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style="width: 50%;"><div style="float:left;">Choice</div> </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 25%">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 25%">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg/14px-Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg/21px-Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg/28px-Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="587" data-file-height="577" /></span></span> <b>Yes</b> </td> <td style="text-align: right;margin-right: 0.5em"><b>1,373,504</b> </td> <td style="text-align: right;margin-right: 0.5em"><b><span data-sort-value="7001524328424473067♠" style="display:none"></span>52.43%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></span></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align: right;">1,246,045 </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7001475671575526932♠" style="display:none"></span>47.57% </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#EEEEEE"> <td style="text-align: left">Valid votes </td> <td style="text-align: right;">2,619,549 </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7001958076217478318♠" style="display:none"></span>95.81% </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#EEEEEE"> <td 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg/150px-Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg/225px-Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg/300px-Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">Federal government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election" title="United States presidential election">Presidential elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1788%E2%80%9389_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland">1788–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1792 United States presidential election in Maryland">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1796 United States presidential election in Maryland">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1800 United States presidential election in Maryland">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1804 United States presidential election in Maryland">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1808 United States presidential election in Maryland">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1812 United States presidential election in Maryland">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1816 United States presidential election in Maryland">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1820 United States presidential election in Maryland">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1824 United States presidential election in Maryland">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1828 United States presidential election in Maryland">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1832 United States presidential election in Maryland">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1836 United States presidential election in Maryland">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1840 United States presidential election in Maryland">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1844 United States presidential election in Maryland">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1848 United States presidential election in Maryland">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1852 United States presidential election in Maryland">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1856 United States presidential election in Maryland">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1860 United States presidential election in Maryland">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1864 United States presidential election in Maryland">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1868 United States presidential election in Maryland">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1872 United States presidential election in Maryland">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1876 United States presidential election in Maryland">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1880 United States presidential election in Maryland">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1884 United States presidential election in Maryland">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1888 United States presidential election in Maryland">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1892 United States presidential election in Maryland">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1896 United States presidential election in Maryland">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1900 United States presidential election in Maryland">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1904 United States presidential election in Maryland">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1908 United States presidential election in Maryland">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1912 United States presidential election in Maryland">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1916 United States presidential election in Maryland">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1920 United States presidential election in Maryland">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1924 United States presidential election in Maryland">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1928 United States presidential election in Maryland">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1932 United States presidential election in Maryland">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1936 United States presidential election in Maryland">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1940 United States presidential election in Maryland">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1944 United States presidential election in Maryland">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1948 United States presidential election in Maryland">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1952 United States presidential election in Maryland">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1956 United States presidential election in Maryland">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1960 United States presidential election in Maryland">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1964 United States presidential election in Maryland">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1968 United States presidential election in Maryland">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1972 United States presidential election in Maryland">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1976 United States presidential election in Maryland">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1980 United States presidential election in Maryland">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1984 United States presidential election in Maryland">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1988 United States presidential election in Maryland">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1992 United States presidential election in Maryland">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1996 United States presidential election in Maryland">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2000 United States presidential election in Maryland">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2004 United States presidential election in Maryland">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2008 United States presidential election in Maryland">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2012 United States presidential election in Maryland">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2016 United States presidential election in Maryland">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2020 United States presidential election in Maryland">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="2024 United States presidential election in Maryland">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_primary" title="United States presidential primary">Presidential primaries</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party presidential primaries">Democratic</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2000_Maryland_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2000 Maryland Democratic presidential primary">2000</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2004_Maryland_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2004 Maryland Democratic presidential primary">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Maryland_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2008 Maryland Democratic presidential primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Maryland_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2016 Maryland Democratic presidential primary">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Maryland_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Maryland_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2024 Maryland Democratic presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party presidential primaries">Republican</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Maryland_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Maryland Republican presidential primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_Maryland_Republican_presidential_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Maryland Republican presidential primary">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Maryland_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2016 Maryland Republican presidential primary">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Maryland_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2020 Maryland Republican presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Maryland_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2024 Maryland Republican presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1788_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1788 United States Senate elections in Maryland">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1790 United States Senate election in Maryland">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1791 United States Senate election in Maryland">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1793 