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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

20061107 Carroll County Maryland General Election Results

Election Summary Report
Gubernatorial General Election
State of Maryland, Carroll County
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, , All Races

11/07/06
23:03:59

Registered Voters 99318 - Cards Cast 56768 57.16%

Num. Report Precinct 46 - Num. Reporting 46 100.00%

GOVERNOR / LT. GOVERNOR
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		56543

Ehrlich-Cox	REP	39226	69.37%
O'Malley-Brown	DEM	16736	29.60%
Boyd-Madigan	GRN	445	0.79%
Driscoll-Rothstein	POP	88	0.16%
Write-in Votes		48	0.08%

COMPTROLLER
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		54139

McCarthy, Anne M.	REP	34725	64.14%
Franchot, Peter	DEM	19276	35.60%
Write-in Votes		138	0.25%

ATTORNEY GENERAL
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		53512

Rolle, Scott L.	REP	34717	64.88%
Gansler, Douglas F.	DEM	18758	35.05%
Write-in Votes		37	0.07%

U.S. SENATOR
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		56348

Steele, Michael S.	REP	38021	67.48%
Cardin, Ben	DEM	17282	30.67%
Zeese, Kevin	GRN	1021	1.81%
Write-in Votes		24	0.04%

U.S. CONGRESS 06
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		54799

Bartlett, Roscoe G.	REP	35347	64.50%
Duck, Andrew James	DEM	17770	32.43%
Kozak, Robert E.	GRN	1657	3.02%
Write-in Votes		25	0.05%

STATE SENATOR 04
		Total
Number of Precincts		12
Precincts Reporting		12	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		9522

Brinkley, David R.	REP	9437	99.11%
Write-in Votes		85	0.89%

STATE SENATOR 05
		Total
Number of Precincts		23
Precincts Reporting		23	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		21962

Haines, Larry E.	REP	21432	97.59%
Write-in Votes		530	2.41%

STATE SENATOR 09
		Total
Number of Precincts		11
Precincts Reporting		11	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		14627

Kittleman, Allan H.	REP	9598	65.62%
Corkran, Rich	DEM	5019	34.31%
Write-in Votes		10	0.07%

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 04B
		Total
Number of Precincts		12
Precincts Reporting		12	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		11338

Elliott, Donald B.	REP	7960	70.21%
Schlauch, Timothy	DEM	3370	29.72%
Write-in Votes		8	0.07%

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 09B
		Total
Number of Precincts		11
Precincts Reporting		11	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		15083

Krebs, Susan W.	REP	10818	71.72%
Riley, Anita Lo	DEM	4235	28.08%
Write-in Votes		30	0.20%

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 05A
		Total
Number of Precincts		23
Precincts Reporting		23	100.0 %
Vote For		2
Total Votes		51088

Stocksdale, Nancy R.	REP	18333	35.89%
Shewell, Tanya	REP	16631	32.55%
Darrin, Margaret Ann	DEM	8658	16.95%
Rammes, Frank Henry	DEM	7422	14.53%
Write-in Votes		44	0.09%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		3
Total Votes		146130

Gouge, Julia Walsh	REP	35936	24.59%
Minnich, Dean L.	REP	34238	23.43%
Zimmer, Michael D.	REP	26010	17.80%
Beard, Dennis E	DEM	25503	17.45%
DiPietro, Vincent F.	DEM	13276	9.09%
Solomon, Richard F.	DEM	10698	7.32%
Write-in Votes		469	0.32%

JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT 05
	Total
Number of Precincts	46
Precincts Reporting	46	100.0 %
Vote For	2
Total Votes	70799

Hughes, J. Barry	35866	50.66%
Stansfield, Thomas F	34727	49.05%
Write-in Votes	206	0.29%

JUDGE SPEC APPEAL AT LG
	Total
Number of Precincts	46
Precincts Reporting	46	100.0 %
Vote For	1
Total Votes	44642

