# 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Maryland, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.
The new congressional map, drawn and passed by the Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly, was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley on October 20, 2011. The map made the 6th district, at that time represented by Republican Roscoe Bartlett, much more favorable to Democrats.

## Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Percentage | +/– | Seats | +/– |
| | Democratic | 1,626,872 | 62.92% | +2.44% | 7 | +1 |
| | Republican | 858,406 | 33.20% | -3.74% | 1 | -1 |
| | Libertarian | 69,298 | 2.68% | +0.65% | | - |
| | Green | 10,104 | 0.39% | +0.39% | | - |
| | Others | 20,834 | 0.81% | +0.73% | | - |
| Totals | Totals | 2,585,514 | 100.00% | - | 8 | - |
Popular vote
Democratic
62.92%
Republican
33.20%
Libertarian
2.68%
Green
0.39%
Others
0.81% :
House seats
Democratic
87.50%
Republican
12.50% :

## District 1

The redrawn 1st district includes Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, as well as parts of Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford counties. Republican incumbent Andy Harris, who had been first elected in 2010, ran for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Andy Harris, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Andy Harris (incumbent) | 44,599 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,599 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Wendy Rosen, businesswoman

##### Eliminated in primary

* John LaFerla, OB/GYN physician and former president of the Kent County Democratic Central Committee
* Kimberley Letke, businesswoman

##### Declined

* Frank Kratovil, former U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wendy Rosen | 10,907 | 43.1 |
| | Democratic | John LaFerla | 10,850 | 42.8 |
| | Democratic | Kim Letke | 3,564 | 14.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,321 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Nominee

* Muir Boda, asset protection manager

### General election
#### Campaign

After Rosen won the primary, she was forced to withdraw from the race on September 10, 2012, after evidence surfaced that she had voted in both Maryland and Florida in the 2006 and 2008 elections. Rosen had property in Florida, and Maryland law allowed property owners to vote in local elections even if they live elsewhere. However, her Florida voting registration reportedly also gave her access to state and federal elections there, something which was not allowed by Maryland law. As the deadline for replacing a candidate on the general election ballot was August 28, members of the Democratic Central Committees of each county in the district had to choose a write-in candidate to run in November. Two potential candidates who indicated an interest were former U.S. Representative Wayne Gilchrest, who represented the 1st district as a Republican from 1991 to 2009, and LaFerla, who finished a close second in the primary. LaFerla was then endorsed as the Democratic write-in candidate.

#### Results

Maryland's 1st congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Andy Harris (incumbent) | 214,204 | 63.4 |
| | Democratic | Wendy Rosen | 92,812 | 27.5 |
| | Democratic | John LaFerla (write-in) | 14,858 | 4.4 |
| | Libertarian | Muir Wayne Boda | 12,857 | 3.8 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 3,029 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 337,760 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

The redrawn 2nd district includes parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, and Howard counties, and parts of the city of Baltimore. Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger, who had represented the 2nd district since 2003, ran for re-election.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Dutch Ruppersberger, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent) | 26,465 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,465 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Nancy Jacobs, State Senator

##### Eliminated in primary

* Ray Bly, veteran
* Vladmir Degen
* Richard Impallaria, state delegate
* Howard Orton
* Larry Smith, former aide to U.S. Representative Andy Harris

##### Declined

* Pat McDonough, state delegate

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nancy Jacobs | 12,372 | 58.9 |
| | Republican | Rick Impallaria | 4,998 | 23.8 |
| | Republican | Larry Smith | 2,392 | 11.4 |
| | Republican | Howard Orton | 500 | 2.4 |
| | Republican | Ray Bly | 415 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | Vlad Degen | 324 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,001 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Nominee

* Leo Dymowski, Army veteran and attorney

### General election
#### Results

Maryland's 2nd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent) | 194,088 | 65.6 |
| | Republican | Nancy Jacobs | 92,071 | 31.1 |
| | Libertarian | Leo Wayne Dymowski | 9,344 | 3.2 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 437 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 295,940 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 3

The redrawn 3rd district includes parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, and Montgomery counties, and parts of the city of Baltimore. Democrat John Sarbanes, who had represented the 3rd district since 2007, ran for re-election.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* John Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Dave Lockwood, management consultant

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Sarbanes | 32,527 | 86.4 |
| | Democratic | Dave Lockwood | 5,111 | 13.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,638 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Eric Delano Knowles, bartender and Constitution Party nominee for governor for 2010

##### Eliminated in primary

* Armand Girard, retired teacher
* Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris, nominee for this seat in 2008 and candidate for in 2010
* Draper Phelps

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Eric Delano Knowles | 6,845 | 33.5 |
| | Republican | Pinkston Harris | 5,874 | 28.7 |
| | Republican | Armand Girard | 4,809 | 23.5 |
| | Republican | Draper Phelps | 2,935 | 14.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,463 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Paul Drgos Jr, computer programmer

