House Primaries Come Early for Three Maryland Incumbents
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In most states, congressional primaries in 2008 will be held from March to as late as mid-September. So even most incumbents who face the possibility of primary challenges next year must view full-scale campaigning as still a quite distant prospect.
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A Potomac primaries sweep suggests his coalition is broad, motivated and may be pushing the GOP electorate to the right
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Republican frontrunners locked in race to win today's Florida primary
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The primary election defeat of two congressional veterans from Maryland Â one Democrat, one Republican Â could signal the breadth of anti-incumbent sentiment and raise warning signs for both parties.
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Although next TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs congressional primaries in the state of Washington are not expected to yield any surprises, they likely will confirm several competitive general election matchups that are garnering national attention.
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Incumbent Albert R. Wynn and his main challenger, lawyer Donna Edwards, are engaged in a sprint to the finish for tomorrow's hotly contested Democratic primary election in Maryland's 4th Congressional District.
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Republican state Sen. Jim Whitehead Ã¢ÂÂ already regarded by some local observers as the early front-runner for the upcoming special election to replace the late Republican Rep. Charlie Norwood in GeorgiaÃ¢ÂÂs 10th District Ã¢ÂÂ has been further boosted by the withdrawal from the race by one of his state Senate colleagues, Ralph T. Hudgens.
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The two candidates are running neck and neck before the Republican primary Tuesday.
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Former state lawmaker Randy Graf won the GOP primary for an open U.S. House seat despite lobbying from the National Republican Congressional Committee against his candidacy.
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Maryland officials took a political gamble when they decided to align with Virginia and the District of Columbia in scheduling the Feb. 12 event alternatively known as the "Chesapeake Primary" or the "Potomac Primary." That placed the Maryland primary on the far side of the massive 24-state voting event on Feb. 5 -- the "Super Tuesday" for the 2008 presidential nominating campaign.
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Maryland held one of the yearÃ¢ÂÂs latest primaries, on Sept. 12. So it took practically no time at all for the contest between the nominees in the stateÃ¢ÂÂs competitive open-seat Senate contest, 10-term Democratic Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin and Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, to turn combative.
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Though is has a reputation for leaning Democratic, Maryland's congressional delegation has been fairly evenly split between Republicans and Democrats for some time. When was the last election that saw all of Maryland's House seats go to Democrats?  1974 1992 1968 1958
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Democratic hopefuls pack schools, churches, retirement communities two days before the high-stakes primaries in Va., Md. and D.C.
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A sample of some of the calls Florida residents are receiving prior to Tuesday's Republican primary.
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Senator Lincoln Chafee won the Republican primary in Rhode Island, and Representative Benjamin L. Cardin and Kweisi Mfume lead in MarylandÂs Democratic primary.
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The contest for MarylandÃ¢ÂÂs Democratic Senate nomination has had some twists and turns, a predictable outcome of having 17 candidates file to run in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary.
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With six days to go until the New Hampshire primary, there are ties in poll results for the top candidates in both parties.