YES Hollander, Ellen	39590	88.68%
NO Hollander, Ellen	5052	11.32%

STATE'S ATTORNEY
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		45232

Barnes, Jerry F.	REP	44924	99.32%
Write-in Votes		308	0.68%

CLERK CIRCUIT COURT
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		50215

Sealing, Donald II	REP	35099	69.90%
Davis, Nimrod Jr.	DEM	15080	30.03%
Write-in Votes		36	0.07%

REGISTER OF WILLS
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		50635

Zimmermann, Paul G.	REP	34826	68.78%
Schultz, Virginia Va	DEM	15790	31.18%
Write-in Votes		19	0.04%

JUDGE ORPHANS COURT
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		3
Total Votes		111731

Utz, Dorothy V.	REP	39372	35.24%
Carbaugh, John D.	REP	37027	33.14%
Reisig, Herbert J.	REP	35125	31.44%
Write-in Votes		207	0.19%

SHERIFF
		Total
Number of Precincts		46
Precincts Reporting		46	100.0 %
Vote For		1
Total Votes		45164

Tregoning, Ken	REP	44839	99.28%
Write-in Votes		325	0.72%

BOARD OF EDUCATION
	Total
Number of Precincts	46
Precincts Reporting	46	100.0 %
Vote For	3
Total Votes	108748

Bauer, Gary	24791	22.80%
Gadberry, Patricia W	20489	18.84%
Shreeve, Barbara Joa	20316	18.68%
Roush, Dave	18317	16.84%
Maloney, George E.	13766	12.66%
Weber, Eric M.	10882	10.01%
Write-in Votes	187	0.17%

STATE QUESTION 01
	Total
Number of Precincts	46
Precincts Reporting	46	100.0 %
Vote For	1
Total Votes	50974

For the Constitution	41321	81.06%
Against the Constitu	9653	18.94%

STATE QUESTION 02
	Total
Number of Precincts	46
Precincts Reporting	46	100.0 %
Vote For	1
Total Votes	42383

For the Constitution	30172	71.19%
Against the Constitu	12211	28.81%

STATE QUESTION 03
	Total
Number of Precincts	46
Precincts Reporting	46	100.0 %
Vote For	1
Total Votes	47900

For the Constitution	30762	64.22%
Against the Constitu	17138	35.78%

STATE QUESTION 04
	Total
Number of Precincts	46
Precincts Reporting	46	100.0 %
Vote For	1
Total Votes	42654

For the Referred Law	25855	60.62%
Against the Referred	16799	39.38%

COUNTY QUESTION A
	Total
Number of Precincts	46
Precincts Reporting	46	100.0 %
Vote For	1
Total Votes	45017

Against Adoption of	25021	55.58%
For Adoption of Code	19996	44.42%

20061107 Dems Accuse Maryland GOP Of Dirty Tricks

Dems Accuse Maryland GOP Of Dirty Tricks

According to WBAL Radio: Dems Accuse Maryland GOP Of Dirty Tricks

And Jousting for Justice is well - - unhappy…

Crablaw is reporting Live…: Live from the Maryland Republican Party party…

Tuesday, November 07, 2006 WBAL Radio

The Maryland Democratic party says Michael Steele and Bob Ehrlich hit an all time low in American politics, accusing them of distributing misleading sample ballots that pretend Ehrlich-Steele are Democrats and that Jack Johnson and Kweisi Mfume endorsed both of them.

Party chairman Terry Lierman calls it "shameless fraud."

Shareese DeLeaver, a spokesperson for the Ehrlich campaign told the Washington Post the flier was intended to convey Ehrlich's support for Johnson, not the other way around.

"Given the county executive's tight race in the primary, it's unfortunate that he does not appreciate the campaign's expression of support for his reelection bid," she said.

The Democrats also allege Steele's campaign hired buses to pick up workers at homeless shelters in Philadelphia and ship them to Maryland. The party press release included a link to a video posted on the internet, alleged to be a video of a poll worker who came from Philadelphia and who said that he met Michael Steele last night.

An article in the Gazette newspaper quotes two of the men, Gary Swimpson and Leon Watson, as saying the Steele campaign came to their homeless shelter in Philadelphia in the wee hours of Tuesday, offering $100, donuts and coffee for anyone willing to work the polls on Election Day.

I guess we will need to keep checking with WBAL for updates…

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20061107 Anecdotally Turnout in Carroll Is Good

Anecdotally - - Turnout in Carroll County Is Good

I just got an e-mail from an observer in the field…

Anecdotal Turnout in Carroll Is Good – Looking for Better by 8 p.m.

Carroll County does not produce rolling county-wide turnout figures but our roving pollworker, Delegate Nancy Stocksdale, is reporting strong mid-day turnout numbers (Mechanicsville precinct 4-4: 37%; Mechanicsville precinct 4-5: 40%; Robert Moton precinct 7-8: 34%).

This is in comparison to overall Baltimore City turnout of 26%, Frederick County at 30% and Queen Anne’s County at 35%.

If you haven’t voted yet – GO VOTE!

20061107 Breaking News

Breaking News

November 7^th, 2006

We interrupt the national mid-term elections for the following breaking news.

Please take a seat as I’m sure you will find the following information shattering. Shattering.

World crises such as Iraq - - or North Korea and Iran going nuclear, will just have to wait.

According to MSNBC Breaking News, family values advocate Britney Spears –Well NOT!

Ah - Ms. Spears has reportedly filed for divorce from Kevin Federline.”

And of course, no pun is intended, but I guess she’s now “on the market.” So appropriate that she’s hanging in the market, since she reinvented the objectification of women.

I’m sure the announcement was put-off until the stock market closed. No word yet as to whether the market will open tomorrow.

And no word from the president as this tragic event unfolds.

Unconfirmed reports are that Howard Dean has blamed the breakup of the marriage on President Bush and the Republicans and that it is intended to discourage voter turn-out. Word is that many Democrats are disconsolate over the news and refused to go to the polls in order to watch Katie Couric for guidance at this difficult time.

Where’s Kofi Annan when we need him? Or maybe Dr. Phil?

Actually, as I sob uncontrollably and my fingers can barely navigate the keyboard, I’m not sure what to think. I’m just trying to do my patriotic duty to call this terrible event to your attention, so that you may be informed.

What’s that? Oh, my radio is now playing somber martial music at the moment. Our great nation has been thrown into a deep depression as it tries to come to grips with this terrible terrible terrible blow to our sense of who we are and what we want to be and what are we going to have for dinner.

That’s it - - comfort food. Let’s see cottage cheese? No – yogurt? I know ice cream. That’s it - - when the going gets tough, the tough reach for ice cream.

I’m sure the announcement was timed so that we may all tune in to Katie Couric so that she may tell us how we really feel - - and to comfort us in our time of grief and need and sorrow.

According to the web site, TMZ… Oh, like I really go there every day. NOT.

“Spears filed legal papers today in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing ‘irreconcilable differences.’”

“Her petition asks for legal and physical custody of their two kids, one-year-old Sean Preston and two-month-old Jayden James. Spears gives the date of separation as yesterday, the same day she showed off her post-pregnancy body during a surprise appearance on ‘Late Show with David Letterman.’”

Oh yeah, like I watch Letterman - - NOT.

Go out now and lower your flags.

Okay – moving on here. I’ll think I’ll go take a nap. Wake me up when this crisis is over or until Katie Couric comes on – so that I may be informed as to how and what to think.

And – who do I sue to get the last 15 minutes of my life back?

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA. E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org http://www.thetentacle.com/ Westminster Eagle Opinion and Winchester Report http://www.thewestminstereagle.com/ www.kevindayhoff.com has moved to http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/

20061107 Pray for my wife

Pray for my wife

November 7^th, 2006

I enjoyed Soccer Dad’s post about Dan Gainor’s piece on blogging in Maryland. You can find it here. To refresh your memory, my post is here.

