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Official 2008 Presidential Primary Election results for Howard County


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President of the United States

Democratic (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 123 6 129 0.3%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 16,854 1,276 18,130 38.9%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 27 1 28 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 367 60 427 0.9%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 32 5 37 0.1%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 60 3 63 0.1%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 24,812 2,362 27,174 58.4%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 122 15 137 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 406 19 425 0.9%

Republican (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 207 37 244 1.2%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 5,010 267 5,277 25.7%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 23 2 25 0.1%
Alan Keyes
Republican 138 14 152 0.7%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 10,963 756 11,719 57.1%
Ron Paul
Republican 1,301 107 1,408 6.9%
Mitt Romney
Republican 1,322 193 1,515 7.4%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 22 1 23 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 160 6 166 0.8%

Congressional District 3

Democratic (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 37 2 39 0.3%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 4,819 364 5,183 36.4%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 6 0 6 0.0%
John Edwards
Democratic 104 15 119 0.8%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 10 2 12 0.1%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 21 0 21 0.1%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 8,025 701 8,726 61.3%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 37 3 40 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 95 5 100 0.7%

Republican (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 52 11 63 1.3%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 1,234 63 1,297 26.6%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 4 1 5 0.1%
Alan Keyes
Republican 39 5 44 0.9%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 2,594 169 2,763 56.6%
Ron Paul
Republican 331 34 365 7.5%
Mitt Romney
Republican 263 34 297 6.1%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 6 1 7 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 40 1 41 0.8%

Congressional District 7

Democratic (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 86 4 90 0.3%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 12,035 912 12,947 40.1%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 21 1 22 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 263 45 308 1.0%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 22 3 25 0.1%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 39 3 42 0.1%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 16,787 1,661 18,448 57.1%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 85 12 97 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 311 14 325 1.0%

Republican (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 155 26 181 1.2%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 3,776 204 3,980 25.4%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 19 1 20 0.1%
Alan Keyes
Republican 99 9 108 0.7%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 8,369 587 8,956 57.2%
Ron Paul
Republican 970 73 1,043 6.7%
Mitt Romney
Republican 1,059 159 1,218 7.8%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 16 0 16 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 120 5 125 0.8%

Representative in Congress

Congressional District 3

Democratic (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
John M. Rea
Democratic 1,307 130 1,437 11.5%
John P. Sarbanes Winner Selected     
Democratic 10,249 798 11,047 88.5%

Republican (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris Winner Selected     
Republican 961 50 1,011 28.1%
Christopher Panasuk
Republican 535 35 570 15.8%
Paul Spause
Republican 680 61 741 20.6%
John Stafford
Republican 1,198 81 1,279 35.5%

Congressional District 7

Democratic (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Elijah Cummings Winner Selected     
Democratic 22,174 2,041 24,215 86.1%
Charles Ulysses Smith
Democratic 3,657 259 3,916 13.9%

Republican (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Ray Bly
Republican 2,616 232 2,848 27.0%
Michael T. Hargadon Winner Selected     
Republican 7,207 510 7,717 73.0%

Judge of the Circuit Court

Judicial Circuit 5

Democratic (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Tim McCrone Winner Selected     
N/A 30,465 2,608 33,073 100.0%

Republican (Vote for One)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Tim McCrone Winner Selected     
N/A 13,007 985 13,992 100.0%

Female Delegates and Alternate to the Democratic National Convention

Congressional District 3

Democratic (Vote for No More Than Four)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Madonna Norwood Brennan (Edwards)
Democratic 436 36 472 0.9%
Danelle Avery Buchman (Uncommitted)
Democratic 442 39 481 1.0%
Lyn Farrow (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 6,768 547 7,315 14.6%
Lisa Lopez Friedman (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 6,875 563 7,438 14.9%
Kate M. Furek (Edwards)
Democratic 435 33 468 0.9%
Sandy Hillman (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 4,382 327 4,709 9.4%
Penny McCrimmon (Obama)
Democratic 6,664 536 7,200 14.4%
Maggie McIntosh (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 4,197 310 4,507 9.0%
Ellen O. Moyer (Clinton)
Democratic 3,888 290 4,178 8.4%
Shane Pendergrass (Clinton)
Democratic 4,686 343 5,029 10.1%
Laura Perkins (Edwards)
Democratic 481 43 524 1.0%
Cynthia M. Saunders (Richardson)
Democratic 248 20 268 0.5%
Jen Terrasa (Obama)
Democratic 6,850 562 7,412 14.8%

