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TheMaryland Congressional elections of 2002 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. The terms of all eight Representatives to theUnited States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 2003, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates served a two-year term from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2005.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2002[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 904,250 | 54.50% | -0.56% | 6 | +2 | |
| Republican | 752,911 | 45.38% | +0.94% | 2 | -2 | |
| Green | 158 | 0.01% | - | 0 | — | |
| Others | 1,794 | 0.11% | - | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 1,659,113 | 100.00% | - | 8 | — | |

| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe R | October 14, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Gilchrest (inc.) | 192,004 | 76.83 | |
| Democratic | Amy D. Tamlyn | 57,986 | 23.20 | |
| Total votes | 249,900 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||

| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Lean D(flip) | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Tossup | October 14, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dutch Ruppersberger | 105,718 | 54.31 | |||
| Republican | Helen Delich Bentley | 88,954 | 45.69 | |||
| Total votes | 194,672 | 100.00 | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||

| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe D | October 14, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Benjamin Cardin (inc.) | 145,589 | 65.79 | |
| Republican | Scott Conwell | 75,721 | 34.21 | |
| Total votes | 221,310 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||

| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe D | October 14, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Al Wynn (inc.) | 131,644 | 78.96 | |
| Republican | John B. Kimble | 34,890 | 20.93 | |
| Write-ins | 195 | 0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 166,729 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||

| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe D | October 14, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steny Hoyer (inc.) | 137,903 | 69.36 | |
| Republican | Joseph T. Crawford | 60,758 | 30.56 | |
| Green | Bob S. Auerbach (write-in) | 158 | 0.08 | |
| Total votes | 198,819 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||

| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe R | October 14, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roscoe Bartlett (inc.) | 147,825 | 66.17 | |
| Democratic | Donald M. DeArmon | 75,575 | 33.83 | |
| Total votes | 223,400 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||

| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe D | October 14, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elijah Cummings (inc.) | 137,047 | 73.59 | |
| Republican | Joseph E. Ward | 49,172 | 26.41 | |
| Total votes | 186,219 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||

| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Lean D(flip) | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Tossup | October 14, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen | 112,788 | 51.74 | |||
| Republican | Connie Morella (inc.) | 103,587 | 47.52 | |||
| Write-ins | 1,599 | 0.73 | ||||
| Total votes | 217,974 | 100.00 | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Preceded by 2000 elections | United States House elections in Maryland 2002 | Succeeded by 2004 elections |