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2006 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2006 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

Martin O'Malley won the 2006 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. Martin O'Malley received 942,279 popular votes (52.69%). The main challenger was Bob Ehrlich (46.16%).

See the full head-to-head between O'Malley and Ehrlich

O'Malley +6.5 pts · won by 116,815 votes
Martin O'MalleyDemocraticWINNER52.69%
942,279 votes
Bob EhrlichRepublican46.16%
825,464 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.