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  MD US Senate - D Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Maryland > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline July 03, 2006 - 09:00pm
Polls Open September 12, 2006 - 06:00am
Polls Close September 12, 2006 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH December 31, 2009 03:48pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2000
NamePaul S. Sarbanes Votes1,230,013 (63.18%)
Term01/03/2001 - 01/03/2007 Margin514,835 (+26.44%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Benjamin L. Cardin
Strong 2
Lean 13
Slight 17
Kweisi Mfume
Lean 3
Slight 3
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

01/03/2005 09/10/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin Rep. Kweisi Mfume Joshua B. Rales County Executive Dennis F. Rasmussen Mike Schaefer Allan Lichtman Theresa C. Scaldaferri
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes257,480 (43.67%) 238,907 (40.52%) 30,730 (5.21%) 10,997 (1.87%) 7,770 (1.32%) 6,916 (1.17%) 5,081 (0.86%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -18,573 (-3.15%) -226,750 (-38.46%) -246,483 (-41.81%) -249,710 (-42.36%) -250,564 (-42.50%) -252,399 (-42.81%)
Predict Avg.40.00% 36.00% 3.00% 12.00% 0.00% 5.00% 0.00%
Finances$1,832,054.00 $97,440.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $259,887.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
09/08-09/10		 47.00% (+9.0) 38.00% (-4.0) 7.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
08/27-08/29		 38.00% (+0.0) 42.00% (+0.0) 7.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies 
08/18-08/25		 43.00% (+4.0) 30.00% (-1.0) 6.00% (+5.0) 0.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
08/01-08/02		 31.00% (+0.0) 25.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Potomac Survey Research 
07/06-07/10		 32.00% (+2.0) 28.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Washington Post/ABC News 
06/19-06/25		 25.00% (+0.0) 31.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I McCord 2014
D C. A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger
D Hail to the Rookies
  New Harford Democratic Club
LBR Old LW
  Progressive Democrats of America
Laf-W Craverguy
D Ashley
D Daniel Ellsberg [L]
D Cleo C. Fields [L]
I John B. Anderson
D Ray Mabus Jr.
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name James H. Hutchinson David Dickerson A. Robert "Bob" Kaufman Anthony "Billy Bob" Jaworski Thomas McCaskill George T. English Bob Robinson
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes4,949 (0.84%) 3,950 (0.67%) 3,906 (0.66%) 3,485 (0.59%) 3,458 (0.59%) 2,305 (0.39%) 2,208 (0.38%)
Margin-252,531 (-42.83%) -253,530 (-43.00%) -253,574 (-43.01%) -253,995 (-43.08%) -254,022 (-43.09%) -255,175 (-43.28%) -255,272 (-43.30%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 1.00% 3.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
09/08-09/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
08/27-08/29		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies 
08/18-08/25		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
08/01-08/02		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Potomac Survey Research 
07/06-07/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Washington Post/ABC News 
06/19-06/25		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
IS Sesel
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Lih Y. Young Blaine Taylor Joseph M. Werner, Jr. Charles U. Smith
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes2,038 (0.35%) 1,848 (0.31%) 1,832 (0.31%) 1,702 (0.29%)
Margin-255,442 (-43.33%) -255,632 (-43.36%) -255,648 (-43.36%) -255,778 (-43.38%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
09/08-09/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
08/27-08/29		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies 
08/18-08/25		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
08/01-08/02		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Potomac Survey Research 
07/06-07/10		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Washington Post/ABC News 
06/19-06/25		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Aug 29, 2006 10:00am News Reps. Wynn, Cummings to endorse Mfume  Article Buddy 
Sep 30, 2005 10:00am News Brown rules (MD) Senate out of ’06 plans  Article U Ole Polecat 
Sep 29, 2005 02:00pm News AU History Professor Joins Md. Senate Race  Article J.R. 
Sep 08, 2005 02:00pm News Another Iraq Vet [MD St Del Anthony Brown] is Touted For Senate  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 23, 2005 06:00am News Rasmussen sees room to right if he runs (MD Senate)  Article U Ole Polecat 
Aug 15, 2005 05:00pm News Lichtman Likely to Run for Senate  Article J.R. 

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