2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
Flag of Maryland.svg
  2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004  

All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats won62
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote904,250752,911
Percentage54.50%45.38%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.56%Increase2.svg 0.94%

2002 U.S. House elections in Maryland.svg

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.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2002 [1]
PartyVotesPercentage+/–Seats+/–
Democratic 904,25054.50%-0.56%6+2
Republican 752,91145.38%+0.94%2-2
Green 1580.01%-0
Others1,7940.11%-0
Totals1,659,113100.00%-8

District 1

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Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (inc.) 192,004 76.83
Democratic Amy D. Tamlyn57,98623.20
Total votes249,900 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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Marylands's 2nd congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dutch Ruppersberger 105,718 54.31
Republican Helen Delich Bentley88,95445.69
Total votes194,672 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

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Marylands's 3rd congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Benjamin Cardin (inc.) 145,589 65.79
Republican Scott Conwell75,72134.21
Total votes221,310 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

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Marylands's 4th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 131,644 78.96
Republican John B. Kimble34,89020.93
Write-ins1950.12
Total votes166,729 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

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Marylands's 5th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steny Hoyer (inc.) 137,903 69.36
Republican Joseph T. Crawford60,75830.56
Green Bob S. Auerbach (write-in)1580.08
Total votes198,819 100.00
Democratic hold

District 6

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Marylands's 6th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roscoe Bartlett (inc.) 147,825 66.17
Democratic Donald M. DeArmon75,57533.83
Total votes223,400 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

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Marylands's 7th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elijah Cummings (inc.) 137,047 73.59
Republican Joseph E. Ward49,17226.41
Total votes186,219 100.00
Democratic hold

District 8

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Marylands's 8th congressional district election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Van Hollen 112,788 51.74
Republican Connie Morella (inc.)103,58747.52
Write-ins1,5990.73
Total votes217,974 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
List of Connie Morella endorsements

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References

  1. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 19.
  2. 1 2 "In Battle for Congress, Democrats Close Ranks". September 12, 2002.

See also

Preceded by
2000 elections
United States House elections in Maryland
2002
Succeeded by
2004 elections