United States Senate election in Maryland">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1793 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1793 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1795 United States Senate election in Maryland">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1796 United States Senate election in Maryland">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1796 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1796 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1797_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1797 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1797 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1800 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1800 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1801 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1801 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1802 United States Senate election in Maryland">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1806 United States Senate election in Maryland">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1806 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1806 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1808 United States Senate election in Maryland">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1809 United States Senate election in Maryland">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1813 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1813 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1816 United States Senate special elections in Maryland">1816 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1819_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Maryland" title="1819 United States Senate elections in Maryland">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1819_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Maryland" title="1819 United States Senate elections in Maryland">1819 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1821 United States Senate election in Maryland">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1822 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1822 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1825 United States Senate election in Maryland">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1826 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1826 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1827 United States Senate election in Maryland">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1831 United States Senate election in Maryland">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1833 United States Senate election in Maryland">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1835 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1835 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1836 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1836 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1837 United States Senate election in Maryland">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1838 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1838 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1839 United States Senate election in Maryland">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1839 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1839 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1841 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1843 United States Senate election in Maryland">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1849 United States Senate election in Maryland">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1850 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1850 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1851 United States Senate election in Maryland">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1855 United States Senate election in Maryland">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1861 United States Senate election in Maryland">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1864 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1865 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1865 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1868 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 United States Senate election in Maryland">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 United States Senate election in Maryland">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1880 United States Senate election in Maryland">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 United States Senate election in Maryland">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 United States Senate election in Maryland">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States Senate election in Maryland">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States Senate election in Maryland">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1892 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States Senate election in Maryland">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States Senate election in Maryland">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States Senate election in Maryland">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States Senate election in Maryland">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States Senate election in Maryland">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States Senate special elections in Maryland">1908 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States Senate election in Maryland">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" title="1913 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1913 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1916 United States Senate election in Maryland">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1914 United States Senate election in Maryland">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1920 United States Senate election in Maryland">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1922 United States Senate election in Maryland">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1928 United States Senate election in Maryland">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1926 United States Senate election in Maryland">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1932 United States Senate election in Maryland">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1934 United States Senate election in Maryland">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1938 United States Senate election in Maryland">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1940 United States Senate election in Maryland">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1944 United States Senate election in Maryland">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1946 United States Senate election in Maryland">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1950 United States Senate election in Maryland">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1952 United States Senate election in Maryland">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1956 United States Senate election in Maryland">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1958 United States Senate election in Maryland">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1962 United States Senate election in Maryland">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1964 United States Senate election in Maryland">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1968 United States Senate election in Maryland">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1970 United States Senate election in Maryland">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1974 United States Senate election in Maryland">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1976 United States Senate election in Maryland">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1980 United States Senate election in Maryland">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1982 United States Senate election in Maryland">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1986 United States Senate election in Maryland">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1988 United States Senate election in Maryland">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1992 United States Senate election in Maryland">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1994 United States Senate election in Maryland">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1998 United States Senate election in Maryland">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2000 United States Senate election in Maryland">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2004 United States Senate election in Maryland">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2006 United States Senate election in Maryland">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2010 United States Senate election in Maryland">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2012 United States Senate election in Maryland">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2016 United States Senate election in Maryland">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2018 United States Senate election in Maryland">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2022 United States Senate election in Maryland">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="2024 United States Senate election in Maryland">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1789_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1789 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1790 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1790</a></li> <li>1791 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1791_Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1791 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1792 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1792</a></li> <li>1793 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1793_Maryland%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1793 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1794 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1794</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1794_Maryland%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1794 