Maryland Comptroller election, 2006

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The 2006 Maryland Comptroller election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer ran for a third term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Peter Franchot, a State Delegate from Montgomery County. On the Republican side, Anne McCarthy, the former dean of the University of Baltimore business school, won a crowded primary and faced off against Franchot. In the general election, Franchot defeated McCarthy and became the next Comptroller of Maryland.

Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.

Comptroller of Maryland financial officer

The Comptroller of the State of Maryland is Maryland's chief financial officer, elected by the people to a four-year term. The Comptroller is not term-limited. The Office was established by the second Maryland Constitution of 1851 due to concern about the potential for fraud and corruption in the administration of the Public Treasury. The constitutional duties of the Office begin with the broad mandate to exercise "general superintendence of the fiscal affairs of the State", which includes collecting taxes and maintaining the general ledger. The Comptroller countersigns all checks drawn by the State Treasurer upon the deposits of the State. The Comptroller also prescribes the formalities for transfer of other evidence of State debt and countersigns such papers.

William Donald Schaefer American politician

William Donald Schaefer was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democrat, he was the 44th mayor of Baltimore from December 1971 to January 1987, the 58th Governor of Maryland from January 21, 1987 to January 18, 1995, and the 32nd Comptroller of Maryland from January 20, 1999 to January 17, 2007. On September 12, 2006, Schaefer was defeated in his reelection bid for a third term as Comptroller by Maryland Delegate Peter Franchot in the Democratic Party primary.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Peter Franchot American politician

Peter V. R. Franchot is an American politician who is the 33rd Comptroller of Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, Franchot was elected comptroller in 2006, after serving 20 years in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Maryland House of Delegates lower house of the Maryland General Assembly

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, the state capital. The State House also houses the Maryland State Senate Chamber and the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Maryland. Each delegate has offices in Annapolis, in the nearby Casper R. Taylor Jr. House Office Building.

Montgomery County, Maryland County in Maryland

Montgomery County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland, located adjacent to Washington, D.C. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 971,777, increasing by 9.0% to an estimated 1,058,810 in 2017. The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville, although the census-designated place of Germantown is the most populous place. Montgomery County is included in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn forms part of the Baltimore–Washington Combined Statistical Area. Most of the county's residents live in unincorporated locales, of which the most built up are Silver Spring and Bethesda, although the incorporated cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg are also large population centers, as are many smaller but significant places.

Campaign

In 2006, William Donald Schaefer, running for a third term as Maryland State Comptroller, faced his first legitimate opponents in decades, putting his political career in peril.

He was attacked by Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley for his close relationship with Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich, who noted, "He works very hard to give the Ehrlich administration cover. I think he probably prides himself at the degree to which he helps cover up the poor performance of the governor." [1] Schaefer added to his troubles when he announced, "I don't want to adjust to another language. This is the United States. I think [immigrants to the United States] should adjust to us," at a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works, prompted by an experience he recently had at a McDonald's restaurant. He noted later that his remarks would cause him to "likely lose all the Latin votes and all the other votes." [2] Another controversy arose in February 2006 when Schaefer made inappropriate remarks to an aide at another meeting of the Board of Public Works. As the aide brought him a cup of tea, he watched her walk away before requesting that she "walk again." Not long after the incident, Schaefer apologized to the aide, but opponent Peter Franchot remarked, "He's apologizing for the negative publicity rather than his inappropriate behavior." [3]

Baltimore Largest city in Maryland

Baltimore is the largest city in the state of Maryland within the United States. Baltimore was established by the Constitution of Maryland as an independent city in 1729. With a population of 611,648 in 2017, Baltimore is the largest such independent city in the United States. As of 2017, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be just under 2.808 million, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (60 km) northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington-Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the fourth-largest CSA in the nation, with a calculated 2017 population of 9,764,315.

Martin OMalley American politician

Martin Joseph O'Malley is an American politician and attorney who served as the 61st Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. He previously served as Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007, and was a councilman from the Third Council District in the northeast section of the city on the Baltimore City Council from 1991 to 1999.

Republican Party (United States) Major political party in the United States

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As the campaign progressed, Schaefer ended up in hot water yet again for remarks made about his other opponent in the Democratic primary, Janet Owens. Schaefer remarked to a Washington Post columnist that Owens wore "long dresses, looks like Mother Hubbard--it's sort of like she was a man." Owens later called the remarks "coarse and insulting." Schaefer addressed the controversy in a radio advertisement, where he said, "I've...said some things I shouldn't. But I never meant to offend anyone. And if I did, I apologize." Franchot joined Owens in attacking Schaefer for his remarks, adding, "It's just another example of why William Donald Schaefer should not be reelected." [4]

The Baltimore Sun endorsed Franchot for the position, observing, "[Franchot] has a strong grasps of budget intricacies and an appetite to shed light on corporate income tax loopholes...he will be a strong advocate for the interests of the taxpayer both on and off the Board of Public Works." [5]

Ultimately, Schaefer was defeated in his bid for re-election, coming in third place behind Franchot, who would later go on to win the general election in a landslide, and Owens.

Results

Democratic Primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter Franchot215,19236.50
Democratic Janet S. Owens 200,292 33.97
Democratic William Donald Schaefer (inc.) 174,071 29.53
Total votes589,555100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Anne M. McCarthy76,48443.00
Republican Stephen N. Abrams 64,884 36.48
Republican Mark M. Spradley 22,673 12.75
Republican Gene Zarwell 13,840 7.78
Total votes100

General election

Polling

Source Date Franchot (D) McCarthy (R)
Baltimore Sun/Potomac Inc. September 27, 200654% 29%

Results

Maryland Comptroller election, 2006 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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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References

  1. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/24/AR2005072401151_3.html
  2. ↑ http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.english06may06,0,176101.story
  3. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/17/AR2006021702233.html
  4. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501256.html
  5. ↑ http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2006/09/sunday-news-roundup.html
  6. 1 2 http://elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/primary/office_Comptroller.html
  7. ↑ http://elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_Comptroller.html
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