Congressional District 7

Democratic (Vote for No More Than Four)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Sandra Bisbey (Richardson)
Democratic 783 71 854 0.7%
Stephanie E. Farquhar (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 14,840 1,414 16,254 14.2%
Carole Fisher (Clinton)
Democratic 11,444 885 12,329 10.8%
Lisa Gladden (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 14,954 1,417 16,371 14.3%
Sheila I. Hill (Clinton)
Democratic 10,917 819 11,736 10.3%
Helen L. Holton (Obama)
Democratic 14,385 1,362 15,747 13.8%
Adrienne A. Jones (Clinton)
Democratic 10,635 794 11,429 10.0%
Verna Jones (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 14,287 1,374 15,661 13.7%
Kristen M. Neville (Richardson)
Democratic 814 65 879 0.8%
Deanna Peel (Edwards)
Democratic 1,425 154 1,579 1.4%
Catherine Pugh (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 10,663 814 11,477 10.0%

Male Delegates to the Democratic National Convention

Congressional District 3

Democratic (Vote for No More Than Three)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Brian S. Bailey (Edwards)
Democratic 511 41 552 1.5%
Arthur M. Brown (Uncommitted)
Democratic 344 17 361 0.9%
Jon S. Cardin (Richardson)
Democratic 428 26 454 1.2%
Dan Clements (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 7,132 567 7,699 20.3%
Deva Angel Dwarka (Richardson)
Democratic 111 8 119 0.3%
C. Vernon Gray (Uncommitted)
Democratic 1,001 53 1,054 2.8%
Jon M. Laria (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 4,335 309 4,644 12.2%
Noel Levy (Uncommitted)
Democratic 315 13 328 0.9%
Al Liebeskind (Edwards)
Democratic 324 30 354 0.9%
David A. Marker (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 6,851 538 7,389 19.4%
Patrick T. O'Malley (Biden)
Democratic 251 21 272 0.7%
Ian Pfeiffer (Biden)
Democratic 95 5 100 0.3%
Wayne L. Rogers (Clinton)
Democratic 4,008 309 4,317 11.4%
C. A. Cory Ruppersberger (Clinton)
Democratic 3,670 288 3,958 10.4%
Robert Yochem (Obama)
Democratic 5,882 522 6,404 16.9%

Congressional District 7

Democratic (Vote for No More Than Three)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Curt Anderson (Obama)
Democratic 14,753 1,382 16,135 18.7%
Frank M. Conaway (Edwards)
Democratic 1,236 102 1,338 1.6%
Robert W. Curran (Richardson)
Democratic 714 60 774 0.9%
Anwer J. Hasan (Clinton)
Democratic 10,502 791 11,293 13.1%
Bill Marker (Richardson)
Democratic 448 40 488 0.6%
Nathaniel J. McFadden (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 14,694 1,359 16,053 18.6%
James Mellicant (Edwards)
Democratic 894 96 990 1.1%
Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. (Obama) Winner Selected     
Democratic 14,435 1,335 15,770 18.3%
John V. Murphy (Biden)
Democratic 549 31 580 0.7%
H. Alexander Robinson (Clinton)
Democratic 10,499 788 11,287 13.1%
Jonathan Weinstein (Richardson)
Democratic 542 40 582 0.7%
Bernard C. "Jack" Young (Clinton) Winner Selected     
Democratic 10,206 779 10,985 12.7%

Delegates to the Republican National Convention

Congressional District 3

Republican (Vote for No More Than Three)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Nicolee W. Ambrose (Thompson)
Republican 172 5 177 1.3%
Gary E. Applebaum (Giuliani)
Republican 193 15 208 1.5%
Diane M. Baker (Giuliani)
Republican 228 14 242 1.8%
Norm Bednarek (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 2,106 135 2,241 16.6%
Carl Wesley Bissett
Republican 39 1 40 0.3%
David R. Blumberg (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 2,125 141 2,266 16.8%
J. Michael Collins
Republican 41 1 42 0.3%
Christian Conti-Vock (Paul)
Republican 330 31 361 2.7%
Robert P. Duckworth (Romney)
Republican 398 39 437 3.2%
Janet Greenip (Romney)
Republican 346 38 384 2.8%
Barbara Viventi Howard (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 2,109 140 2,249 16.6%
Peter Justesen
Republican 28 0 28 0.2%
James J. King (Giuliani)
Republican 93 13 106 0.8%
Ronald C. Lingenfelder
Republican 28 0 28 0.2%
Michael Edward Malone
Republican 65 5 70 0.5%
Benjamin A. Neil
Republican 37 1 38 0.3%
Mark Newgent
Republican 18 0 18 0.1%
Christopher Panasuk (Paul)
Republican 347 35 382 2.8%
Justin Ready (Huckabee)
Republican 1,016 57 1,073 7.9%
Tom Redmond (Thompson)
Republican 97 3 100 0.7%
Douglas B. Riley (Romney)
Republican 344 38 382 2.8%
Tony Ristaino
Republican 25 0 25 0.2%
Wayne Smith (Huckabee)
Republican 984 50 1,034 7.6%
John Stafford
Republican 69 5 74 0.5%
Bruce Voris (Paul)
Republican 334 33 367 2.7%
Jerry Walker (Thompson)
Republican 92 3 95 0.7%
Rob Warlick (Huckabee)
Republican 944 47 991 7.3%
John White
Republican 59 3 62 0.5%

