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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Maryland > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline February 03, 2016 - 08:00pm Central
Polls Open April 26, 2016 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 26, 2016 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2023 - 12:00pm
ContributorRP
Last ModifiedRP October 18, 2019 02:24pm
Data SourcesMd. State Board of Elections
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2010
NameBarbara Mikulski Votes1,140,531 (62.19%)
Term01/03/2011 - 01/03/2017 Margin484,865 (+26.44%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/2016
NameChris Van Hollen Votes1,659,907 (60.89%)
Term01/03/2017 - 01/03/2023 Margin687,350 (+25.21%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceMD US Senate 11/08/2016
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/19/2015 04/26/2016
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Chris Van Hollen 3 1 ----
Leaning Call: Chris Van Hollen (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Chris Van Hollen (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/05/2015 04/20/2016

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Chris Van Hollen Rep. Donna Edwards Fred Donald Dickson, Jr. Theresa C. Scaldaferri Violet Staley Lih Y. Young Charles U. Smith
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 470,320 (53.18%) 343,620 (38.86%) 14,856 (1.68%) 13,178 (1.49%) 10,244 (1.16%) 8,561 (0.97%) 7,912 (0.90%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -126,700 (-14.33%) -455,464 (-51.50%) -457,142 (-51.69%) -460,076 (-52.02%) -461,759 (-52.21%) -462,408 (-52.29%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date 03/04/2015 03/10/2015 02/03/2016 02/03/2016 02/03/2016 02/03/2016 02/03/2016
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MATCHUP POLLS (9 from 9 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg43.70%-- 37.27%-- 3.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 1.00%-- 0.00%--
Monmouth University 
04/18/16-04/20/16		 52.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
04/15/16-04/17/16		 42.00% -- 33.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
04/05/16-04/09/16		 44.00% -- 38.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Maryland 
03/30/16-04/03/16		 40.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) 
03/28/16-03/30/16		 45.00% -- 40.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Baltimore Sun 
03/04/16-03/09/16		 28.00% -- 34.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Jamie Raskin 🔗
D Robert B. Reich 🔗
  Washington Post
D Martin J. O'Malley 🔗
D Joanne C. Benson 🔗
D Kathleen Kennedy Townsend 🔗
D Rushern L. Baker, III 🔗
D Brian E. Frosh 🔗
D Isiah "Ike" Leggett 🔗
D Harry M. Reid 🔗
D Marilyn J. Mosby 🔗
  Daily Kos
  EMILY's List
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Ralph Jaffe Blaine Taylor Ed Tinus  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 7,161 (0.81%) 5,932 (0.67%) 2,560 (0.29%)  
Margin-463,159 (-52.37%) -464,388 (-52.51%) -467,760 (-52.89%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website  
Entry Date 02/03/2016 02/03/2016 02/03/2016  
MATCHUP POLLS (9 from 9 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg2.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Monmouth University 
04/18/16-04/20/16		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
04/15/16-04/17/16		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
04/05/16-04/09/16		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Maryland 
03/30/16-04/03/16		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) 
03/28/16-03/30/16		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Baltimore Sun 
03/04/16-03/09/16		 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Elijah E. Cummings (D)
Feb 01, 2016 		Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D)
 00, 2016 		C. A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (D)
Sep 29, 2015 		John K. Delaney (D)
Sep 13, 2015 		John P. Sarbanes (D)
Jun 15, 2015 		Barbara Mikulski (D)
Mar 02, 2015

EVENTS
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
04/05/2016 Donna Edwards TVAd Biography eng Stories  00:00:30 RP 
11/30/2015 Donna Edwards TVAd Biography eng Struggle  00:00:30 RP 
10/20/2015 Chris Van Hollen TVAd Endorsement eng Chris Van Hollen - Special Interest Fighter   00:01:00 RP 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 04, 2015 04:00pm Announcement Chris Van Hollen to run for open Mikulski seat  Article IndyGeorgia 

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