Candidates for State and Federal Offices and Ballot Questions

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United States Senate
This senate seat is currently held by Paul Sarbanes who will not run for re-election. Senators are elected to six-year terms, and every two years the members of one class-approximately one-third of the Senators-face election or reelection. Terms for Senators in Class I expire in 2007, Class II in 2009, and Class III in 2011. Our other senator is Barbara Mikulski (Class III).  U.S. Senate Website
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Benjamin L. Cardin	Democrat	685910
	Michael S. Steele	Republican	568251
	Kevin Zeese	Green
Governor of Maryland
The Governor is the chief executive of the State. He is elected by the voters to a four-year term.  The incumbent, Robert Ehrlich, is serving his first term. Governor's Website
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Martin O'Malley Anthony G. Brown	Democratic	626905
	*Robert L Ehrlich, Jr   Kristen Cox	Republican	571694
	Ed Boyd James Joseph Madigan	Green
	Christopher A. Driscoll Ed Rothstein	Populist
Comptroller of Maryland
The Comptroller is elected by popular vote for a term of four years. The number of terms a Comptroller may serve is not limited. The responsibilities of the Comptroller includes collecting taxes and maintaining the general ledger.  Comptroller's website
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Peter Franchot	Democratic	680331
	Anne M. McCarthy	Republican	490868
Attorney General of Maryland
The Attorney General serves as legal counsel to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Judiciary, and to most State agencies. In all matters in which interests of the State of Maryland are involved, the Attorney General and assistant attorneys general represent the State. This includes litigation in the Court of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, the Circuit Courts, the District Court of Maryland, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Circuit Courts, and the United States District Courts.  Attorney General's website
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Douglas F. Gansler	Democratic	335532
	Scott L. Rolle	Republican	281822
United States House of Representatives
Members of the United States House of Representatives serve two-year terms.  The incumbent, Steny Hoyer, is now serving his second term as the House Democratic Whip, the second-ranking position among House Democrats. He is now serving his 13th term in Congress representing southern Maryland.  House of Representatives website
	District 05 – southern Maryland inclusive (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*Steny Hoyer	Democratic	113974
	Steve Warner	Green	23099
Maryland State Senator
Senators are elected by the voters to serve four-year terms. Each legislative district sends one senator for a total of 47 members of the Senate. You will vote for one candidate from your district.  Maryland General Assembly website
	District 27 – Calvert & PG Counties (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.	Democratic	9985
	Ron Miller	Republican	7517
	District 28 – Charles County (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*Thomas McLain Middleton	Democratic	23374
	Jay Bala	Republican	12181
	District 29 – Calvert, Charles, & St. Mary's Counties (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*Roy P. Dyson	Democratic	17501
	Thomas F. McKay	Republican	8204
Maryland House of Delegates
Delegates are elected by the voters to serve four-year terms. Each legislative district sends three delegates for a total of 141 members of the House.  You will vote for one candidate from your district.  Maryland General Assembly website
	District 27A – Calvert County (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*James E. Proctor, Jr.	Democratic	11368
	*Joseph F. Vallerio, Jr.	Democratic	10856
	Kenneth S. Brown	Republican	3635
	Antoinette Jarboe-Duley	Republican	3161
	District 27B – Calvert County (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*Sue Kullen	Democratic	7512
	David Franklin Hale, Sr.	Republican	5629
	District 28 – Charles County (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*Sally Y. Jameson	Democratic	21927
	*Murray Levy	Democratic	21346
	Peter Franklin Murphy	Democratic	19259
	*William Daniel Mayer	Republican	14208
	James H. Crawford	Republican	11900
	District 29A – Charles & St. Mary's Counties (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*John F. Wood, Jr.	Democratic	7470
	Joseph DiMarco	Republican	3821
	District 29B – St. Mary's County (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*John Bohanan	Democratic	7330
	Noel Temple "Tim" Wood	Republican	4061
	District 29C – Calvert & St. Mary's Counties (District Map - PDF)
	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	*Anthony O'Donnell	Republican	5343
	Norma Powers	Democrat	3641
Judge of the Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals is composed of seven judges, one from each of the seven Appellate Judicial Circuits. After initial appointment by the Governor and confirmation by the Senate, members of the Court run for office on their records without opposition. If the voters reject the retention in office of a judge, or the vote is tied, the office becomes vacant. Otherwise, the incumbent judge is retained in office for a ten-year term. The 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit includes Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's counties.  Court of Appeals website
	Sitting Judge (you vote whether or not he is to retain his current office)		Votes	%
	Clayton Greene, Jr.		YES 88%
Judge of the Court of Special Appeals
The Court of Special Appeals is the second highest court in Maryland. Like the State's highest court, the Court of Special Appeals is an appellate court. It was established in 1966 to ease the caseload of the Court of Appeals and to facilitate resolution of cases requiring appellate adjudication. The Court of Special Appeals sits in Annapolis. The 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit includes Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's counties.  Court of Special Appeals website
	Sitting Judge (you vote whether or not he is to retain his current office)		Votes	%
	Timothy E. Meredith		YES 89%
Maryland Ballot Questions
Read more about Ballot Questions 2 and 3
Question One: Disposition of Park Lands
Shall Article XII-Public Works be amended? This constitutional amendment says the Board of Public Works may not approve the sale, transfer, exchange, grant or other permanent disposition of any state-owned outdoor recreation, open space, conservation, preservation, forest, or park land without the express approval of the General Assembly or of a committee that the General Assembly designates by statute, resolution or rule.			YES 84%
Question Two: Circuit Court in Banc Decisions
Shall Article IV-Judiciary Department be amended? This constitutional amendment establishes the right of a party who did not request in banc review by the circuit court to appeal an adverse decision by the in banc court to the State's intermediate appellate court, the Court of Special Appeals. The amendment provides that a party in a circuit court trial conducted by less than three circuit court judges is eligible for in banc review. The amendment establishes that three judges of a circuit court constitute a circuit court in banc. The amendment repeals the authority of the circuit courts to regulate the rules governing in banc circuit court appeals, and establishes that the Maryland Rules are to provide the procedure for such appeals. The amendment also eliminates obsolete language pertaining to writs of error from this provision of the Constitution.			YES 76%
Question Three: Civil Jury Trials
Shall the Declaration of Rights, Article 5, be amended? This constitutional amendment authorizes the enactment of legislation that limits the right to trial by jury in civil proceedings to those proceedings in which the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000.			YES 67%
Question Four: Election Law Revisions
Shall Election Law 2-102, 2-103, 2-202, 2-202.1, 2-206, 2-301, 2-303, 3-501, 10-302, be amended? Special Note: Provisions of this legislation would have amended prior legislation providing an early voting option to voters in primary and general elections. The early voting provisions of this legislation have been declared unconstitutional by court action; the remaining provisions of House Bill 1368 that are subject to this referendum are summarized below. Requires power and duties assigned to the State Board of Elections to be exercised in accordance with an affirmative vote by a supermajority of the members of the State Board; requires local boards of elections to establish new precincts to serve certain higher educational institutions; requires local boards to adopt regulations concerning voter registration and to allow public notice and comment concerning proposed changes in precinct boundaries; requires local boards of elections to make public reports concerning deletion of individuals from the voter registry and concerning the number of voter registration applications received; authorizes the State Elections administrator to take specified actions to ensure compliance with State elections laws by local election boards and personnel, requires that certain provisions of this legislation apply only to certain jurisdictions and will remain effective until June 30, 2008; requires all polling places to be equipped with computers containing a record of all registered voters in the county.			YES 69%

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