2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 6 2
Seats won 6 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,310,791 896,232
Percentage 58.17% 39.77%
Swing Increase 3.67% Decrease 5.61%

The Maryland Congressional elections of 2004 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2005, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates served a two-year term from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2007.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2004[1]
Party Votes Percentage +/– Seats +/–
Democratic 1,310,791 58.17% +3.67% 6 —
Republican 896,232 39.77% -5.61% 2 —
Green 44,563 1.98% +1.97% 0 —
Constitution 1,849 0.08% +0.08% 0 —
Others 85 <0.01% -0.11% 0 —
Totals 2,253,520 100.00% - 8 —

District 1

See also: Maryland's 1st congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Marylands's 1st congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Gilchrest (inc.) 245,149 75.89% −0.94
Democratic Kostas Alexakis 77,872 24.11% +0.91
Total votes 323,021 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

See also: Maryland's 2nd congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe D October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Safe D November 1, 2004

Results

Marylands's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dutch Ruppersberger (inc.) 164,751 66.68% +12.37
Republican Jane Brooks 75,812 30.68% −15.01
Green Keith Salkowski 6,508 2.63% +2.63
Total votes 247,071 100.00
Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Maryland's 3rd congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe D October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Safe D November 1, 2004

Results

Maryland's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Benjamin Cardin (inc.) 182,066 63.44% −2.35
Republican Robert P. Duckworth 97,008 33.80% −0.41
Green Patsy Allen 7,895 2.75% +2.75
Total votes 286,969 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Maryland's 4th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe D October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Safe D November 1, 2004

Results

Marylands's 4th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 196,809 75.23% −3.73
Republican John McKinnis 52,907 20.22% −0.71
Green Theresa Mitchell Dudley 11,885 4.54% +4.54
Write-ins 6 <0.01%
Total votes 261,607 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Maryland's 5th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe D October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Safe D November 1, 2004

Results

Marylands's 5th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steny Hoyer (inc.) 204,867 68.72% −0.64
Republican Brad Jewitt 87,189 29.25% −1.31
Green Bob S. Auerbach 4,224 1.42% +1.34
Constitution Steve Krukar 1,849 0.62% +0.62
Total votes 298,129 100.00
Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Maryland's 6th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Marylands's 6th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Roscoe Bartlett (inc.) 206,076 67.45% +1.28
Democratic Kenneth T. Bosley 90,108 29.49% −4.34
Green Gregory J. Hemingway 9,324 3.05% +3.05
Total votes 305,508 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

See also: Maryland's 7th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe D October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Safe D November 1, 2004

Results

Marylands's 7th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Elijah Cummings (inc.) 179,189 73.43% −0.16
Republican Tony Salazar 60,102 24.63% −1.78
Green Virginia T. Rodino 4,727 1.94% +1.94
Total votes 244,018 100.00
Democratic hold

District 8

See also: Maryland's 8th congressional district

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe D October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Safe D November 1, 2004

Results

Marylands's 8th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chris Van Hollen (inc.) 215,129 74.91% +23.17
Republican Chuck Floyd 71,989 25.07% −22.45
Write-ins 79 0.03%
Total votes 287,197 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "2004 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. October 29, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "2004 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.

See also

Preceded by
2002 elections 		United States House elections in Maryland
2004 		Succeeded by
2006 elections
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