2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland Knowpia

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 60–70% 70–80%	Republican 60–70% 70–80%

The Maryland Congressional elections of 2004 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2005, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates served a two-year term from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2007.

Overview edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2004^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,310,791	58.17%	+3.67%	6	—
	Republican	896,232	39.77%	-5.61%	2	—
	Green	44,563	1.98%	+1.97%	0	—
	Constitution	1,849	0.08%	+0.08%	0	—
	Others	85	<0.01%	-0.11%	0	—
Totals		2,253,520	100.00%	-	8	—

District 1 edit

Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Wayne Gilchrest (inc.)	245,149	75.89%	-0.94
	Democratic	Kostas Alexakis	77,872	24.11%	+0.91
Total votes			323,021	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2 edit

Marylands's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dutch Ruppersberger (inc.)	164,751	66.68%	+12.37
	Republican	Jane Brooks	75,812	30.68%	-15.01
	Green	Keith Salkowski	6,508	2.63%	+2.63
Total votes			247,071	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 3 edit

Maryland's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Benjamin Cardin (inc.)	182,066	63.44%	-2.35
	Republican	Robert P. Duckworth	97,008	33.80%	-0.41
	Green	Patsy Allen	7,895	2.75%	+2.75
Total votes			286,969	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4 edit

Marylands's 4th congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Wynn (inc.)	196,809	75.23%	-3.73
	Republican	John McKinnis	52,907	20.22%	-0.71
	Green	Theresa Mitchell Dudley	11,885	4.54%	+4.54
	Write-ins		6	<0.01%
Total votes			261,607	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5 edit

Marylands's 5th congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer (inc.)	204,867	68.72%	-0.64
	Republican	Brad Jewitt	87,189	29.25%	-1.31
	Green	Bob S. Auerbach	4,224	1.42%	+1.34
	Constitution	Steve Krukar	1,849	0.62%	+0.62
Total votes			298,129	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 6 edit

Marylands's 6th congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett (inc.)	206,076	67.45%	+1.28
	Democratic	Kenneth T. Bosley	90,108	29.49%	-4.34
	Green	Gregory J. Hemingway	9,324	3.05%	+3.05
Total votes			305,508	100.00
	Republican hold

District 7 edit

Marylands's 7th congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Elijah Cummings (inc.)	179,189	73.43%	-0.16
	Republican	Tony Salazar	60,102	24.63%	-1.78
	Green	Virginia T. Rodino	4,727	1.94%	+1.94
Total votes			244,018	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 8 edit

Marylands's 8th congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chris Van Hollen (inc.)	215,129	74.91%	+23.17
	Republican	Chuck Floyd	71,989	25.07%	-22.45
	Write-ins		79	0.03%
Total votes			287,197	100.00
	Democratic hold