Maryland Profile
Key Figures:
- 8 Seats: 2R, 6D
- 5 US House incumbents in Maryland were "untouchable" in 2010 -- Republicans won just 25% of seats with 37.5% of votes
Maryland Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 21st (24.2) Representation 9th (30.6) Margin of Victory 40th (37.5) Seats-to-Votes 20th (13) Landslide Index 43rd (87.5) House Turnout 16th (45.6)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
31.3 |
22.4 |
24.8 |
22 |
25 |
24 |
21 |
24.2 |
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Voter Turnout |
50% |
36% |
43% |
39% |
49% |
41% |
60% |
44.5% |
64.2% |
45.6% |
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Representation Index |
33% |
25% |
28% |
27% |
33% |
28% |
42% |
32.7% |
44.7% |
30.6% |
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Wasted Votes |
34% |
32% |
35% |
29% |
32% |
33% |
29% |
26.5% |
30.3% |
32.8% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
27/40 |
25/39 |
27/42 |
21/36 |
22/39 |
55/15 |
50/13 |
40/16 |
75/7.6 |
54.9/18.2 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
8.9% |
4.6% |
8% |
3.5% |
4.9% |
2.6% |
5.6% |
4.9% |
5.1% |
3.3% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
33% |
38% |
34% |
44% |
41% |
34% |
44% |
55.8% |
43.9% |
37.5% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
47-53-1 |
51-49-0 |
47-54-0 |
47-53-0 |
44-55-0 |
45-54-1 |
40-58-2 |
32-65-3 |
30.5-67.1-2.3 |
37.5-61.4-1 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
25-75-0 |
25-75-0 |
25-75-0 |
12.5-87.5-0 |
25-75-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 (+2D) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 2-6-0 2-6-0 2-6-0 1-7-0 2-6-0 Landslide Index 75% 100% 100% 75% 87.5% Tight: < 5 1 0 0 1 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 0 0 1 1 Landslide: 20-40 3 4 4 1 4 No Contest: 40+ 3 4 2 5 3 Uncontested 0 0 2 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 7/8 8/8 7/8 7/8 8/8 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 6/7 8/8 7/7 7/7 7/8 Landslide / Total Incumbent 6/7 8/8 7/7 6/7 7/8 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2/3 2/2 2/2 0/1 1/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 4/4 6/4 5/5 6/6 6/6 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 6 6 7 4 5 Uncontested Primary 2 -- -- 1 -- Elected Women 0 0 0 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 4-4-0 4-4-0 4-4-0 4-4-0 4-4-0 Landslide Index 63% 88% 75% 100% 87.5% Tight: < 5 1 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 2 0 0 0 1 Opportunity: 10-20 0 1 2 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 1 3 4 5 4 No Contest: 40+ 4 4 2 3 3 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 7/8 7/8 8/8 8/8 8/8 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 6/7 7/7 8/8 8/8 8/8 Landslide / Total Incumbent 4/7 6/7 6/8 8/8 7/8 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2/3 3/3 3/4 4/4 3/4 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 2/4 3/4 3/4 4/4 4/4 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 4 4 6 6 7 Uncontested Primary 1 1 0 3 5 Elected Women 2 1 1 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
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Results 1982-1990 |
1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
1-7-0 |
2-6-0 |
2-6-0 |
2-6-0 |
3-5-0 |
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Landslide Index |
88% |
75% |
63% |
88% |
75% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
5 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
8/8 |
8/8 |
4/8 |
8/8 |
7/8 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
8/8 |
7/8 |
4/4 |
8/8 |
6/7 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
7/8 |
6/8 |
3/4 |
7/8 |
6/8 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/1 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
6/7 |
5/7 |
3/3 |
5/6 |
4/6 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
4 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
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Uncontested Primary |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
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Elected Women |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |