Maryland Attorney General election, 2006

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The 2006 Maryland Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General of Maryland J. Joseph Curran declined to seek a sixth term in office, prompted by the fact that his son-in-law, Martin O'Malley was running for Governor and wanted to avoid a conflict of interest. [1] Montgomery County State's Attorney Doug Gansler won the Democratic primary to succeed Curran and faced off against Scott Rolle, the Frederick County State's Attorney who was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ultimately, Gansler defeated Rolle in a landslide and became the Attorney General of Maryland.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Doug Gansler American politician in Maryland

Douglas F. Gansler is an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th Attorney General of Maryland. Gansler previously served as the State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland from 1999 to 2007. He won nomination in the state Democratic primary election for Attorney General and defeated Republican candidate Scott Rolle in the 2006 general election, taking 61% of the vote. He was re-elected unopposed in the 2010 election. Gansler lost the Democratic Primary race for Governor of Maryland on June 24, 2014 to Anthony G. Brown.

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Campaign

As Gansler and Simms rolled out campaigns for attorney general, they were joined by Montgomery County Councilman Thomas Perez, who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, rolled out endorsements from unions, and aired television ads before the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that he did not meet the requirements to appear on the ballot as a candidate. [2] Glenn Ivey, the Prince George's County State's Attorney, was rumored to be a possible candidate [3] but ultimately declined to run. The Baltimore Sun announced its endorsement of Simms, declaring, "Mr. Gansler lacks Mr. Simms' breadth of experience and moderate temperament that is better suited for this critical role." [4] In the end, Gansler was able to comfortably defeat Simms and was able to win every county in the state except for Baltimore County and Baltimore City.

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Results

Democratic Primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doug Gansler286,01655.68
Democratic Stuart O. Simms 227,699 44.32
Total votes513,715100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Rolle179,054100.00
Total votes179,054100.00

General election

Polling

Source Date Gansler (D) Rolle (R)
Baltimore Sun/Potomac Inc. September 27, 200654% 26%

Results

Maryland Attorney General election, 2006 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Doug Gansler 1,043,458 60.99% -4.18%
Republican Scott Rolle 665,433 38.90% +4.14%
Write-ins 1,948 0.11%
Majority 378,025 22.10% -8.31%
Turnout 1,710,839
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001400/001493/html/sun8may2006.html
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/25/AR2006082500874.html
  3. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58116-2004Dec11.html
  4. ↑ http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2006/09/sunday-news-roundup.html
  5. 1 2 Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (2006-10-19). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
  6. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (2006-12-19). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
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