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1794 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1796</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1796_Maryland%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1796 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1796 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1798 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1798</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1798_Maryland%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1798 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1801</a></li> <li>1802 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1802_Maryland%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1802 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1803 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1804</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1804_Maryland%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1804 Maryland's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1806</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1806_Maryland%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1806 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1810 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1810</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1810_Maryland%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1810 Maryland's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_Maryland%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1810 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1811 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1811_Maryland%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1811 Maryland's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1812 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1814 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1816</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1816_Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1816 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_Maryland%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_elections" title="1816 Maryland's 5th congressional district special elections">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1818 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1820 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1822 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1822</a></li> <li>1823 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1823_Maryland%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_elections" title="1823 Maryland's 5th congressional district special elections">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1824 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1826 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1826</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1826_Maryland%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1826 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1831 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1831</a></li> <li>1832 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1832_Maryland%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1832 Maryland's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1833 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1833</a></li> <li>1834 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1834_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1834 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1835 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1837 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1839 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1843 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1849 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1851 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1855 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1857 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1859 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1861 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1863 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1866 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1892</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1892_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1894</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1894_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Maryland%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 Maryland's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1900</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1912</a></li> <li>1913 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1913_Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1913 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1914</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1914_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1918</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1918_Maryland%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1924</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1924_Maryland%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 Maryland's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1932</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1932_Maryland%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 Maryland's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1938</a></li> <li>1939 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1939_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1939 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Maryland%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1939 Maryland's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1940</a></li> <li>1941 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1941_Maryland%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1941 Maryland's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1946</a></li> <li>1947 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1947_Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1947 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1970</a></li> <li>1971 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1971_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1972</a></li> <li>1973 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1980</a></li> <li>1981 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_Maryland%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Maryland's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1996</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Maryland%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2008</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Maryland%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2008 Maryland's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2020</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Maryland%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2020 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">2024</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Maryland%27s_6th_congressional_district_election" title="2024 Maryland's 6th congressional district election">6th</a></li></ul></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Maryland" title="Government of Maryland">State government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> General elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Maryland_state_elections" title="2006 Maryland state elections">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Maryland_elections" title="2010 Maryland elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Maryland_elections" title="2020 Maryland elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Maryland_elections" title="2022 Maryland elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Maryland_elections" title="2024 Maryland elections">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_gubernatorial_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland gubernatorial elections">Gubernatorial elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1838_Maryland_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1838 Maryland gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1841 Maryland gubernatorial election">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1844 Maryland gubernatorial election">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1847 Maryland gubernatorial election">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1850 Maryland gubernatorial election">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1853 Maryland gubernatorial election">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1857 Maryland gubernatorial election">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1861 Maryland gubernatorial election">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1864 Maryland gubernatorial election">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1867 Maryland gubernatorial election">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1871 Maryland gubernatorial election">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1875 Maryland gubernatorial election">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1879 Maryland gubernatorial election">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1883 Maryland gubernatorial election">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1887 Maryland gubernatorial election">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1891 Maryland gubernatorial election">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1895 Maryland gubernatorial election">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1899 Maryland gubernatorial election">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1903 Maryland gubernatorial election">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1907 Maryland gubernatorial election">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1911 Maryland gubernatorial election">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1915 Maryland gubernatorial election">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1919 Maryland gubernatorial election">1919</a></li> <li><a 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title="2022 Maryland Senate election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">House of Delegates elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="1982 Maryland House of Delegates election">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="1986 Maryland House of Delegates election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="1990 Maryland House of Delegates election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="1994 Maryland House of Delegates election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="1998 Maryland House of Delegates election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2002 Maryland House of Delegates election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2006 Maryland House of Delegates election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2010 Maryland House of Delegates election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2014 Maryland House of Delegates election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2018 Maryland House of Delegates election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2022 Maryland House of Delegates election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Maryland" title="List of counties in Maryland">County government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> County executive elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Maryland_county_executive_elections" title="2002 Maryland county executive elections">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Maryland_county_executive_elections" title="2006 Maryland county executive elections">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Maryland_county_executive_elections" title="2010 Maryland county executive elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Maryland_county_executive_elections" title="2014 Maryland county executive elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Maryland_county_executive_elections" title="2018 Maryland county executive 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style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Ballot_measure" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballot measure">Ballot measures</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> 1992</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_Maryland_Question_6" title="1992 Maryland Question 6">Question 6</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> 2012</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Maryland_Question_4" title="2012 Maryland Question 4">Question 4</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Question 6</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> 2022</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Maryland_Question_4" title="2022 Maryland Question 4">Question 4</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> 2024</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Maryland_Question_1" title="2024 Maryland Question 1">Question 1</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Annapolis,_Maryland" title="List of mayors of Annapolis, Maryland">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Annapolis_mayoral_election" title="2017 Annapolis mayoral election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Annapolis_mayoral_election" title="2021 Annapolis mayoral election">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Annapolis_mayoral_election" title="2025 Annapolis mayoral election">2025</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland#Law,_government_and_politics" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; 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election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1927 Baltimore mayoral election">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1931 Baltimore mayoral election">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1935 Baltimore mayoral election">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1939 Baltimore mayoral election">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1943 Baltimore mayoral election">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1947 Baltimore mayoral election">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1951 Baltimore mayoral election">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1955 Baltimore mayoral election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1959 Baltimore mayoral election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1963 Baltimore mayoral election">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1967 Baltimore mayoral election">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1971 Baltimore mayoral election">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1975 Baltimore mayoral election">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1979 Baltimore mayoral election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1983 Baltimore mayoral election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1987 Baltimore mayoral election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1991 Baltimore mayoral election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1995 Baltimore mayoral election">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1999 Baltimore mayoral election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="2003–04 Baltimore mayoral election">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="2007 Baltimore mayoral election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="2011 Baltimore mayoral election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="2016 Baltimore mayoral election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="2020 Baltimore mayoral election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="2024 Baltimore mayoral election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Ballot measures</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Question_P" title="Question P">Question P</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Government_of_Maryland" title="Category:Government of Maryland">Government</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar" style="padding:0;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output 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navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Elections_in_Maryland_sidebar" title="Template:Elections in Maryland sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Elections_in_Maryland_sidebar" title="Template talk:Elections in Maryland sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Elections_in_Maryland_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Elections in Maryland sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Question 6</b> (colloquially called the <b>Maryland same-sex marriage referendum</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum">referendum</a> that appeared on the <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_elections" title="2012 United States elections">general election</a> ballot for the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> to allow voters to approve or reject the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Marriage_Protection_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Marriage Protection Act">Civil Marriage Protection Act</a>—a bill legalizing <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a> passed by the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">General Assembly</a> in 2012. The referendum was approved by 52.4% of voters on November 6, 2012, and thereafter went into effect on January 1, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-equal_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-equal-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ballot_measure">Ballot measure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Maryland_Question_6&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Ballot measure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ballot measure read as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-ballotquestion_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ballotquestion-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><b>Question 6<br />Civil Marriage Protection Act</b></p></blockquote> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Establishes that Maryland's civil marriage laws allow gay and lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license, provided they are not otherwise prohibited from marrying; protects clergy from having to perform any particular marriage ceremony in violation of their religious beliefs; affirms that each religious faith has exclusive control over its own theological doctrine regarding who may marry within that faith; and provides that religious organizations and certain related entities are not required to provide goods, services, or benefits to an individual related to the celebration or promotion of marriage in violation of their religious beliefs.</p></blockquote> <p>The choices read as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-ballotquestion_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ballotquestion-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><b>For</b> the Referred Law<br /><b>Against</b> the Referred Law</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Maryland_Question_6&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Maryland" title="Same-sex marriage in Maryland">Same-sex marriage in Maryland</a></div> <p>The Civil Marriage Protection Act<sup id="cite_ref-2012_bill_info_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_bill_info-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was passed by the Maryland General Assembly in February 2012 and signed on March 1, 2012, by Governor <a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Malley" title="Martin O'Malley">Martin O'Malley</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">Maryland House of Delegates</a> approved the bill by a 72–67 vote,<sup id="cite_ref-2012_bill_info_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_bill_info-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">Maryland Senate</a> approved the bill by a vote of 25–22.<sup id="cite_ref-signature_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-signature-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-senate_passes_2012_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-senate_passes_2012-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the bill were included to ensure that religious leaders, religiously controlled institutions, and their programs are legally protected from being required to officiate or provide facilities for a same-sex marriage or couple if they refuse.