We all owe a debt of gratitude to the fearless leader of the Maryland Blogger Alliance, Attila at the Pillage Idiot.

And yes, Ms. Dray, I agree with you about the title of the piece. If Mr. Gainor’s experience is anything like mine, even though I have a fabulous working relationship with my editors, I have essentially never had any input on the titles to my columns or articles. Editors jealously guard that dominion.

But I gotta tell ya, Mr. Gainor put one heckuva lot of work into what is the most definitive piece yet on blogging in Maryland. Thanks.

Yes folks; the number one rule of blogging is to have an understanding spouse. It goes along with the same joke about artists: whadda ya call an unmarried 50 year-old artist? Homeless.

I am fortunately married to one of the neatest women on the planet. (Sorry Mr. Modjesky.) Not only is she waaaay cool and understanding, but she actually has a job - - and she does small engine repairs. Thank Gawd!

Now I am going to go out and gleefully cancel out Ms. Dray’s votes.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA. E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org www.thetentacle.com Westminster Eagle Opinion and Winchester Report www.thewestminstereagle.com www.kevindayhoff.com has moved to http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/

20061030 Appearance on the Mark Steiner Show

Monday, October 30^th, 20006 appearance on WYPR’s the Mark Steiner Show
with UMBC Professor Tom Schaller

Finally posted Thursday, November 7^th, 2006. Sometimes my life is not my own…

To listen to the audio of the October 30^th, 2006 appearance, go here. (If you use Mozilla Firefox, you can bring it up in another tab and keep working with the show playing …)

Pictured above is Dr. Schaller doing a stand-up after the show, outside of the WYPR building on Charles Street.

On Monday, October 30^th, 2006, I had the pleasure to appear on WYPR’s “The Mark Steiner Show” with UMBC Professor Tom Schaller for a discussion of the upcoming Maryland elections. Mr. Steiner is certainly an accomplished veteran and come to find out, so is Dr. Schaller.

Thomas F. Schaller, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

The show came on the heals of a column Dr. Schaller had just penned in The Examiner, on October 27^th, 2006, “Will Ehrlich see first defeat of his political career?”

I keep running across Crablaw’s post: “Kevin Dayhoff on WYPR Marc Steiner show,” that reminds me that I haven’t posted about the show. You might say, that for several days, Crablaw has played the role of my “electronic wife.”

Crablaw, we will look forward to your analysis of the program. Hopefully you draw the same conclusion as I did, that the Schaller-Dayhoff show actually furthered intelligent conversation about the current state of pre-election politics in Maryland.

WYPR billed it on their web site as: “We're less than two weeks away from the elections which means the political ads are getting nastier and the papers are endorsing candidates. Marc and his guests UMBC Professor Tom Schaller and Political writer Kevin Dayhoff will discuss the political campaigns and strategies of candidates running for office in Maryland.”

Oh – the music was great: Music break one: "National Seven" by Wizz Jones
Music break two: "Reminiscing at the Blue Note" by Earl Hines.

Although I have done radio before; (once for a very brief appearance on WBAL after “Who is Max Cleland?” and with Stu Kerr's radio talk show, "The Garden Club", on WCBM several times in 1989 and 1990 - - ages ago, in a previous life as a horticultural expert… I haven’t done it for awhile and was worried that I would be rusty. Oh yeah, I did plenty of radio and “stand-ups,” when I was mayor of Westminster…

Mark Steiner and Dr. Schaller - -and the production assistant, Marcus Charleston, made it easy…

To state the obvious, radio is very different from writing columns. With columns, you can write and re-write and re-write a sentence over and over again until it is (hopefully) just right. Not so with radio. Once it comes out of your mouth, that’s it. Bam!

Oh, Dr. Schaller has a book out – you can find it here: Dr. Tom Schaller’s Book, Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South on Amazon.com.

