2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
	November 2, 2004
All 8 Maryland seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004" (PDF).
^ ^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.
^ ^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.

Maryland's current delegation to the current United States Congress
Senators	▌Chris Van Hollen (D) ▌Angela Alsobrooks (D)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Andy Harris (R) ▌Johnny Olszewski (D) ▌Sarah Elfreth (D) ▌Glenn Ivey (D) ▌Steny Hoyer (D) ▌April McClain Delaney (D) ▌Kweisi Mfume (D) ▌Jamie Raskin (D)

Elections in Maryland
General	1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1982 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Governor	1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 (sp) 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 (Jan.) 1838 (Oct.) 1841 1844 1847 1850 1853 1857 1861 1864 1867 1871 1875 1879 1883 1887 1891 1895 1899 1903 1907 1911 1915 1919 1923 1926 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1969 (sp) 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
State Senate	1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
House of Delegates	1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
U.S. President	1788 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
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Attorney General	1895 1899 1903 1907 1911 1915 1919 1923 1926 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Comptroller	1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1909 1911 1913 1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1926 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
County Executive	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2025 (sp) 2026
See also: Political party strength in Maryland

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Overview

District 1

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District 2

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District 3

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District 4

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District 5

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District 6

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District 7

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District 8

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References

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