Maryland Comptroller election, 2006

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The 2006 Maryland Comptroller election decided the next Comptroller 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.

Incumbent William Donald Schaefer, who had been Comptroller since 1999, faced a tough re-election battle in the Democratic primary and eventually lost to state delegate Peter Franchot. Schaefer, who had previously served as Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland, had made several controversial comments in recent years, lessening his popularity among Marylanders. Up to that time, this had been Schaefer's first campaign loss since 1955. Republicans nominated Anne McCarthy in the primary election.

In the general election, Franchot defeated McCarthy by a margin of 19.2%. He was sworn in on January 22, 2007.^[1]

Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Democrats 1.1.1 Lost Primary 1.2 Republicans 1.2.1 Lost Primary 2 Results 2.1 General election 2.2 Primary election 3 Polling 4 References

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Democrats

• Peter Franchot - State Delegate from Montgomery County, Maryland.

[edit] Lost Primary

• Janet Owens - County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
• William Donald Schaefer - Incumbent, former Governor, Baltimore Mayor, and City Councilman.

[edit] Republicans

• Anne McCarthy - former University of Baltimore business school dean

[edit] Lost Primary

• Stephen N. Abrams
• Mark Spradley
• Gene Zarwell

[edit] Results

[edit] General election

Unofficial results [1]:

Maryland Comptroller election results, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Peter Franchot	1,016,784	59.0	-8.7
	Republican	Anne McCarthy	704,027	40.8	+9.2
	Write-ins		3,430	0.2	0
Majority			312,757	18.2
Turnout			1,724,241
	Democratic hold		Swing

[edit] Primary election

Democratic			Republican
Candidate	Votes	Percent	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Peter Franchot (winner)	215,192	36.5%	Anne McCarthy (winner)	76,484	43.0%
Janet S. Owens	200,292	34.0%	Stephen N. Abrams	64,884	36.5%
William Donald Schaefer	174,071	29.5%	Mark Spradley	22,673	12.7%
			Gene Zarwell	13,840	7.8%
Totals	589,555	100%		177,881	100%
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

[edit] Polling

Source	Date	Franchot (D)	McCarthy (R)
Baltimore Sun/Potomac Inc.	September 27, 2006	54%	29%

[edit] References

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