<sup id="cite_ref-religious_protection_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-religious_protection-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Opponents of same-sex marriage announced the launch of the petition drive for the referendum two weeks later.<sup id="cite_ref-washingtonpost1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonpost1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "The General Assembly and the governor do not have the final word on marriage in Maryland," said Derek McCoy, executive director of Maryland Marriage Alliance. "The people do."<sup id="cite_ref-washingtonpost1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonpost1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Petitioners submitted more than twice the number of required signatures to place the referendum on the election ballot,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in June, the State Board of Elections announced that enough were validated.<sup id="cite_ref-referendum2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-referendum2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Support_and_opposition">Support and opposition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Maryland_Question_6&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Support and opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maryland_Marriage_Equality_Election_Signs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Maryland_Marriage_Equality_Election_Signs.jpg/220px-Maryland_Marriage_Equality_Election_Signs.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Maryland_Marriage_Equality_Election_Signs.jpg/330px-Maryland_Marriage_Equality_Election_Signs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Maryland_Marriage_Equality_Election_Signs.jpg/440px-Maryland_Marriage_Equality_Election_Signs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4012" data-file-height="3009" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lawn_sign" title="Lawn sign">Campaign signs</a> outside of a <a href="/wiki/Polling_place" class="mw-redirect" title="Polling place">polling place</a> in <a href="/wiki/Towson,_Maryland" title="Towson, Maryland">Towson, Maryland</a>. November 2012.</figcaption></figure> <p>Support for Question 6 consisted of a coalition of <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil rights">civil rights</a> leaders, <a href="/wiki/Clergy" title="Clergy">clergy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> businesses,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> partners,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and politicians known as Marylanders for Marriage Equality.<sup id="cite_ref-coalition1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coalition1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The opposition to Question 6 consisted of religious figures and politicians known as the Maryland Marriage Alliance.<sup id="cite_ref-washingtonblade1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonblade1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Governor Martin O'Malley, a Catholic, led the 2012 campaign for same-sex marriage in Maryland.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BmoreSunMD_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BmoreSunMD-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> O'Malley said he concluded that "discriminating against individuals based on their sexual orientation in the context of civil marital rights is unjust" and "treating the children of families headed by same-sex couples with lesser protections under the law than the children of families headed by heterosexual parents, is also unjust."<sup id="cite_ref-archbishop_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archbishop-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Arguments supporting Question 6 included protecting the children of gay and lesbian couples by affording their parents equal rights under the law,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> improving quality of life,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> principles of fairness,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> civil equality,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and highlighting religious protections.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arguments in opposition to Question 6 included protecting children from being taught same-sex marriage in public schools<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a focus on "boys can marry boys",<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> preserving parental rights,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a traditional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and protecting religious beliefs.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An official at <a href="/wiki/Gallaudet_University" title="Gallaudet University">Gallaudet University</a>, Angela McCaskill, used as an example<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of religious persecution in a political ad opposing same-sex marriage, opted to have herself removed because it was misleading.<sup id="cite_ref-baltimoresun2_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baltimoresun2-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McCaskill, who was fired after the university learned that she signed the petition in opposition of Question 6, said she signed solely "because she believed the matter should be voted on."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her personal views on same-sex marriage were unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-baltimoresun2_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baltimoresun2-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Religious officials, as well as supporters of same-sex marriage rallied for McCaskill and called for her reinstatement, stating that she should not be penalized for her personal views.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several dozen small employers in the state have said that same-sex marriage will be good for business, helping to attract and retain talent.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fundraising">Fundraising</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Maryland_Question_6&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Fundraising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Advocates for Question 6 raised a total of approximately $4.1 million: contributions from the organizations and individuals under Marylanders for Marriage Equality (78.5%), <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Campaign" title="Human Rights Campaign">Human Rights Campaign</a>'s National Marriage Fund and Maryland Families PAC (14.2%), <a href="/wiki/NAACP" title="NAACP">NAACP</a>'s National Voter Fund for Question 6 (5.8%), <a href="/wiki/Freedom_to_Marry" title="Freedom to Marry">Freedom to Marry</a>'s Maryland PAC (0.9%), and Maryland for All Families (0.1%).<sup id="cite_ref-votersedge1_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-votersedge1-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Opponents of Question 6 raised a total of approximately $1.7 million: contributions from the organizations and individuals under Maryland Marriage Alliance,<sup id="cite_ref-votersedge1_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-votersedge1-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/National_Organization_for_Marriage" title="National Organization for Marriage">National Organization for Marriage</a> (75%), and the <a href="/wiki/Knights_of_Columbus" title="Knights of Columbus">Knights of Columbus</a> (14.7%).<sup id="cite_ref-advocate1_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-advocate1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Notable Supporters </b><br /> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Former President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cheney-Clinton_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cheney-Clinton-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Former Vice President <a href="/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cheney-Clinton_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cheney-Clinton-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_McAuliffe" title="Terry McAuliffe">Terry McAuliffe</a>, former chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee" title="Democratic National Committee">DNC</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cheney-Clinton_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cheney-Clinton-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Mehlman" title="Ken Mehlman">Ken Mehlman</a>, former chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Committee" title="Republican National Committee">RNC</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cheney-Clinton_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cheney-Clinton-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julian_Bond" title="Julian Bond">Julian Bond</a>, former chairman of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People" class="mw-redirect" title="National Association for the Advancement of Colored People">NAACP</a>,<br />civil rights activist<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Sharpton" title="Al Sharpton">Al Sharpton</a>, civil rights activist<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delman_Coates" title="Delman Coates">Delman Coates</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mt._Ennon_Baptist_Church" title="Mt. Ennon Baptist Church">Mount Ennon Baptist Church</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donte_Hickman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Donte Hickman (page does not exist)">Donte Hickman</a> Sr. of Southern Baptist Church<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendon_Ayanbadejo" title="Brendon Ayanbadejo">Brendon Ayanbadejo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1199SEIU_United_Healthcare_Workers_East" title="1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East">1119SEIU</a><sup id="cite_ref-union_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-union-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93CIO" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL–CIO">AFL–CIO</a><sup id="cite_ref-coalition1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coalition1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equality_Maryland" title="Equality Maryland">Equality Maryland</a><sup id="cite_ref-coalition1_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coalition1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Human Rights Campaign<sup id="cite_ref-coalition1_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coalition1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union" title="American Civil Liberties Union">ACLU</a> of Maryland<sup id="cite_ref-coalition1_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coalition1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Maryland State Education Association<sup id="cite_ref-advocate1_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-advocate1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>NAACP of Baltimore<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PayPal" title="PayPal">PayPal</a><sup id="cite_ref-businessfor6_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businessfor6-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvert_Investments" title="Calvert Investments">Calvert Investments</a><sup id="cite_ref-businessfor6_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businessfor6-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike, Inc.</a><sup id="cite_ref-businessfor6_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businessfor6-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordstrom" title="Nordstrom">Nordstrom</a><sup id="cite_ref-businessfor6_50-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businessfor6-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div> <p><b>Notable Opponents </b><br /> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Frederick_O%27Brien" title="Edwin Frederick O'Brien">Edwin Frederick O'Brien</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Baltimore" class="mw-redirect" title="Archbishop of Baltimore">Archbishop of Baltimore</a><sup id="cite_ref-archbishop_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archbishop-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Derek McCoy of Maryland Marriage Alliance<sup id="cite_ref-washingtonblade1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonblade1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Perkins_(politician)" title="Tony Perkins (politician)">Tony Perkins</a> of <a href="/wiki/Family_Research_Council" title="Family Research Council">Family Research Council</a><sup id="cite_ref-washingtonblade1_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonblade1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_R._Jackson,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Harry R. Jackson, Jr.">Harry R. Jackson, Jr.</a> of Hope Christian Church<sup id="cite_ref-washingtonblade1_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonblade1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_S._Brown" title="Brian S. Brown">Brian Brown</a> of <a href="/wiki/National_Organization_for_Marriage" title="National Organization for Marriage">National Organization for Marriage</a><sup id="cite_ref-washingtonblade1_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonblade1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Delegate <a href="/wiki/Don_Dwyer" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Dwyer">Don Dwyer</a><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Delegate <a href="/wiki/Emmett_C._Burns,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Emmett C. Burns, Jr.">Emmett C. Burns, Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Opinion_polls">Opinion polls</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Maryland_Question_6&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Opinion polls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Public opinion surveys have reported those <b>in favor</b> of same-sex marriage and those <b>opposed</b>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:825px;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date of opinion poll </th> <th>Conducted by </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Sample_size" class="mw-redirect" title="Sample size">Sample size</a><br /> </th> <th>In favor </th> <th>Opposed </th> <th>Undecided </th> <th>Margin of Error </th></tr> <tr> <td><b> January 9–15, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies </td> <td>808 </td> <td><b>49%</b> </td> <td>47% </td> <td>4% </td> <td>±3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> January 23–26, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>The Washington Post</i> </td> <td>1,064 </td> <td><b>50%</b> </td> <td>44% </td> <td>6% </td> <td>±3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> March 5–7, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Policy Polling </td> <td>600 </td> <td><b>52%</b> </td> <td>44% </td> <td>4% </td> <td>±3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> March 16–19, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>OpinionWorks </td> <td>601 </td> <td>40% </td> <td><b>43%</b> </td> <td>16% </td> <td>±4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> May 14–21, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Policy Polling </td> <td>852 </td> <td><b>57%</b> </td> <td>37% </td> <td>6% </td> <td>±3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> July 24–28, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Hart Research Associates </td> <td>504 </td> <td><b>54%</b> </td> <td>40% </td> <td>6% </td> <td>±4.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> September 17–23, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies </td> <td>813 </td> <td><b>51%</b> </td> <td>43% </td> <td>6% </td> <td>±3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> September 25–27, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>OpinionWorks </td> <td>804 </td> <td><b>49%</b> </td> <td>39% </td> <td>12% </td> <td>±3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> October 11–15, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>The Washington Post</i> </td> <td>843 </td> <td><b>52%</b> </td> <td>43% </td> <td>5% </td> <td>±4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> October 20–23, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>OpinionWorks </td> <td>801 </td> <td>46% </td> <td><b>47%</b> </td> <td>6% </td> <td>±3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> October 21–25, 2012</b><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center<br /> at <a href="/wiki/Goucher_College" title="Goucher College">Goucher College</a> </td> <td>667 </td> <td><b>55.4%</b> </td> <td>39.2% </td> <td>5.4% </td> <td>±3.79% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Maryland_Question_6&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 6, 2012, the measure was approved by 52.4% of voters.<sup id="cite_ref-reuters1_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters1-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a statement regarding the election results, Governor Martin O'Malley said "Whether your parents happen to be gay or straight, Democratic, Republican or Independent, your families are equal before the eyes of the law."<sup id="cite_ref-baltimoresun1_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baltimoresun1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The leading opposition group said that "No matter how it turns out, there have been thousands of people who are engaged in the process."<sup id="cite_ref-baltimoresun1_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baltimoresun1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 29, 2012, Attorney General <a href="/wiki/Doug_Gansler" title="Doug Gansler">Doug Gansler</a> issued a legal opinion stating that court clerks could begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples once the governor certified the election results on December 6, 2012, though they would not become effective until January 1, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 21 out of the 24 <a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Maryland" title="List of counties in Maryland">counties in Maryland</a> chose to issue the licenses ahead of schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-equal_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-equal-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An <a href="/wiki/Exit_poll" title="Exit poll">exit poll</a> conducted by <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">AP</a> and Edison Research found:<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>7 in 10 young voters, age 29 and under, voted in favor of same-sex marriage.</li> <li>Almost 6 in 10 of those age 30 to 44 voted in favor of same-sex marriage.</li> <li>Nearly two-thirds of women with children voted in favor of same sex marriage.</li> <li>Those over age 45 slightly voted against same-sex marriage.</li> <li>Nearly two-thirds of those age 65 and older voted against same-sex marriage.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="County_breakdown">County breakdown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Maryland_Question_6&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: County breakdown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="width:80%;" class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Breakdown of voting by county<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr style="background:lightgrey;"> <th style="width:21%;">County </th> <th style="width:10%;">Yes </th> <th style="width:10%;">Votes </th> <th style="width:10%;">No </th> <th style="width:10%;">Votes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#c8ffc8;"><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Maryland" title="Montgomery County, Maryland">Montgomery</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>65.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>289,625</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>34.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>150,498</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#c8ffc8;"><a href="/wiki/Howard_County,_Maryland" title="Howard County, Maryland">Howard</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>59.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>88,768</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>40.