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2010Final results

2010 election for Maryland Governor

Governor · Maryland

Martin O'Malley (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Ehrlich (R) by 14.8 points.

Martin O'MalleyDemocrat · winner
57.4%1,044,961
Robert EhrlichRepublican
42.6%776,319
1,821,280 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+10.31998R+3.92002D+6.62006D+14.82010R+3.82014R+11.82018

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET