2010 Maryland gubernatorial election
election for governor of Maryland, U.S.
The 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. The date included the election of the governor, lieutenant governor, and all members of the Maryland General Assembly. Incumbent Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley and Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown won election to a second term in office, defeating Republican former Governor Bob Ehrlich and his running mate Mary Kane.
Ehrlich had previously lost to O'Malley in 2006. O'Malley and Brown became the first gubernatorial ticket in Maryland history to receive more than a million votes.
While Ehrlich won a clear majority of Maryland's counties, he lost in the area between Baltimore and Washington, which accounts for more than 90% of the state's population. This allowed O'Malley to win by a relatively large margin of 14.4%.
Background
In his first term as governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley had made accomplishments, including raising total state tax collections by 14%. In April 2009 he signed the traffic speed camera enforcement law. He had supported raising revenue to try to overcome an imminent state deficit.
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