### General election
#### Results

Maryland's 3rd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Sarbanes (incumbent) | 213,747 | 66.8 |
| | Republican | Eric Delano Knowles | 94,549 | 29.6 |
| | Libertarian | Paul R. Drgos, Jr. | 11,028 | 3.4 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 535 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 319,859 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 4

The redrawn 4th district includes parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties. Democrat Donna Edwards, who had represented the 4th district since 2008, ran for re-election.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Donna Edwards, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Ian Garner, U.S. Navy veteran
* George McDermott, entrepreneur

##### Withdrawn

* Glenn Ivey, former Prince George's County State's Attorney

##### Declined

* Jaime Benoit, Anne Arundel County councilman

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Donna Edwards (incumbent) | 42,815 | 91.8 |
| | Democratic | George McDermott | 2,359 | 5.1 |
| | Democratic | Ian Garner | 1,464 | 3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,638 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Faith Loudon

##### Eliminated in primary

* Randy Gearhart
* Greg Holmes
* Charles Shepherd

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Faith Loudon | 9,175 | 61.3 |
| | Republican | Randy Gearhart | 2,977 | 19.9 |
| | Republican | Charles Shepherd | 1,443 | 9.6 |
| | Republican | Greg Holmes | 1,370 | 9.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,965 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Scott Soffen

### General election
#### Results

Maryland's 4th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Donna Edwards (incumbent) | 240,385 | 77.2 |
| | Republican | Faith M. Loudon | 64,560 | 20.7 |
| | Libertarian | Scott Soffen | 6,204 | 2.0 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 363 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 311,512 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 5

The redrawn 5th district includes Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties, as well as parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties. Democrat Steny Hoyer, who had represented the 5th district since 1981, ran from re-election

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Steny Hoyer, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Cathy Johnson Pendleton, publishing company founder

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steny Hoyer | 36,961 | 84.7 |
| | Democratic | Cathy Johnson Pendleton | 6,688 | 15.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,649 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Tony O'Donnell, Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates

##### Eliminated in primary

* David Hill, motorcycle technician
* Glenn Troy Morton, author

##### Declined

* Charles Lollar, nominee for this seat in 2010

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tony O'Donnell | 17,329 | 73.7 |
| | Republican | David Hill | 3,289 | 14.0 |
| | Republican | Glenn Morton | 2,903 | 12.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,521 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Arvin Vohra, aeducator and entrepreneur

### Green primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Bob Auerbach

### General election

Jeremy Stinson, an unaffiliated candidate, did not secure a ballot nomination and ran as a write-in candidate.

#### Results

Maryland's 5th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steny Hoyer (incumbent) | 238,618 | 69.4 |
| | Republican | Tony O'Donnell | 95,271 | 27.7 |
| | Green | Bob Auerbach | 5,040 | 1.5 |
| | Libertarian | Arvin Vohra | 4,503 | 1.3 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 388 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 343,820 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 6

The redrawn 6th district includes Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties, as well as parts of Frederick and Montgomery counties. Republican Roscoe Bartlett, who had represented the 6th district since 1993, ran for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Roscoe Bartlett, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Kathy Afzali, state delegate
* David R. Brinkley, state senator
* Robert Coblentz, systems analyst for the American Public University System and vice president of the Washington County Republican Club
* Robin Ficker, former state delegate and perennial candidate
* Peter James, farmer and nominee for the 4th district in 2008
* Joseph Krysztoforski, retired entrepreneur
* Brandon Rippeon, businessman

##### Declined

* Alex X. Mooney, chairman of the Maryland Republican Party and former state senator
* Bud Otis, Rep. Bartlett's former chief of staff
* Christopher B. Shank, state senator

#### Endorsements

Newspapers
* The Gazette

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Roscoe Bartlett | 17,600 | 43.6 |
| | Republican | David R. Brinkley | 7,987 | 19.8 |
| | Republican | Kathy Afzali | 4,115 | 10.2 |
| | Republican | Joseph Krysztoforski | 3,073 | 7.6 |
| | Republican | Robin Ficker | 2,854 | 7.1 |
| | Republican | Brandon Rippeon | 2,843 | 7.0 |
| | Republican | Robert Coblentz | 970 | 2.4 |
| | Republican | Peter James | 933 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,375 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* John Delaney, commercial banker

##### Eliminated in primary

* Charles Bailey
* Robert J. Garagiola, state senator
* Ron Little, member of the Montgomery County Board of Social Services
* Milad Pooran, doctor and Air Force veteran

##### Withdrawn

* Duchy Trachtenberg, former member of the Montgomery County Council

##### Declined

* Doug Duncan, former Montgomery County Executive
* Mark Shriver, state delegate

#### Endorsements

Executive branch officials
* Bill Clinton, former President of the United States
U.S. Representatives
* Donna Edwards, U.S. representative from Maryland's 4th congressional district (2008–present)
State officials
* Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland
Newspapers
* The Gazette
* The Washington Post
Individuals
* Dee Dee Myers, former White House Press Secretary
U.S. Representatives
* Steny Hoyer, U.S. representative from Maryland's 5th congressional district (1981–present)
State officials
* Anthony Brown, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (2007–present)
* Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland (2007–present)

