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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Anne M. McCarthy | 76,484 | 43.00 | |
Republican | Stephen N. Abrams | 64,884 | 36.48 | |
Republican | Mark M. Spradley | 22,673 | 12.75 | |
Republican | Gene Zarwell | 13,840 | 7.78 | |
Total votes | 100 | |||
Source | Date | Franchot (D) | McCarthy (R) |
---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Sun/Potomac Inc. | September 27, 2006 | 54% | 29% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter Franchot | 1,016,677 | 58.97% | -8.96% | |
Republican | Anne McCarthy | 703,874 | 40.83% | +9.27% | |
Write-ins | 3,447 | 0.20% | |||
Majority | 312,803 | 18.14% | -18.23% | ||
Turnout | 1,723,998 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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