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 Incumbent |  Barbara Mikulski(D) |
| Opponent | Ross Pierpont(R) |
| Race Outlook | Strong Democratic |
This race pits two Maryland legends against each other - only one, however, has held elective office. Democrat incumbent Barbara Mikulski is being challenged by retired surgeon, Republican Ross Pierpont.
Pierpont gained notoriety by running in and losing 14 previous elections, including his 1966 bid for Governor as a Democrat. After a failed attempt for Senate in 1994, he filed suit against the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun, charging them with holding a monopoly on the news that, "placed [his campaign] in serious jeopardy." He emerged from a field of ten Republican candidates, in September, to win the party nomination.
Mikulski was re-elected to a second term in 1992 carrying 71% of the vote. She announced her candidacy with a three-day statewide campaign swing in April and has taken advantage of her high approval ratings (65% - Mason Dixon poll 9/18-9/20) to build up her war chest to more than $2.4 million (FEC report period ending 9/30). A September Mason-Dixon/PMR poll put Mikulsk50-points ahead of her opponent. Most expect her to glide to a third term.
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height="20" > Incumbent | 3">Governor Parris Glendening(D) |
| Opponent | Former State Rep. Ellen Sauerbrey(R) |
| Race outlook | Toss up |
Democratic Gov. Parris Glendening is in a virtual tie in his rematch with Republican challenger Ellen Sauerbrey, according to a recent poll. The Clinton scandal has seen Glendening do more head-spinning than Linda Blair in The Exorcist. Last month, the governor canceled a fund-raiser with Clinton and became a no-show at the president's appearance at a Maryland school. He declared the president to be a poor role model. This month, a smiling Glendening shook hands with Clinton at a Maryland school. "We are proud of you," he said. Sauerberry, who lost to Glendening by fewer than 6,000 votes in 1994, is running a bread-and-butter GOP campaign that emphasizes tax-cutting and fiscal responsibility. |
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Incumbent | WAYNE GILCHREST (R) -- age 52 Elected in 1990 |
| Opponent | Irving Pinder (D) |
| Outlook | Strong Republican |
| District Profile; | Cross Bay - Eastern Shore; Annapolis; Glen Burnie. 1996 House: D-38% R-62% |
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Incumbent | BOB EHRLICH (R) -- age 40 Elected in 1994 |
| Opponents | Kenneth Bosley (D) John Sweeney (I) |
| Outlook | Strong Republican |
| District Profile; | Baltimore and Harford counties. 1996 House: D-38% R-62% |
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Incumbent | BEN CARDIN (D)--age 55 Elected in 1986 |
| Opponent | Colin Harby (R) |
| Outlook | Strong Democrat |
| District Profile; | Downtown and ethnic Baltimore; Columbia. 1996 House: D-67% R-33% |
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Incumbent | AL WYNN (D) --age 47 Elected in 1992 |
| Opponent | John Kimble (R) --age 38 Business Owner/1996 |
| Outlook | Strong Democrat |
| District Profile; | Inner Prince George's County; Silver Spring. 1996 House: D-85% R-15% |
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Incumbent | STENY HOYER (D) --age 59 Elected in 1981 |
| Opponent | Bob Ostrom (R) --age 54 Fmr Prince George's County |
| Outlook | Strong Democrat |
| District Profile; | Outer Prince George's; Southern Maryland. 1996 House: D-57% R-43% |
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Incumbent | in 1992 |
| Opponent | Timothy McCown (D) |
| Outlook | Strong Republican |
| District Profile; | Central and West - Frederick; Hagerstown. 1996 House: D-43% R-57% |
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Incumbent | ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D) --age 47 Elected April, 1996 |
| Opponent | Kenneth Kondner (R) Dental |
| Outlook | Strong Democrat |
| District Profile; | Inner-city Baltimore; Western Baltimore County. 1996 House: D-83% R-17% |
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Incumbent | CONNIE MORELLA (R) -- age 67 Elected in 1986 |
| Opponent | size=2> Ralph Neas (D) Civil Rights Attorney/Lobbyist/Fmr Congressional |
| Outlook | Likely Republican |
| District Profile; | Montgomery County. 1996 House: D-39% R-61% |