2006 Maryland General Assembly election
An election to choose members of the Maryland General Assembly was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The U.S. House election, 2006, U.S. Senate election, 2006, and Maryland gubernatorial election, 2006 occurred the same day. Democrats gained eight seats in the House of Delegates and three seats in the Senate, retaining supermajorities in both chambers.
House of Delegates
District 1A
This district represents Allegany and Garrett Counties.District 1B
This district represents a portion of Allegany County.District 1C
This district represents portions of Allegany and Washington Counties.District 2A
This district represents a portion of Washington County.District 2B
This district represents a portion of Washington County.District 2C
This district represents a portion of Washington County.District 3A
This district represents a portion of Frederick County.District 3B
This district represents portions of Frederick and Washington Counties.District 4A
This district represents a portion of Frederick County.District 4B
This district represents portions of Carroll and Frederick Counties.District 5A
This district represents a portion of Carroll county.District 5B
This district represents a portion of Baltimore County.District 6
This district represents a portion of Baltimore County.District 7
Northern Baltimore County.District 8
This district represents a portion of Baltimore County.District 9A
District 9B
This district represents a portion of Carroll County.District 10
This district represents a portion of Baltimore County.District 11 (House)
This western Baltimore County district includes Owings Mills and Reisterstown.- Democrats
- *Jon S. Cardin, incumbent ; nephew of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin.
- *Dan K. Morhaim, incumbent.
- *Julian E. Jones,
- *Dana Stein
- Republicans
- *Patrick Abbondandolo
- *Patrick V. Dyer
- Greens
- *David Goldsmith
District 12A
- Democrats
- *Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., incumbent
- *James E. Malone, Jr., incumbent
- Republicans
- *Joe Hooe
- *Albert L. Nalley
District 12B
- Democrat
- Republican
District 13 (House)
Montgomery County
District 14
District 15
District 16
- Democrats
- *William A. Bronrott
- *Marilyn R. Goldwater
- *Susan C. Lee
- Republicans
District 17
- Democrats
- *Kumar P. Barve
- *James W. Gilchrist
- *Luiz R. S. Simmons
- Republicans
District 18
- Democrats
- *Ana Sol Gutierrez
- *Jane Lawton
- *Jeff Waldstreicher
- Greens
- *John Low
- Republicans
District 20 (House)
- Democrats
- Gareth Murray, incumbent
- Sheila Hixson, incumbent ;
- Tom Hucker
- Aaron Klein
- Heather Mizeur
- Republicans
Prince George's County
District 21 (House)
Fmr. Del. Pauline Menes retired- Democrats
- *Mark Cook
- *Jon Black
- *Barbara A. Frush, incumbent ;
- *Brian R. Moe, incumbent
- *Ben Barnes
- *Joseline Pena-Melnyk
- *Tekisha Everette
- *Michael Sarich
- Republicans
- *Neil B. Sood
District 22
- Democrats
- *Tawanna P. Gaines
- *Anne Healey
- *Justin D. Ross
- *Republicans
District 23A
- Democrats
- *James W. Hubbard
- *Gerron Levi
- Republicans
District 23B
- Democrats
- *Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.
- Republicans
District 24
- Democrats
- *Joanne C. Benson
- *Carolyn J. B. Howard
- *Michael L. Vaughn
- Republicans
District 25
- Democrats
- *Aisha N. Braveboy
- *Dereck E. Davis
- *Melony G. Griffith, incumbent
- Republicans
- Greens
- *David Kiasi
District 26
- Democrats
- *Veronica L. Turner, incumbent
- *Kris Valderrama
- *Jay Walker
- Republicans
District 27A
District 47
Prince George's CountyDistrict 27B
- Democrats
- *Sue Kullen
- Republicans
District 28
- Democrats
- *Sally Y. Jameson, incumbent
- *Murray D. Levy
- *Peter Murphy
- Republicans
District 29A
- Democrats
- *John F. Wood, Jr.
- Republicans
District 29B
- Democrats
- *JOhn L. Bohanan, Jr.
