Maryland

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is locked in a tight contest with Republican Bob Ehrlich in a grudge match rerun. O'Malley ousted the incumbent Ehrlich in 2006, and now Ehrlich is itching for another go at his Democratic opponent.Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski is expected to win her fifth term easily.The most vulnerable House incumbent appears to be freshman Democrat Frank Kratovil, who is seeking re-election in the 1st District. Obama won Maryland in 2008.

all Maryland races

Senate

Democrat

Barbara Mikulski

incumbent

Republican

Eric Wargotz

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Governor

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Democrat

Martin O'Malley

incumbent

Republican

Robert Ehrlich

DATA FROM: CQ-ROLLCALL Politics

House

House Districts

DATA FROM: CQ-ROLLCALL Politics

Latest Maryland elections News

What Is Martin O'Malley's Religion?

By Alex Mouravskiy

Martin O'Malley, the Democratic incumbent governor of Maryland and former mayor of Baltimore, is seeking re-election against former opponent and one-time Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich. As part of a ...

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How Old Is Barbara Mikulski?

By Clark Hansen

Barbara Mikulski, the Democratic senator from Maryland, is running for a fifth term in the U.S. Senate against tea-party-courting Eric Wargotz, the Republican nominee. As part of a Politics Daily ...

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Roundup of Governor, Senate Polls: Tom Tancredo Making a Race of It in Colorado

By Bruce Drake

Our roundup of polls from over the weekend and Monday on the races for governor and Senate updates or adds Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, ...

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Senate and Governor Race Roundup: Marco Rubio, Jerry Brown Open Big Leads

By Bruce Drake

As the campaigns head into their last laps, Democrat Jerry Brown appears to be breaking away from Republican challenger Meg Whitman in the California governor's race and Republican Marco Rubio looks ...

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Maryland's Rep. Frank Kratovil in Tight Rematch With GOP's Andy Harris

By Annie Groer

CENTREVILLE, Md. -- In the 2008 U.S. House race, Queen Anne County prosecutor Frank M. Kratovil Jr. narrowly beat Republican state Sen. Andy Harris, a physician who only conceded his 2,852-vote loss ...

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Black Voters Could Sway 20 House Races, Analyst Says

By not in system

BOWIE, Md. (Oct. 14) - On the corner of Collington Road and Route 301, a bright blue poster screams the Democratic Party's wishful thinking at passing cars: "We've got your back President Obama." The ...

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How Old Is Bob Ehrlich?

By Alex Mouravskiy

Bob Ehrlich, one-time Republican governor of Maryland, is running to retake his governorship from Martin O'Malley, his Democratic opponent. It was O'Malley who ended Ehrlich's time in Annapolis in the ...

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Maryland Gov. O'Malley and Ex-Gov. Ehrlich Spar in First TV Debate

By Annie Groer

BALTIMORE, Md. -- In the first -- and rather testy -- televised debate of their grudge-match campaign, Maryland's Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley and former Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., whom ...

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On Get-Out-the-Vote Tour, Obama Stumps in Maryland for Gov. O'Malley

By Annie Groer

BOWIE, Md. -- Even as some Democratic candidates run from the White House this election year, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley eagerly embraced President Obama Thursday during a rally at historically ...

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Obama Tries to Fire Up Maryland Democrats

By not in system

BOWIE, Md. (Oct. 7) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday implored young voters to embrace his urgency about the upcoming congressional elections, saying the entire agenda of change he campaigned for ...

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May 27, 2012

Sunday Talking Heads: May 27, 2012

Source: Firedoglake

Shocking I know, but John McCain will appear on a Sunday talk show today.

May 27, 2012

Our View: How much gambling is enough?

Source: Delaware Wave - Salisbury MD

The evolution of state-sanctioned gambling in Maryland has been interesting to watch.

May 26, 2012

Md. governor to address Maine Dems' convention

Source: Farmington Sentinel - Farmington ME

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and former Georgia Sen. Max Cleland will top the list of speakers at next weekend's Democratic State Convention in Augusta, which is expected to draw 1,500 delegates and comes just a little more than a week before the state legislative and congressional primaries.

May 26, 2012

Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Economic Messaging

Source: The Huffington Post

We're going to open with what we'll call "Constitutional Tomfoolery, Part One" (you'll note that this implies, through a technique known as "foreshadowing," that the Republicans have exhibited some sheer silliness in reference to our country's founding governmental compact more than once in the past week).

May 25, 2012

Governor's race off to hot start

Source: News-Record - Greensboro NC

The barely 2-week-old campaign for governor has gotten off to a raucous start, with a lawsuit, threats of "evisceration" and the two national parties wading in playing hard ball.