2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)
All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 4 4
Seats won 6 2
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 904,250 752,911
Percentage 54.50% 45.38%
Swing Decrease 0.56% Increase 0.94%

The Maryland Congressional elections of 2002 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2003, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates served a two-year term from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2005.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2002[1]
Party Votes Percentage +/– Seats +/–
Democratic 904,250 54.50% -0.56% 6 +2
Republican 752,911 45.38% +0.94% 2 -2
Green 158 0.01% - 0 —
Others 1,794 0.11% - 0 —
Totals 1,659,113 100.00% - 8 —

District 1

See also: Maryland's 1st congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe R November 4, 2002
New York Times[3] Safe R October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (inc.) 192,004 76.83
Democratic Amy D. Tamlyn 57,986 23.20
Total votes 249,900 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

See also: Maryland's 2nd congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Lean D (flip) November 4, 2002
New York Times[3] Tossup October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 2nd congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dutch Ruppersberger 105,718 54.31
Republican Helen Delich Bentley 88,954 45.69
Total votes 194,672 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

See also: Maryland's 3rd congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe D November 4, 2002
New York Times[3] Safe D October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 3rd congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Benjamin Cardin (inc.) 145,589 65.79
Republican Scott Conwell 75,721 34.21
Total votes 221,310 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Maryland's 4th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe D November 4, 2002
New York Times[3] Safe D October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 4th congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 131,644 78.96
Republican John B. Kimble 34,890 20.93
Write-ins 195 0.12
Total votes 166,729 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Maryland's 5th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe D November 4, 2002
New York Times[3] Safe D October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 5th congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steny Hoyer (inc.) 137,903 69.36
Republican Joseph T. Crawford 60,758 30.56
Green Bob S. Auerbach (write-in) 158 0.08
Total votes 198,819 100.00
Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Maryland's 6th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe R November 4, 2002
New York Times[3] Safe R October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 6th congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roscoe Bartlett (inc.) 147,825 66.17
Democratic Donald M. DeArmon 75,575 33.83
Total votes 223,400 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

See also: Maryland's 7th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe D November 4, 2002
New York Times[3] Safe D October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 7th congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elijah Cummings (inc.) 137,047 73.59
Republican Joseph E. Ward 49,172 26.41
Total votes 186,219 100.00
Democratic hold

District 8

See also: Maryland's 8th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Lean D (flip) November 4, 2002
New York Times[3] Tossup October 14, 2002

Results

Marylands's 8th congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Van Hollen 112,788 51.74
Republican Connie Morella (inc.) 103,587 47.52
Write-ins 1,599 0.73
Total votes 217,974 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
List of Connie Morella endorsements

References

  1. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 19.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "In Battle for Congress, Democrats Close Ranks". September 12, 2002.

See also

Preceded by
2000 elections 		United States House elections in Maryland
2002 		Succeeded by
2004 elections
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