Maryland

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Key Voting Dates in Maryland

		Primary Voter Registration Deadline:		Aug 22
		Primary Election:		Sep 12
		General Voter Registration Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 17
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (Mail):		Oct 31 (by 4:30 PM)
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (In Person):		Nov 7 (by 8:00 PM)

2006 Candidates

Senate Race

Open race
Candidate(s):	Ben Cardin (D)
	Go to Ben Cardin's campaign website.
Challenger(s):	Michael Steele (R)
	Learn more about the Senate race in Maryland.
	OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.

Gubernatorial Race

Incumbent:	Bob Ehrlich (R)
Challenger(s):	Martin O'Malley (D)
	Go to Martin O'Malley’s campaign website.
	Ed Boyd (G)
	Learn more about the gubernatorial race in Maryland.

House Races

MD-1	Incumbent:	Wayne Gilchrest  (R)
		Wayne Gilchrest has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 82 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Jim Corwin (D)
		Go to Jim Corwin’s campaign website.
MD-2	Incumbent:	Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
		Dutch Ruppersberger has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to Dutch Ruppersberger’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Jimmy Mathis (R)
MD-3	Open race
	Candidate(s):	John Sarbanes (D) John White (R)
MD-4	Incumbent:	Albert Wynn  (D)
		Albert Wynn has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 94 percent of the time.
		Go to Albert Wynn’s House of Representatives website.
	Challenger(s):	Michael Moshe Starkman (R)
MD-5	Incumbent:	Steny Hoyer  (D)
		Steny Hoyer has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 94 percent of the time.
		Go to Steny Hoyer’s campaign website.
MD-6	Incumbent:	Roscoe Bartlett (R)
		Roscoe Bartlett has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Andrew Duck (D)
		Go to Andrew Duck’s campaign website.
MD-7	Incumbent:	Elijah Cummings (D)
		Elijah Cummings has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 98 percent of the time.
		Go to Elijah Cummings’ campaign website.
MD-8	Incumbent:	Christopher Van Hollen  (D)
		Christopher Van Hollen has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to Christopher Van Hollen’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Jeff Stein (R)

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