| MARYLAND | 10 Electoral Votes |
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| Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland State Board of Elections)
Maryland has: 23 counties and Baltimore city. Largest counties: Montgomery, Prince George's, Baltimore (county), Baltimore (city), Anne Arundel. Government
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State of Maryland State Board of Elections MD Democratic Party Baltimore Sun Seventh
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Registration Deadline: Oct. 13, 2020 (21
days preceding the election). Maryland introduced same day registration with the Feb. 2020 special primary. 26,303 Marylanders took part in the 2020 general election. Early Voting: Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2020
Interesting footnote: "A recent change in the law requires the State Board of Elections and each local board of elections to refer to absentee ballots as "mail-in ballots" and absentee voting as "mail-in voting." Please note that this change in terminology does NOT change the process of mail-in voting." |
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Overview:
Solidly
Democratic Maryland's 10 electoral votes went to Biden,
who gained the highest share of the vote since LBJ in
1964 and won by a record margin of 1,008,609 votes
(33.21 percentage points). Biden carried nine
counties and Baltimore City to 14 counties for Trump. Although the state was not competitive, Marylanders engaged in phonebanking to contested states, limited canvassing, for example in Pennsylvania, and car parades (+). In terms of candidate visits, on Aug. 26, Vice President Pence delivered his convention speech from Fort McHenry. President Trump spent three days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda from Oct. 2-5 being treated for COVID-19. Gov. Larry Hogan, one of the most outspoken Republican critics of Trump and seen as a possible 2024 candidate, cast a write in vote for Ronald Reagan. BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Democrats Biden 879,753 (83.72.%), Sanders 81,939 (7.80%), Warren 27,134 (2.58%)... Total 1,050,773. 119 Delegates: 65 District, 21 At-Large, 10 PLEO and 23 Unpledged. |
Republicans Trump 297,198 (86.8%), Weld 45,092 (13.2%)... Total 342,290.
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| 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Clinton 49.80% |
Clinton 54.25% |
Gore 56.46% |
Kerry 55.97% |
Obama 61.92% |
Obama 62.97% |
Clinton 60.33% |
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the details...
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| Voting Eligible
Population*:
4,176,484. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 66.6%. Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 18, 2016 (21 days preceding the election). Early Voting Centers: (2nd Thursday before an election through the Thursday before an election). Turnout >
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Overview:
Democrats
enjoy a more than 2 to 1 registration advantage over
Republicans so it was no surprise that Maryland remained solidly
in the Democratic column. Maryland was also
Clinton's strongest state in the April 26 Northeast
primaries. Clinton amassed a plurality of 734,759 votes (# percentage points), carrying six counties in the Baltimore-to-DC axis (Montgomery, Prince George's, Baltimore, Ann Arundel, Howard and Charles) and Baltimore City; Trump carried 17 counties in Western and Eastern Maryland. Gov. Larry Hogan (R) was one of the Republican leaders to come out against Trump early on, stating in a June 15, 2016 interview with The Washington Post that he didn't plan to vote for Trump. Donald Trump addressed the National Guard Association conference in Baltimore on Sept. 12 followed by an unannounced stop at a diner in Dundalk; also on Sept. 12 Mike Pence attended a Washington Redskins football game at FedExField in Landover. Tim Kaine made two visits, speaking at the National Urban League conference in Baltimore on Aug. 4 and doing a fundraiser in Bethesda on Oct. 17. Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka made a couple of joint appearances, holding an evening rally at the Downtown Cultural Arts Center in Baltimore, on Sept. 16 and doing their second to last rally at University of Maryland in College Park on Nov. 6. Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*:
4,091,886. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 66.2%. Voter Registration Deadline: October 16, 2012 (21 days preceding the election). Early Voting Centers: Open October 27-November 1, 2012 (2nd Saturday before an election through the Thursday before an election). +
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2012 Overview Maryland remained solidly in the Democratic column as Obama/Biden amassed a plurality of 705,975 votes (26.07 percentage points). Romney carried 16 counties to seven for Obama, but Obama piled up huge margins in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties and Baltimore City. The campaigns encouraged their supporters to help out in the battleground state of Virginia. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*:
3,888,726. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 67.7%. Absentee ballots returned: 208,201 (Dem. 121,876, Rep. 56,873, Others 29,452). Registration: Dem. 1,946,823 (56.71%) Rep. 927,798 (27.03%) Grn. 8,348 (0.24%) Con. 100 Ind. 10,235 (0.30%) Lib. 7,058 (0.21%) Unaff. 485,654 (14.15%) Other 46,587 (1.08%) ...Total 3,432,645. |
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2008
Overview Obama amassed a plurality of 669,605 votes (25.45 percentage points), more than twice that achieved by Kerry in 2004, and carried 6 counties and Baltimore City to 17 counties for McCain. The major focus for Maryland activists was helping out in battleground Virginia. In terms of visits, McCain spoke at the National Guard Association conference in Baltimore on Sept. 21 and appeared at a fundraiser in Baltimore on July 22; Joe Biden appeared at a fundraiser in Baltimore on Sept. 23; and Ralph Nader made a couple of trips. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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| Voting Eligible Population*:
3,797,264. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 62.9%. Registration: Dem. 1,717,245 (55.30%) Rep. 907,493 (29.22%) Grn. 7,506 (0.24%) Const. 296 Lib. 2,651 (0.09%) Pop. 11 Dec./Other 470,168 (15.14%) ...Total 3,105,370. Deadline to register to vote before the General Election is Oct. 12, 2004 (21st day before the election). |
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2004 Overview Although the margin was trimmed a bit from Gore's 2000 showing, Kerry easily won with a plurality of 309,790 votes (12.99 percentage points). Kerry carried 5 counties--Baltimore, Charles, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's--and Baltimore City while Bush won in 18 counties. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 |
| General Election -- Tuesday,
November 7, 2000 |
| Voting
Eligible Population*: 3,649,631. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 55.5%. Registration: Dem. 1,547,117 (56.98%) Rep. 805,894 (29.68%) Lib. 4,021 Grn. 973 Const. 57 Ref. 813 Dec./Other 356,441 (13.13%) ...Total 2,715,366. |
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2000
Overview Gore comfortably won Maryland's 10 electoral votes, gaining a plurality of 326,985 votes (16.18 percentage points). Gore carried 6 counties and Baltimore City, while Bush won in 17 counties. |
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| Notes: Seven political parties filed with the State Board of Elections to be officially recognized in Maryland for the Nov. 2000 election. Six parties achieved this status and appeared on the ballot (the Natural Law Party failed to gain sufficient signatures). |
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