Certified returns for every federal race in Maryland in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 8 of 8 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Democratic
1,629,467
61.9%
Republican
959,862
36.5%
Independent
14,713
0.6%
Libertarian
9,842
0.4%
Write-in
9,205
0.3%
Green
4,747
0.2%
Constitution
3,760
0.1%
Total
2,631,596
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Frank M. Kratovil, Jr.
Democrat
177,065
49.1%
Andy Harris
Republican
174,213
48.3%
Richard James Davis
Libertarian
8,873
2.5%
Write-in
329
0.1%
Total
360,480
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
Democrat
198,578
71.9%
Richard Pryce Matthews
Republican
68,561
24.8%
Lorenzo Gaztanaga
Libertarian
8,786
3.2%
Write-in
408
0.1%
Total
276,333
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John P. Sarbanes
Democrat
203,711
69.7%
Thomas E. ‘‘Pinkston’’ Harris
Republican
87,971
30.1%
Write-in
766
0.3%
Total
292,448
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Donna F. Edwards
Democrat
258,704
85.8%
Peter James
Republican
38,739
12.9%
Thibeaux Lincecum
Libertarian
3,384
1.1%
Steve Schulin
Write-in (Independent)
75
0.0%
Bobby Broadus
Write-in (Republican)
48
0.0%
Darryn O’Shea Jackson, Sr.
Write-in (Democrat)
28
0.0%
Write-in
453
0.2%
Total
301,431
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Steny H. Hoyer
Democrat
253,854
73.6%
Collins Bailey
Republican
82,631
24.0%
Darlene H. Nicholas
Libertarian
7,829
2.3%
Write-in
377
0.1%
Total
344,691
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Roscoe G. Bartlett
Republican
190,926
57.8%
Jennifer P. Dougherty
Democrat
128,207
38.8%
Gary W. Hoover, Sr.
Libertarian
11,060
3.3%
Write-in
342
0.1%
Total
330,535
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elijah E. Cummings
Democrat
227,379
79.5%
Michael T. Hargadon
Republican
53,147
18.6%
Ronald M. Owens-Bey
Libertarian
5,214
1.8%
Ray Bly
Write-in (Independent)
13
0.0%
Charles U. Smith
Write-in (Democrat)
8
0.0%
Write-in
259
0.1%
Total
286,020
District 8
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chris Van Hollen
Democrat
229,740
75.1%
Steve Hudson
Republican
66,351
21.7%
Gordon Clark
Green
6,828
2.2%
Ian Thomas
Libertarian
2,562
0.8%
Deborah A. Vollmer
Write-in (Democrat)
188
0.1%
Lih Young
Write-in (Democrat)
28
0.0%
Write-in
317
0.1%
Total
306,014
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.