The Denver Post did a good question and answer on October 24^th, 2006 about his book, in their series - - Washington and the West . It can be found here: Q&A: Author Tom Schaller on why Democrats should forget about the South

Like I said, Mark Steiner and Dr. Tom Schaller made the show easy. And I can’t wait to do it again.

Please enjoy the show.

20061107 LG candidate Krix Cox will be visiting Carroll County on election day

Lt. Governor candidate Krix Cox will be visiting Carroll County on election day

November 7^th, 2006

I have received word that Lt. Governor candidate Krix Cox will be visiting Carroll County on election day. If you are anywhere near Winfield on Tuesday, November 7^th, 2006, don’t miss this opportunity to met an amazing person.

I have had the pleasure of meeting her before: “20061016 Secretary Kris Cox to visit Carroll County.”

The e-mail I received read:

Lt. Governor Candidate Kris Cox to Work Polls with Delegate Elliott:

As Secretary Kris Cox crisscrosses (a new tongue-twister – say that fast five times) the state on Election Day, she will stop in Carroll County to work a precinct with Delegate Don Elliott.

She expects to be at Winfield Elementary School (4401 Salem Bottom Road) at about 10:30 a.m. today and stay for one-half hour.

If you are in the neighborhood, stop by and say hello to our great candidate.

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20061107 First Lady Kendel Ehrlich Visits Westminster

First Lady Kendel Ehrlich Visits Westminster

November 7^th, 2006

First Lady Kendel Ehrlich Visits English American Tailoring and Main Street Businesses

Burning the midnight oil, a little while ago, I received this e-mail update on the travels of First Lady Kendel Ehrlich:

First Lady Kendel Ehrlich met employees at English American Tailors yesterday during a change in lunch shifts and also toured the impressive plant of the #1 custom tailoring company in the world.

The employees appreciated her visit and enjoyed sharing their work experiences with the First Lady, Senator Larry Haines and Delegate Tanya Shewell.

At the Republican HQs, they were joined by Senator David Brinkley and a number of candidates and central committee members including former Delegate Carmen Amedori, Commissioner candidate Mike Zimmer, Central Committee members Diana Jones, Donald Hoffman and Jim Reter, and Carroll Ehrlich coordinator Doug Howard.

After a short rally to victory, the First Lady stood at the large Republican campaign signs on the vacant lot for photographs.

The two workers at the Democratic HQs took the opportunity to come out and introduce themselves to the First Lady.

She completed her visit to Westminster with stop-bys at Coffey Music, Westminster Cigar Company, Giulianova Groceria, Locust Books and Cal Bloom’s Barbershop.

We concluded the festivities with a birthday wish (wonder what it was) and cake for Diana Jones.

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Monday, November 06, 2006

20061106 A last minute reading list for political junkies

A last minute reading list for political junkies

November 6^th, 2006

A colleague of mine has passed along the following last-minute reading list for peripatetic political junkies in need of a fix. Me, I’m in full metal Maalox mode.

Happy reading. Remember to breathe - - put the coffee down and eat something. Whichever side of the aisle you reside, we need you after the election to help figure all this out.

Parties in final push for voters

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-te.md.turnout06nov06,0,7286328.story?coll=bal-mdpolitics-headlines

Black ministers with clout back Ehrlich

http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20061104-112722-6888r.htm

GOP has hope Md. can buck trend

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-te.md.elections05nov05,0,4615449.story?coll=bal-mdpolitics-headlines

Candidates bank on national stars

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/elections/bal-md.trail06nov06,0,1179818.story?coll=bal-local-headlines

Ehrlich and O'Malley to bask in light of Giuliani and Clinton

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.trail05nov05,0,1217882.story?coll=bal-mdpolitics-headlines

Cummings leads Democrats in getting vote out

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.cummings06nov06,0,2763243.story?coll=bal-mdpolitics-headlines