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About This Primary
Feb
12
12
Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 37.0
Latest Headlines
- Ohio Voting Machines Contained Programming Error That Dropped Votes (Aug. 21, 2008)
- Obama Team Seeks Changes in Primaries (Aug. 21, 2008)
- More in-tune? Voters Lean Obama (Aug. 21, 2008)
- Mapping the Political Landscape (Aug. 12, 2008)
- A Media Ambush in Rep. Wexler vs. Bill O'Reilly (Jul. 25, 2008)
- McCain Coming To Maryland -- For Cash (Jul. 22, 2008)
- Md. County Executive Switches to Obama (May. 13, 2008)
- Clinton's Broader Base? (May. 8, 2008)
- FixCam: McCain's "Service To America" Tour (Mar. 31, 2008)
- So. Md. Democrats Came Out For Obama (Feb. 17, 2008)
The Candidates
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Rudy Giuliani Businessman, Consultant - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mike Huckabee Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Duncan Hunter Representative from California - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Alan Keyes Author, Speaker - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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John McCain Senator from Arizona - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Ron Paul Representative from Texas - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mitt Romney Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Tom Tancredo Representative from Colorado - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Fred Thompson Actor on "Law and Order" - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Maryland Demographics (2006 Census ACS)
- Population: 5,615,727
- Gender: 48.4 male, 51.6 female
- Race: 61.3 white, 28.9 black, 4.9 asian, 1.1 indian, 0.1 pacific islander, 6.0 hispanic,
- Age: 75.7% 18 years and over; 11.5% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $65,144
- Families Below Poverty Level: 5.3%
- Education: 12.8% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Campaign Finance
$171,861 raised in Maryland by Republican candidates (through May. 31, 2008)
Top Candidates
| John McCain | $171,537 |
| Ron Paul | $324 |
Top Cities
| Bethesda | $107,774 |
| Chevy Chase | $82,979 |
| Silver Spring | $71,963 |
Past Election Results
| Kerry | 60% |
| Edwards | 26% |
| Sharpton | 5% |
| Kerry | 56% |
| Bush | 43% |
| Other | 1% |
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
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