overview Obama amassed a plurality of 669,605 votes (25.45 percentage points), more than twice that achieved by Kerry in 2004, and carried 6 counties and Baltimore City to 17 counties for McCain. The major focus for Maryland activists was helping out in battleground Virginia. In terms of visits, McCain spoke at the National Guard Association conference in Baltimore on Sept. 21 and appeared at a fundraiser in Baltimore on July 22; Joe Biden appeared at a fundraiser in Baltimore on Sept. 23; and Ralph Nader made a couple of trips. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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Voting Eligible Population: 3,797,264. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 62.9%. Registration: Dem. 1,717,245 (55.30%) Rep. 907,493 (29.22%) Grn. 7,506 (0.24%) Const. 296 Lib. 2,651 (0.09%) Pop. 11 Dec./Other 470,168 (15.14%) ...Total 3,105,370. Deadline to register to vote before the General Election is Oct. 12, 2004 (21st day before the election). |
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2004
Overview Although the margin was trimmed a bit from Gore's 2000 showing, Kerry easily won with a plurality of 309,790 votes (12.99 percentage points). Kerry carried 5 counties--Baltimore, Charles, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's--and Baltimore City while Bush won in 18 counties. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 |
General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000 |
Voting Eligible Population: 3,649,631. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 55.5%. Registration: Dem. 1,547,117 (56.98%) Rep. 805,894 (29.68%) Lib. 4,021 Grn. 973 Const. 57 Ref. 813 Dec./Other 356,441 (13.13%) ...Total 2,715,366. |
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2000
Overview Gore comfortably won Maryland's 10 electoral votes, gaining a plurality of 326,985 votes (16.18 percentage points). Gore carried 6 counties and Baltimore City, while Bush won in 17 counties. |
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Notes: Seven political parties filed with the State Board of Elections to be officially recognized in Maryland for the Nov. 2000 election. Six parties achieved this status and appeared on the ballot (the Natural Law Party failed to gain sufficient signatures). |
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