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Delaney | 20,414 | 54.2 |
| | Democratic | Rob Garagiola | 10,981 | 29.1 |
| | Democratic | Milad Pooran | 3,590 | 9.5 |
| | Democratic | Charles Bailey | 1,572 | 4.2 |
| | Democratic | Ron Little | 1,131 | 3.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,688 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Nickolaus Mueller

### General election
#### Campaign

Facing a district that had been significantly redrawn to favor the Democrats (going from a seat that McCain carried with 57%, Obama would have carried the redrawn seat with 56%), the Bartlett campaign faced further difficulties when the Federal Election Commission fined Bartlett $5,000 for repeatedly failing to submit accurate campaign finance disclosure reports.
When Todd Akin made his controversial comments about female biology, Bartlett immediately repudiated them, adding, "There is no room in politics for these types of statements... As a human physiologist I know there is no scientific backing to Todd's claims." He reiterated that his view on abortion exceptions has been "the same for twenty years. I'm pro-life, with exceptions for the life of the mother, rape and incest... I'm so avidly pro-life I'm against corporal punishment."
However, it was later revealed that in 2001 Bartlett had supported a constitutional amendment which did not include the rape and incest exceptions.

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
Executive branch officials
* Bill Clinton, former President of the United States
U.S. Representatives
* Donna Edwards, U.S. representative from Maryland's 4th congressional district (2008–present)
State officials
* Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
Newspapers
* The Washington Post

#### Debates

* Complete video of debate, October 17, 2012

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Roscoe Bartlett (R) | John Delaney (D) | Nickolaus Mueller (L) | Undecided |
| Baltimore Sun/OpinionWorks | October 20–25, 2012 | 610 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 42% | — | 16% |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-Delaney) | July 23–25, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 42% | 44% | 6% | 8% |
| Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Delaney) | April 9–11, 2012 | 402 | ± 5.0% | 39% | 48% | — | 13% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely D (flip) | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg | Likely D (flip) | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call | Likely D (flip) | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely D (flip) | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times | Lean D (flip) | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP | Likely D (flip) | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill | Lean D (flip) | November 4, 2012 |

#### Results

Maryland's 6th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Delaney | 181,921 | 58.8 |
| | Republican | Roscoe Bartlett (incumbent) | 117,313 | 37.9 |
| | Libertarian | Nickolaus Mueller | 9,916 | 3.2 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 399 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 309,549 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## District 7

The redrawn 7th district includes parts of Baltimore and Howard counties, and parts of the city of Baltimore. Democrat Elijah Cummings, who had represented the 7th district since 1996, ran for re-election.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Elijah Cummings, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Ty Busch
* Charles Smith

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elijah Cummings | 49,625 | 92.8 |
| | Democratic | Charles Smith | 2,438 | 4.6 |
| | Democratic | Ty Busch | 1,396 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,459 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Frank Mirabile

##### Eliminated in primary

* Justin Kinsey

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Frank Mirabile | 10,849 | 69.8 |
| | Republican | Justin Kinsey | 4,695 | 30.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,544 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Ronald Owens-Bey

### General election
#### Results

Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elijah Cummings (incumbent) | 247,770 | 76.5 |
| | Republican | Frank C. Mirabile | 67,405 | 20.8 |
| | Libertarian | Ronald M. Owens-Bey | 8,211 | 2.5 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 432 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 323,818 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 8

The redrawn 8th district will include parts of Carroll, Frederick, and Montgomery counties. Democrat Chris Van Hollen, who had represented the 8th district since 2003, ran for re-election.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Chris Van Hollen, incumbent

##### Eliminated in primary

* George English, retired economist

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) | 35,989 | 92.2 |
| | Democratic | George English | 3,041 | 7.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,030 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Kenneth Timmerman, author and reporter

##### Eliminated in primary

* Gus Alzona, accountant
* Shelly Skolnick, attorney
* Dave Wallace, businessman

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Timmerman | 13,340 | 46.2 |
| | Republican | Dave Wallace | 9,319 | 32.3 |
| | Republican | Shelly Skolnick | 3,671 | 12.7 |
| | Republican | Gus Alzona | 2,542 | 8.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,872 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mark Grannis, attorney

### Green primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* George Gluck, computer consultant

### General election
#### Results

Maryland's 8th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (incumbent) | 217,531 | 63.4 |
| | Republican | Kenneth Timmerman | 113,033 | 32.9 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Grannis | 7,235 | 2.1 |
| | Green | George Gluck | 5,064 | 1.5 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 393 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 343,256 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |