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BACKGROUND Incumbent J. Joseph Curran, Jr. , who has been Attorney General since 1987, decided not to run for re-election due to a possible conflict of interest with his son-in-law Martin O'Malley , who is running for Governor Of Maryland . Doug Gansler , State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland , won the Democratic Party's nomination in the primary elections on September 12, defeating Stuart O. Simms 55.7% to 44.3%. Scott Rolle , the Republican nominee, ran unopposed in the primary election. According to '' The Baltimore Sun '', Gansler is polling well ahead of Rolle and has raised over $1 million compared to Rolle's $69,000. {Link without Title} Another Democratic candidate, Tom Perez , was eliminated before the primary elections by a Maryland Court Of Appeals ruling that had found that Perez had not practiced law in Maryland for ten years, which is the minimum requirement to run for the office of Attorney General. {Link without Title} RESULTS General election Unofficial results {Link without Title} :
Primary election CANDIDATES Democrats
Lost Primary
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