Congressional District 7

Republican (Vote for No More Than Three)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
David Everett Anderson (Huckabee)
Republican 3,245 166 3,411 7.8%
Gail H. Bates (Thompson)
Republican 1,631 110 1,741 4.0%
Joan M. Becker (Giuliani)
Republican 820 62 882 2.0%
Joseph Brown, Jr. (Romney)
Republican 1,456 143 1,599 3.7%
Patrick J. Citroni (Paul)
Republican 1,036 81 1,117 2.6%
Greg Fox (Romney)
Republican 1,985 170 2,155 4.9%
Gerson N. Kaplan (Paul)
Republican 917 76 993 2.3%
Allan H. Kittleman (Romney)
Republican 2,899 246 3,145 7.2%
Donna M. Martini (Paul)
Republican 942 67 1,009 2.3%
Clark B. Miller
Republican 175 11 186 0.4%
Warren E. Miller (Thompson)
Republican 984 62 1,046 2.4%
Don Murphy (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 6,556 460 7,016 16.0%
Gloria B. Murphy (Huckabee)
Republican 2,917 156 3,073 7.0%
Albert L. Nalley (Thompson)
Republican 300 15 315 0.7%
Shandon C. Phan (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 5,878 426 6,304 14.4%
Arne L. Schoeller, Jr. (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 5,775 417 6,192 14.2%
Douglas P. Stiegler (Huckabee)
Republican 2,760 164 2,924 6.7%
Denise Ugast (Giuliani)
Republican 274 40 314 0.7%
Andy Weinrub (Giuliani)
Republican 269 39 308 0.7%

Alternate Delegates to the Republican National Convention

Congressional District 3

Republican (Vote for No More Than Three)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Richard A. Ambrose (Thompson)
Republican 200 7 207 1.6%
James P. Appel (Thompson)
Republican 151 5 156 1.2%
Sean Davidson (Paul)
Republican 373 32 405 3.2%
Ron Elfenbein (Giuliani)
Republican 145 22 167 1.3%
Chuck Gast (Romney)
Republican 391 41 432 3.4%
Randall Benson Gearhart (Paul)
Republican 349 34 383 3.1%
Jenny Hahne
Republican 125 3 128 1.0%
Sandra N. Harriman
Republican 158 6 164 1.3%
Craig Meister (Thompson)
Republican 126 6 132 1.1%
J. Gary Middlebrooks
Republican 71 0 71 0.6%
Kristin Miller (Paul)
Republican 404 31 435 3.5%
Mark H. Olanoff (Giuliani)
Republican 148 15 163 1.3%
Rebecca Phillips (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 2,141 142 2,283 18.2%
Ruth Ready (Huckabee)
Republican 1,065 57 1,122 8.9%
Melanie R. Sabelhaus (Romney)
Republican 381 34 415 3.3%
Duane Shelton
Republican 78 3 81 0.6%
Amy Shuster (Romney)
Republican 407 39 446 3.6%
Mark Supple (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 1,944 125 2,069 16.5%
Timothy Lloyd Tilghman (Huckabee)
Republican 1,044 54 1,098 8.8%
Samuel J. White (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 1,956 120 2,076 16.5%
T. Sky Woodward (Giuliani)
Republican 104 11 115 0.9%

Congressional District 7

Republican (Vote for No More Than Three)
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
A.J. Bellido de Luna (Giuliani)
Republican 420 41 461 1.1%
Carol C. Byrd (Huckabee)
Republican 3,301 178 3,479 8.6%
John M. Davidson (Paul)
Republican 1,050 80 1,130 2.8%
Paul Demos (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 6,291 436 6,727 16.6%
Loretta D. Gaffney (Thompson)
Republican 689 34 723 1.8%
Michael T. Hargadon (Paul)
Republican 1,295 103 1,398 3.5%
Brian Harlin (Romney)
Republican 1,660 172 1,832 4.5%
Joseph John Healy (Paul)
Republican 1,109 74 1,183 2.9%
John Hencken (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 6,405 440 6,845 16.9%
Rick Martel (Thompson)
Republican 513 27 540 1.3%
Christopher J. McCabe (Huckabee)
Republican 3,852 227 4,079 10.1%
Christopher J. Merdon (Giuliani)
Republican 1,311 89 1,400 3.5%
Kendall Taylor Murphy (McCain) Winner Selected     
Republican 6,326 443 6,769 16.7%
Kevin Rodkey (Giuliani)
Republican 388 49 437 1.1%
Loretta H. Shields (Romney)
Republican 1,339 161 1,500 3.7%
John D. Wafer (Romney)
Republican 1,256 149 1,405 3.5%
Steve Whisler (Thompson)
Republican 493 29 522 1.3%