Bob Ehrlich, Governor

Bob Ehrlich

Governor
Born
November 25, 1957
Current age
68
Home state
Maryland
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1994–2010

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5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ehrlich3.1M
Opponents3.1M
7
Elections run

Between 1994 and 2010, Bob Ehrlich ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 5 and losing 2. Ehrlich's biggest single-election total was 879,592 votes, in the 2002 governor election in Maryland. Ehrlich's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 2, decided by 50,887 votes.

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How many votes has Bob Ehrlich received?

Bob Ehrlich has received 3,053,330 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.

Election history

Bob Ehrlich’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010GovernorMarylandLost776,31941.79%Martin O'Malley (head-to-head)
2006GovernorMarylandLost825,46446.16%Martin O'Malley (head-to-head)
2002GovernorMarylandWon879,59251.55%Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
2000U.S. HouseMarylandWon178,55668.56%Kenneth T. Bosley (head-to-head)
1998U.S. HouseMarylandWon125,16262.75%Kenneth T. Bosley (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseMarylandWon143,07561.83%Connie Galiazzo DeJuliis
1994U.S. HouseMarylandWon125,16262.74%Gerry L. Brewster
Charles G. Grace
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000093) and Wikidata (Q888007). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bob Ehrlich: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bob-ehrlich. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.