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Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 2007 until 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 2007.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Maryland was held Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Paul Sarbanes, Maryland's longest-serving United States senator, decided to retire instead of seeking a sixth term. Democratic nominee Ben Cardin, a U.S. representative, won the open seat, defeating Republican lieutenant governor Michael ...
The incumbent, Ben Cardin, won the Democratic Party primary. In the general election, Cardin was reelected to a third term. [2] Tony Campbell, a professor of political science at Towson University and former Army Chaplain, won the Republican Party primary. If elected, Campbell would have become Maryland's first African-American U.S. Senator.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maryland. Democratic Prince George's County executive Angela Alsobrooks defeated Republican former Governor Larry Hogan in the contest to succeed Democratic incumbent Ben Cardin, who did not seek a fourth term. [2]
This is a list of United States senators from Maryland, which ratified the United States Constitution April 28, 1788, becoming the seventh state to do so. [1] To provide for continuity of government, the framers divided senators into staggered classes that serve six-year terms, and Maryland's senators are in the first and third classes. [2]
2012 United States Senate election in Maryland ← 2006 November 6, 2012 2018 → Turnout 68.2% Nominee Ben Cardin Dan Bongino Rob Sobhani Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 1,474,028 693,291 430,934 Percentage 55.98% 26.33% 16.37% County results Precinct results County results Cardin: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Bongino: 30–40% 40–50% 50 ...
Three people who represented Maryland in the United States Senate were also former representatives of the 3rd district, including Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski, and Paul Sarbanes. The district's previously odd shape was attributed to gerrymandering to favor Democratic candidates, following the 2000 [3] and 2010 [4] censuses.
Alsobrooks ran for the U.S. Senate in 2024 to replace retiring Senator Ben Cardin. She defeated U.S. Representative David Trone in the Democratic primary and won the general election against former Republican governor Larry Hogan , becoming Maryland's first African-American senator and the third African-American woman elected as senator of any ...