2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

←  2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004  →
All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 4 4 Seats won 6 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 904,250 752,911 Percentage 54.50% 45.38% Swing 0.56% 0.94%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

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.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2002 [1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	904,250	54.50%	-0.56%	6	+2
	Republican	752,911	45.38%	+0.94%	2	-2
	Green	158	0.01%	-	0	—
	Others	1,794	0.11%	-	0	—
Totals		1,659,113	100.00%	-	8	—

District 1

See also: Maryland's 1st congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Gilchrest (inc.)	192,004	76.83
	Democratic	Amy D. Tamlyn	57,986	23.20
Total votes			249,900	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Maryland's 2nd congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Tossup	October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 2nd congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dutch Ruppersberger	105,718	54.31
	Republican	Helen Delich Bentley	88,954	45.69
Total votes			194,672	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

See also: Maryland's 3rd congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 3rd congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjamin Cardin (inc.)	145,589	65.79
	Republican	Scott Conwell	75,721	34.21
Total votes			221,310	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Maryland's 4th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 4th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Wynn (inc.)	131,644	78.96
	Republican	John B. Kimble	34,890	20.93
	Write-ins		195	0.12
Total votes			166,729	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Maryland's 5th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 5th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer (inc.)	137,903	69.36
	Republican	Joseph T. Crawford	60,758	30.56
	Green	Bob S. Auerbach (write-in)	158	0.08
Total votes			198,819	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Maryland's 6th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 6th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roscoe Bartlett (inc.)	147,825	66.17
	Democratic	Donald M. DeArmon	75,575	33.83
Total votes			223,400	100.00
	Republican hold

District 7

See also: Maryland's 7th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 7th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elijah Cummings (inc.)	137,047	73.59
	Republican	Joseph E. Ward	49,172	26.41
Total votes			186,219	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 8

See also: Maryland's 8th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Tossup	October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 8th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Van Hollen	112,788	51.74
	Republican	Connie Morella (inc.)	103,587	47.52
	Write-ins		1,599	0.73
Total votes			217,974	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

List of Connie Morella endorsements

• Former Senators Charles Mathias ^[4]
• Former Representative Gilbert Gude ^[4]

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. "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
3. "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
4. "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