District 29C
District 30
District 31
Fmr. Del. John R. Leopold ran and won the Anne Arundel County Executive raceDistrict 32 (House)
District 33A
Fmr. Del David G. Boschert ran for Anne Arundel County Executive on the Republican ticket and lost the primary.District 33B
District 34A
District 34B
Cecil CountyDistrict 35A
District 35B
District 36
District 37A
- Democrats
- *Rudolph C. Cane, incumbent
- Republicans
District 37B
District 38A
District 38B
- Democrats
- *Norman Conway,
- *James Mathias, appointed to fill seat of Bennett Bozman in summer 2006,
- Republicans
- *Bonnie Luna
- *Michael James
District 39
District 42
Baltimore City
District 40
District 41
- Democrats
- *Jill P. Carter
- *Nathaniel T. Oaks
- *Samuel I. Rosenberg
- Republicans
District 43
District 44
Baltimore CityDistrict 45
Baltimore CityDistrict 46
Baltimore CityDistrict 47
Senate
District 1
Four-term incumbent Senator John J. Hafer announced his retirement on May 4, 2005. This seat stayed in Republican hands, with House Minority Leader George C. Edwards the overwhelming favorite and no opposition.Declared candidates
Republicans
, incumbent ; House Minority Leader, former Garrett County Commissioner, from GrantsvilleDemocrats
no candidatesPotential candidates
Republicans
no candidates at this timeDemocrats
, incumbent ; attorney, from CumberlandDistrict 11 (Senate)
- Democrats
- *Bobby A. Zirkin
- *Scott Rifkin
- Republicans
District 13 (Senate)
Declared candidates
Republicans
- Sandra B. Schrader, incumbent, former legislative aide to State Sen. Martin G. Madden.
Democrats
- James N. Robey, current Howard County Executive, former county police chief.
Potential candidates
Republicans
no candidates at this timeDemocrats
no candidates at this timeDistrict 20 (Senate)
This legislative district was highly Democratic and thus this seat remained in Democratic hands.Declared candidates
Democrats
- Jamie Raskin
- Ida Ruben
District 21 (Senate)
Declared candidates
Republicans
- John Giannetti, incumbent ; former one-term delegate; attorney.
Re-nominated as a Republican.
Democrats
- John Giannetti, incumbent ; former one term Delegate; attorney. Lost In Primary.
- Jim Rosapepe, Former delegate and Ambassador to Romania during the Clinton Administration. Former member of the University of Maryland Board of Regents.
Potential candidates
Republicans
none before Giannetti changed partiesDemocrats
- Rex Smith, Businessman. Former unsuccessful delegate candidate. Laurel, Md.
District 30 (Senate)
Declared candidates
Democrats
- John Astle, incumbent ; three-term former Delegate, and helicopter pilot, from Annapolis.
Republicans
- Herb McMillan, incumbent ; former Annapolis city alderman; 2001 Republican nominee for Mayor of Annapolis; airline pilot; from Annapolis.
District 31 (Senate)
Declared candidates
Democrats
- Matthew L. McBride, first time candidate; senior policy analyst; former aide to State Senators Philip C. Jimeno and ; from Pasadena
- Walter J. Shandrowsky, retired businessman, former Member of the House of Delegates, Dist. 31, from Pasadena, Maryland
Republicans
- Tom Gardner, 2002 candidate; retired Army Reserve helicopter pilot; state employee; from Glen Burnie.
- Carl Holland, former county councilman; from Pasadena
- Mike Jacobs, first time candidate; small businessman from Pasadena
- Chuck Robison
- Bryan Simonaire, first time candidate; computer systems engineer, from Pasadena
District 32 (Senate)
Declared candidates
Democrats
- James E. DeGrange, Sr., incumbent ; one-term former County Councilman, from Linthicum
Republicans
- Jon Vandenheuvel, businessman - president, J.C. Watts Companies from Severn
District 33 (Senate)
Declared candidates
Republicans
- Janet Greenip, incumbent ; former two-term former delegate, from Crofton
Democrats
- Scott Hymes, 'businessman and executive director of the Severn Riverkeeper Program' from Crownsville. Vice president of the Herald Harbor Citizens Association and appointed member of the Severn River Commission.
District 36
Declared candidates
Democrats
- Harry E. Sampson
District 37
Declared candidates
Democrats
- Hilary Spence - President of the Talbot County Council, serving her second term
Unaffiliated
- Moonyene Jackson-Amis
District 42
Declared candidates
Democrats
- James Brochin, incumbent
Republicans
- Doug Riley Former Baltimore County Councilman
Potential candidates
Democrats
no candidates at this timeRepublicans
Douglas B. RileyDistrict 43
Declared candidates
Greens
- Maria Allwine
District 44
District 45
- Nathaniel J. McFadden
District 46