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>61,139</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#c8ffc8;"><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_City,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore City, Maryland">Baltimore City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>57.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i> 138,007</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>42.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>103,294</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#c8ffc8;"><a href="/wiki/Anne_Arundel_County,_Maryland" title="Anne Arundel County, Maryland">Anne Arundel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>52.4%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>133,053</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>47.6%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>120,883</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#c8ffc8;"><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_County,_Maryland" title="Baltimore County, Maryland">Baltimore County</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>51.7%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>194,150</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>48.3%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>181,162</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#c8ffc8;"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_County,_Maryland" title="Frederick County, Maryland">Frederick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>51%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>58,349</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>49%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>55,952</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Prince_George%27s_County,_Maryland" title="Prince George's County, Maryland">Prince George's</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>49.6%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>183,257</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>50.4%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>186,296</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Maryland" title="Kent County, Maryland">Kent</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>49.1%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>4,685</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>50.9%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>4,856</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Talbot_County,_Maryland" title="Talbot County, Maryland">Talbot</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>48.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>9,567</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>51.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>10,290</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Calvert_County,_Maryland" title="Calvert County, Maryland">Calvert</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>45.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>20,205</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>54.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>23,944</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_County,_Maryland" title="Charles County, Maryland">Charles</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>45.6%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>33,334</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>54.4%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>39,792</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Harford_County,_Maryland" title="Harford County, Maryland">Harford</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>44.5%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>55,057</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>55.5%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>68,785</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Cecil_County,_Maryland" title="Cecil County, Maryland">Cecil</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>44.3%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>18,279</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>55.7%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>22,993</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_County,_Maryland" title="Queen Anne's County, Maryland">Queen Anne's</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>44.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>10,788</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>55.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>13,609</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_County,_Maryland" title="St. Mary's County, Maryland">Saint Mary's</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>44.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>20,606</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>55.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>25,971</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Maryland" title="Carroll County, Maryland">Carroll</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>43.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>37,631</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>56.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>48,253</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Maryland" title="Worcester County, Maryland">Worcester</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>42.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>11,096</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>57.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>15,212</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Wicomico_County,_Maryland" title="Wicomico County, Maryland">Wicomico</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>39.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>16,107</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>60.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>24,405</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Maryland" title="Washington County, Maryland">Washington</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>38.8%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>23,585</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>61.2%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>37,246</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Dorchester_County,_Maryland" title="Dorchester County, Maryland">Dorchester</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>38.7%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>5,645</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>61.3%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>8,943</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Caroline_County,_Maryland" title="Caroline County, Maryland">Caroline</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>37%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>4,785</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>63%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>8,139</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_Maryland" title="Somerset County, Maryland">Somerset</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>35.7%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>3,467</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>64.3%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>6,244</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Allegany_County,_Maryland" title="Allegany County, Maryland">Allegany</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>34.5%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>9,965</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>65.5%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>18,927</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#ffc8c8;"><a href="/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland" title="Garrett County, Maryland">Garrett</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>27.5%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>3,493</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>72.5%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>9,212</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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measures</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Alaska_Measure_2" title="1998 Alaska Measure 2">Alaska Ballot Measure 2</a> (1998, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Hawaii_Amendment_2" title="1998 Hawaii Amendment 2">Hawaii Constitutional Amendment 2</a> (1998, see note<sup><small>1</small></sup>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_California_Proposition_22" title="2000 California Proposition 22">California Proposition 22</a> (2000, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Initiative_416" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebraska Initiative 416">Nebraska Initiative 416</a> (2000, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Nevada_Question_2" title="2002 Nevada Question 2">Nevada Ballot Question 2</a> (2000 & 2002, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Missouri_Amendment_2" title="2004 Missouri Amendment 2">Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Louisiana_Amendment_1" title="2004 Louisiana Amendment 1">Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Georgia_Amendment_1" title="2004 Georgia Amendment 1">Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Kentucky_Amendment_1" title="2004 Kentucky Amendment 1">Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Ohio_Issue_1" title="2004 Ohio Issue 1">Ohio State Issue 1</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Mississippi_Amendment_1" title="2004 Mississippi Amendment 1">Mississippi Amendment 1</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Oklahoma_State_Question_711" title="2004 Oklahoma State Question 711">Oklahoma State Question 711</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Arkansas_Amendment_3" title="2004 Arkansas Amendment 3">Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Michigan_Proposal_04-2" title="2004 Michigan Proposal 04-2">Michigan Proposal 04-2</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Montana_Initiative_96" title="2004 Montana Initiative 96">Montana Initiative 96</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Constitutional_Amendment_3" title="Utah