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The Maryland Congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7 , 2006 . The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House Of Representatives will expire on January 3 , 2007 , and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3 , 2007 , to January 3 , 2009 . The Primary Election s were held on Tuesday, September 12 , 2006 .


CANDIDATES


1st Congressional District


Incumbent Republican Congressman and family doctor, in the general election. Corwin defeated fellow Democrats Kostas Alexakis and Christopher Robinson by a comfortable margin in the primary election, while Gilchrest ran for the nomination unopposed.


General election results


  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Jim Corwin
  votes 83,817
  percentage 3111%


  party Republican Party (United States)
  candidate Wayne Gilchrest (incumbent)
  votes 185,353
  percentage 6880%


  party Write-ins
  votes 232
  percentage 009%
  change 0


  votes 101,536
  percentage 3769%


  votes 269,402


  winner Republican Party (United States)
  loser Democratic Party (United States)


  colspan 6<small>Source: Maryland Board of Elections </small>
  {class "wikitable"
  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Dutch Ruppersberger (incumbent)
  votes 135,818
  percentage 6921%


  party Republican Party (United States)
  candidate Jimmy Mathis
  votes 60,195
  percentage 3068%


  party Write-ins
  votes 215
  percentage 011%


  votes 75,623
  percentage 3854%


  votes 196,228


  winner Democratic Party (United States)
  loser Republican Party (United States)


  colspan 6<small>Source: Maryland Board of Elections </small>
  {class "wikitable"
  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate John Sarbanes
  votes 150,142
  percentage 6403%


  party Republican Party (United States)
  candidate John White
  votes 79,174
  percentage 3376%


  party Libertarian Party (United States)
  candidate Charles Curtis McPeek
  votes 4,941
  percentage 211%


  party Write-ins
  votes 229
  percentage 010%


  votes 70,968
  percentage 3027%


  votes 234486


  winner Democratic Party (United States)
  loser Republican Party (United States)


  colspan 6<small>Source: Maryland Board of Elections </small>
  {class "wikitable"
  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Al Wynn (incumbent)
  votes 141,897
  percentage 8067%


  party Republican Party (United States)
  candidate Michael Moshe Starkman
  votes 32,792
  percentage 1864%


  party Write-ins
  votes 1214
  percentage 069%


  votes 109,105
  percentage 6203%


  votes 175,903


  winner Democratic Party (United States)
  loser Republican Party (United States)


  colspan 6<small>Source: Maryland Board of Elections </small>
  {class "wikitable"
  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Steny Hoyer (incumbent)
  votes 168,114
  percentage 8269%


  party Green Party (United States)
  candidate Steve Warner
  votes 33,464
  percentage 1646%


  party Constitution Party (United States)
  candidate Peter Kuhnert (write in)
  votes 635
  percentage 032%


  party Write-ins
  votes 1,110
  percentage 05%


  votes 134,650
  percentage 6623%


  votes 203,317


  winner Democratic Party (United States)
  loser Republican Party (United States)


  colspan 6<small>Source: Maryland Board of Elections </small>
  {class "wikitable"
  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Andrew Duck
  votes 92,030
  percentage 3843%


  party Republican Party (United States)
  candidate Roscoe Bartlett (incumbent)
  votes 141,200
  percentage 5897%


  party Green Party (United States)
  candidate Robert Kozak
  votes 6,095
  percentage 255%


  party Write-ins
  votes 128
  percentage 005%


  votes 49,170
  percentage 2053%


  votes 239,453


  winner Republican Party (United States)
  loser Democratic Party (United States)


  colspan 6<small>Source: Maryland Board of Elections </small>
  {class "wikitable"
  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Elijah Cummings (incumbent)
  votes 158,830
  percentage 9806%


  party Write-ins
  votes 3,147
  percentage 194%


  votes 158,830


  winner Democratic Party (United States)
  loser Republican Party (United States)


  colspan 6<small>Source: Maryland Board of Elections </small>
  {class "wikitable"
  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Chris Van Hollen (incumbent)
  votes 168,872
  percentage 7652%


  party Republican Party (United States)
  candidate Jeff Stein
  votes 48,324
  percentage 2190%


  party Green Party (United States)
  candidate Gerard P Giblin
  votes 3,298
  percentage 15%


  party Write-ins
  votes 191
  percentage 009%


  votes 120,548
  percentage 5462%


  votes 220,685


  winner Democratic Party (United States)
  loser Republican Party (United States)


  colspan 6<small>Source: Maryland Board of Elections </small>
  {class "wikitable"