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Maryland, U.S. House, District 2

All U.S. congressional districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Maryland, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Dutch Ruppersberger (D), who was first elected in 2002.

Maryland's 2nd Congressional District encompasses parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard counties, including parts of the city of Baltimore.



Campaign contributions

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic Party $1,012,733 $971,085 $1,118,732 As of December 31, 2018
Elizabeth Matory Republican Party $39,521 $37,410 $4,651 As of December 31, 2018
Guy Mimoun Green Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available
Michael Carney Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Maryland from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Maryland State Board of Elections.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Maryland every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Maryland 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 60.3% Republican Party Donald Trump 33.9% 26.4%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 62.0% Republican Party Mitt Romney 35.9% 26.1%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 61.9% Republican Party John McCain 36.5% 25.4%
2004 Democratic Party John Kerry 55.9% Republican Party George W. Bush 42.9% 13.0%
2000 Democratic Party Al Gore 56.6% Republican Party George W. Bush 40.2% 16.4%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Maryland from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Maryland 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Chris Van Hollen 60.9% Republican Party Kathy Szeliga 35.7% 25.2%
2012 Democratic Party Ben Cardin 56.0% Republican Party Dan Bongino 26.3% 29.7%
2010 Democratic Party Barbara Mikulski 62.2% Republican Party Eric Wargotz 35.8% 26.4%
2006 Democratic Party Ben Cardin 54.2% Republican Party Michael Steele 44.2% 10.0%
2004 Democratic Party Barbara Mikulski 64.8% Republican Party E. J. Pipkin 33.8% 31.0%
2000 Democratic Party Paul Sarbanes 63.2% Republican Party Paul Rappaport 36.7% 26.5%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Maryland.

Election results (Governor), Maryland 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party Larry Hogan 51.0% Democratic Party Anthony G. Brown 47.2% 3.8%
2010 Democratic Party Martin O'Malley 49.5% Republican Party Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. 41.8% 6.7%
2006 Democratic Party Martin O'Malley 52.7% Republican Party Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. 46.2% 6.5%
2002 Republican Party Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. 51.6% Democratic Party Kathleen Kennedy Townsend 47.7% 3.9%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Maryland in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Maryland 2000-2016

Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 1 12.5% Democratic Party 7 87.5% D+7
2014 Republican Party 1 12.5% Democratic Party 7 87.5% D+7
2012 Republican Party 1 12.5% Democratic Party 7 87.5% D+7
2010 Republican Party 2 25% Democratic Party 6 75% D+4
2008 Republican Party 1 12.5% Democratic Party 7 87.5% D+7
2006 Republican Party 2 25% Democratic Party 6 75% D+4
2004 Republican Party 2 25% Democratic Party 6 75% R+1
2002 Republican Party 2 25% Democratic Party 6 75% R+1
2000 Republican Party 4 50.0% Democratic Party 4 50.0% Even

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Maryland Party Control: 1992-2019
19 years of Democratic trifectasNo Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Demographics

Demographic data for Maryland

MarylandU.S.
Total population:5,994,983316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):9,7073,531,905
Gender
Female:51.6%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:57.6%73.6%
Black/African American:29.5%12.6%
Asian:6%5.1%
Native American:0.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:3%3%
Hispanic/Latino:9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.4%86.7%
College graduation rate:37.9%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$74,551$53,889
Persons below poverty level:10.7%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Maryland.

As of July 2016, Maryland's three largest cities were Baltimore (pop. est. 611,648), Columbia (pop. est. 103,439), and Germantown (pop. est. 90,494).