Constitutional Amendment 3">Utah Constitutional Amendment 3</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Constitutional_Measure_1" title="North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1">North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Oregon_Ballot_Measure_36" title="2004 Oregon Ballot Measure 36">Oregon Ballot Measure 36</a> (2004, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Kansas_Amendment_1" title="2005 Kansas Amendment 1">Kansas Amendment 1</a> (2005)</li> 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43</a> (2006, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_South_Dakota_Amendment_C" title="2006 South Dakota Amendment C">South Dakota Amendment C</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Idaho_Amendment_2" title="2006 Idaho Amendment 2">Idaho Amendment 2</a> (2006, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Florida_Amendment_2" title="2008 Florida Amendment 2">Florida Amendment 2</a> (2008, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Arizona_Proposition_102" title="2008 Arizona Proposition 102">Arizona Proposition 102</a> (2008, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_California_Proposition_8" title="2008 California Proposition 8">California Proposition 8</a> (2008, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Maine_Question_1" title="2009 Maine Question 1">Maine Question 1</a> (2009, legalizing legislation defeated)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Amendment_1" title="North Carolina Amendment 1">North Carolina Amendment 1</a> (2012, ban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_Question_1,_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Maine Question 1, 2012">Maine Question 1</a> (2012, legalization)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Question_6" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Question 6">Maryland Question 6</a> (2012, legalization)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Amendment_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota Amendment 1">Minnesota Amendment 1</a> (2012, proposed ban defeated)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Referendum_74" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Referendum 74">Washington Referendum 74</a> (2012, legalization)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Nevada_Question_2" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Nevada Question 2">Nevada Question 2</a> (2020, legalization)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_California_Proposition_3" title="2024 California Proposition 3">California Proposition 3</a> (2024, legalization)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Colorado_Amendment_J" title="2024 Colorado Amendment J">Colorado Amendment J</a> (2024, legalization)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Hawaii_Amendment_1" title="2024 Hawaii Amendment 1">Hawaii Amendment 1</a> (2024, legalization)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup><small>1</small></sup>: <i>De facto</i> ban, granted Legislature authority to ban same-sex marriage. 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responsibilities of marriages in the United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General unions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._state_constitutional_amendments_banning_same-sex_unions" title="U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions">U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="By_state" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">By state</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Colorado" title="Recognition of same-sex unions in Colorado">Recognition of same-sex unions in Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Recognition of same-sex unions in Texas">Recognition of same-sex unions in Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Recognition of same-sex unions in Florida">Recognition of same-sex unions in Florida</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex marriage in the United States">Marriage</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="History of same-sex marriage in the United States">History of same-sex marriage in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of same-sex marriage in the United States">timeline</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_opinion_of_same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States">Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_legislation_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States">Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="By_territory(laws)" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By territory<br />(<a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_law_in_the_United_States_by_territory" title="Same-sex marriage law in the United States by territory">laws</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_status_in_the_United_States_by_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex marriage status in the United States by state">State</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_law_in_the_United_States_by_state" title="Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state">laws</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Alabama" title="Same-sex marriage in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Alaska" title="Same-sex marriage in Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Arizona" title="Same-sex marriage in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Arkansas" title="Same-sex marriage in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_California" title="Same-sex marriage in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Colorado" title="Same-sex marriage in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Connecticut" title="Same-sex marriage in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Delaware" title="Same-sex marriage in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Florida" title="Same-sex marriage in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Same-sex marriage in Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Hawaii" title="Same-sex marriage in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Idaho" title="Same-sex marriage in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Illinois" title="Same-sex marriage in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Indiana" title="Same-sex marriage in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Iowa" title="Same-sex marriage in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Kansas" title="Same-sex marriage in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Kentucky" title="Same-sex marriage in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Louisiana" title="Same-sex marriage in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Maine" title="Same-sex marriage in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Maryland" title="Same-sex marriage in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Massachusetts" title="Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Michigan" title="Same-sex marriage in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Minnesota" title="Same-sex marriage in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Mississippi" title="Same-sex marriage in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Missouri" title="Same-sex marriage in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Montana" title="Same-sex marriage in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Nebraska" title="Same-sex marriage in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Nevada" title="Same-sex marriage in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_Hampshire" title="Same-sex marriage in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_Jersey" title="Same-sex marriage in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_Mexico" title="Same-sex marriage in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York" title="Same-sex marriage in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_North_Carolina" title="Same-sex marriage in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_North_Dakota" title="Same-sex marriage in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Ohio" title="Same-sex marriage in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Oklahoma" title="Same-sex marriage in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Oregon" title="Same-sex marriage in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Pennsylvania" title="Same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Rhode_Island" title="Same-sex marriage in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_South_Carolina" title="Same-sex marriage in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_South_Dakota" title="Same-sex marriage in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Tennessee" title="Same-sex marriage in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Texas" title="Same-sex marriage in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Utah" title="Same-sex marriage in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Vermont" title="Same-sex marriage in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Virginia" title="Same-sex marriage in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Washington_(state)" title="Same-sex marriage in Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_West_Virginia" title="Same-sex marriage in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Wisconsin" title="Same-sex marriage in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Wyoming" title="Same-sex marriage in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_under_United_States_tribal_jurisdictions" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex marriage under United States tribal jurisdictions">Tribal nations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_Navajo_Nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex marriage in the Navajo Nation">Navajo Nation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_by_Circuit_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex marriage by Circuit Court">Circuit Courts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_Fourth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex marriage in the Fourth Circuit">Fourth</a></li> <li><a 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