2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Maryland Governor
Governor · Maryland
Martin O'Malley (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Ehrlich (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Martin O'MalleyDemocrat · winner
53.3%942,279
Robert EhrlichRepublican
46.7%825,464
1,767,743 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET