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The 2006 Maryland Attorney General election will decide the next Attorney General of the state of Maryland in the United States. The primary election was held on September 12, 2006, and the general election was held on November 7, 2006.
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Background
Incumbent J. Joseph Curran, Jr., who has been Attorney General since 1987, decided not to run for re-election due to a possible conflict of interest with his son-in-law Martin O'Malley, who is running for Governor of Maryland. Democratic candidates Doug Gansler and Stuart O. Simms, as well as Republican candidate Scott Rolle, filed to run for the open position. Another Democratic candidate, Tom Perez, was eliminated before the primary elections by a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that had found that Perez had not practiced law in Maryland for ten years, which is the minimum requirement to run for the office of Attorney General.[1]
Candidates
Democrats
- Doug Gansler, Montgomery County State's Attorney
- Stuart O. Simms, former Baltimore State's Attorney
Republicans
- Scott Rolle, Frederick County State's Attorney
Primary elections
Democratic Primary results[2] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Doug Gansler 286,016 55.68% Democratic Stuart O. Simms 227,699 44.32% Totals 513,715 100% Republican Primary results[2] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Republican Scott Rolle 179,054 100.00% Totals 179,054 100.00% General election
Polling
Source Date Gansler (D) Rolle (R) Baltimore Sun/Potomac Inc. September 27, 2006 54% 26% Results
Maryland Attorney General election, 2006[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Doug Gansler 1,043,458 60.99% -4.18% Republican Scott Rolle 665,433 38.90% +4.14% Write-ins 1,948 0.11% Majority 378,025 22.10% -8.31% Turnout 1,710,839 Democratic hold Swing References
- ^ Bob Ehrlich | Ehrlich, GOP point to fundraising numbers as momentum. Baltimore Sun (2010-09-04). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
- ^ a b Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (2006-10-19). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
- ^ Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (2006-12-19). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
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