2010 Maryland Attorney General election

2010 Maryland Attorney General election

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Nominee Doug Gansler Party Democratic Popular vote 1,349,962 Percentage 98.2%

County results Gansler:     90–100%

Attorney General before election Doug Gansler Democratic Elected Attorney General Doug Gansler Democratic

The Maryland Attorney General election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent attorney general Douglas Gansler encountered no official candidates in his bid for a second term.

As of 2022 ^[update] , this was the last time Garrett County voted Democratic in any statewide election.

Candidates

Democratic Party

• Doug Gansler, incumbent Attorney General of Maryland

Primary election

Democratic Primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Gansler (incumbent)	376,483	100.00
Total votes			376,483	100.00

General election

Maryland Attorney General election, 2010 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Doug Gansler (incumbent)	1,349,962	98.18%	+37.19%
	Write-in		25,033	1.82%
Majority			1,324,929	96.36%	+74.26%
Turnout			1,374,995
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (September 29, 2010). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
2. Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us. Retrieved on June 18, 2011.